Flight compensation Meridiana:
Dakar — Milano

Meridiana passengers Dakar-Milano: what to do to file a claim

The flight DKR → MXP by Meridiana suffered an incident? Delay, cancellation or overbooking, you may be entitled to a legal payout.

Seize this entitlement: the Meridiana flight Dakar → Milano (4 220 km) entitles you to 600€ compensation under EU regulation.

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.

Did you know? Even if Meridiana is a non-EU carrier, if the flight departs from Dakar, EU regulation applies completely.

How to know if the flight Meridiana Dakar - Milano is eligible?

Three conditions must be met to trigger your right to 600€: {delay exceeds 3h at Milano|flight cancelled less than 14 days before|boarding denied} — and {the cause is attributable to|Meridiana is responsible for|the fault lies with} Meridiana.

In the case of a cancellation, if you were notified less than 14 days before your departure from Dakar, the regulation applies in the same way.

What are the conditions for Meridiana to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Meridiana compensation

A work stoppage by Meridiana's crews is considered inherent to the ordinary activity of the carrier and is no longer a valid justification to refuse the 600€.

Remember that the burden of proof lies with Meridiana. It is up to the airline to prove that the delay of your Dakar→Milano flight was caused by a genuinely extraordinary event.

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

Most travellers are unaware that Meridiana is obliged to provide them meals, drinks and communications from the first hours at Dakar. It's a right, not a favour.

The law is unambiguous: care is never a goodwill gesture from Meridiana. It is a regulatory requirement enforceable in court.

Steps: how to get your 600 € from Meridiana?

The battle to recover 600€ from Meridiana starts with sending a formal complaint. {Without a response within 6 weeks|If Meridiana doesn't reply}, court action is the next step.

If you don't have the time for lengthy email exchanges, delegating your claim to specialists is the fastest way to see your 600€ credited in your account.

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

Stay determined despite Meridiana's non-response. It's a calculated strategy to make you abandon. Statistics show that the majority of passengers drop their claim before resolution.

By opting for a platform with no upfront costs, you have nothing to lose. If the 600€ case fails, you pay nothing. It's that simple.

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

It is quite common for Meridiana's systems to refuse by default your initial claim under a generic pretext that is unfounded.

As a final step, it is a legal summons that typically triggers payment. Meridiana will nearly invariably prefer to settle the 600€ rather than incur additional legal costs for a case it knows it will lose in court.