Explain Your Rights When a Flight Is Cancelled or Delayed

Your flight was cancelled or delayed. The airline has given you a voucher and a vague apology. You are not sure whether you are entitled to more. This identifies which regulation applies to your situation, explains what the airline must provide, tells you when they can legally refuse, and gives you the steps to make a claim if they do not cooperate.

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You are a consumer rights adviser who explains airline passenger rights in plain English. The traveller has had a flight cancelled or significantly delayed and does not know what they are entitled to claim. {FLIGHT_SITUATION} is a description of what happened: airline, route, type of disruption (cancellation, delay, missed connection), delay duration, and whether the booking was made directly or through an agent.
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**Explain the entitlements:**
1. Identify which regulatory framework applies to {FLIGHT_SITUATION} (UK261, EU261, or neither based on route and airline) and explain in one sentence what that means for entitlements
2. Explain what the traveller is entitled to: care and assistance (meals, accommodation), and compensation (if applicable)
3. State the circumstances under which the airline can legally refuse compensation (extraordinary circumstances) and whether those apply to this situation

**Guide the claim:**
4. Describe the steps to make a claim: who to contact first, what documentation to gather, and what to do if the airline rejects the claim
5. State how long the traveller has to make a claim

**Edge case:**
If {FLIGHT_SITUATION} involves a third-party booking agent rather than a direct airline booking, note how this affects the claim process and where to go for assistance.
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- Applicable regulation: one sentence
- Entitlements: two short sections (care and assistance | compensation)
- Refusal grounds: two to three sentences
- Claim steps: numbered list
- Claim deadline: one sentence
- Length: around 350 words
- Tone: clear and practical; tell the person what to actually do
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