Flight compensation Air Berlin:
Berlin — Faro

Get your Air Berlin flight compensation for the route Berlin - Faro

From Berlin-Tegel International Airport airport, your departure with Air Berlin to Faro didn't go as planned? Passengers have strong rights against carriers.

Directive 261/2004 is clear: for 2 391 km of flight, the company Air Berlin is subject to a compensation obligation if the delay exceeds 3 hours or if the flight is cancelled.

Why are you entitled to 400 €?

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.

Remember that this law applies whether you are traveling in economy or business class, and regardless of the passenger's nationality.

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

For an Air Berlin flight from Berlin to Faro, punctuality is a performance obligation. A delay of 180 minutes triggers the right to financial compensation of 400 €.

An unexpected cancellation or a diverted flight from Berlin-Tegel International Airport without an immediate satisfactory solution gives rise to this same indemnity of 400 €.

What are the conditions for Air Berlin to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Faro.
• 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

When a social movement disrupts your itinerary to Faro Airport, the company will often try to clear itself. However, a strike by its own staff is no longer, in the majority of cases, considered an exonerating circumstance.

The nuance is subtle, but essential. By calling on specialized lawyers, they will check the actual flight causative factors in the aeronautical databases reported by the captain on the day of your Berlin - Faro flight.

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

In addition to financial compensation, the European regulation guarantees what is called a 'right to care.' If your flight is delayed departing from Berlin-Tegel International Airport, Air Berlin must provide you with free meals and refreshments in reasonable quantity given the delay.

Some passengers are unaware that transportation between the hotel and Berlin-Tegel International Airport terminal is also included in the legal package due by Air Berlin.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Air Berlin?

The amicable route with Air Berlin to recover 400 € often fails without a technical and legal file.

Don't fill out complex forms on the Air Berlin website. Go through a passenger defense portal to secure your 400 € indemnity.

How long does it take to get the 400 € compensation?

Don't be surprised if you don't hear back within fifteen days of your request. The average time observed for a company like Air Berlin to validate a complex file often varies between four and twelve weeks.

The advantage of delegating your claim to a major LegalTech player is that they can speed up this process thanks to automated formal notice systems and the constant threat of legal proceedings.

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

An unfounded refusal from Air Berlin is a practice that experts know perfectly how to bypass by citing the right articles of Regulation 261.

For your 400 €, don't compromise with Air Berlin without the opinion of a professional who knows the real value of your prejudice at Berlin.