Flight compensation Air Berlin:
Berlin — Beijing

How to be compensated by Air Berlin on the Berlin (TXL) - Beijing (PEK) line

No one likes waiting for hours at the airport. If Air Berlin did not respect its scheduled times for your Berlin - Beijing flight, the law is on your side.

Thanks to the European CE 261 text, passengers who are victims of these issues on a trip of 7 356 km have the right to demand flat-rate compensation from the carrier.

Why are you entitled to 600 €?

The European Regulation EC 261/2004 is very strict regarding air passenger rights. The amount of fixed compensation does not depend on the price of your ticket, but only on the flight distance.

This flat-rate scale was designed to discourage airlines from changing their schedules without compelling reasons. Do not hesitate to assert this little-known but powerful regulation.

How to know if the flight Air Berlin Berlin - Beijing is eligible?

For an Air Berlin flight from Berlin to Beijing, punctuality is a performance obligation. A delay of 180 minutes triggers the right to financial compensation of 600 €.

Keeping your travel documents for the Air Berlin TXL-PEK flight is crucial to prove that you were present at boarding at Berlin.

What are the conditions for Air Berlin to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Beijing.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Berlin airport.
• Airline responsibility: The problem must be attributable to Air Berlin (technical problem, sick crew, scheduling...).

The impact of a strike on your Air Berlin compensation

Not all strikes exempt the company from its obligations. If the delay of your Berlin - Beijing trip is due to an internal strike within Air Berlin, the European justice recently ruled that this entitles to compensation.

Even if 600 € is not payable due to an external strike at Berlin, assistance (meals/hotel) remains mandatory for Air Berlin.

What are your rights at Berlin airport in case of prolonged wait?

The right to assistance is a crucial provision of the European text. Even before speaking of your 600 €, if the delay stretches at Berlin-Tegel International Airport airport, Air Berlin is required to distribute vouchers to eat and drink.

Do not hesitate to request this assistance at the company's counter. If it is refused and you have to advance food or hotel costs at Berlin-Tegel International Airport, keep your receipts carefully to request direct reimbursement.

Steps: how to get your 600 € from Air Berlin?

The amicable route with Air Berlin to recover 600 € often fails without a technical and legal file.

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How long does it take to get the 600 € compensation?

Some passengers wait more than 6 months for a response from Air Berlin. An expert can reduce this time by half.

Technology today allows real-time tracking of the progress of your request against Air Berlin on your smartphone.

What to do faced with silence or refusal from the airline?

Hitting a wall or getting a 'standard' negative response is unfortunately the lot of many passengers who claim only for the prejudice suffered on the Berlin - Beijing line.

In the last instance, it is the summons to court that often unlocks the payment. The company Air Berlin will always prefer to compromise and pay the 600 € rather than incur additional legal costs for a lost cause in court.