Flight compensation Vueling Airlines:
Amsterdam — Alicante

How to be compensated by Vueling Airlines on the Amsterdam (AMS) - Alicante (ALC) line

No one likes waiting for hours at the airport. If Vueling Airlines did not respect its scheduled times for your Amsterdam - Alicante 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 1 613 km have the right to demand flat-rate compensation from the carrier.

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.

Too few travelers claim their due (less than 15% on average). Don't let this compensation fly away: the procedure, although sometimes administratively heavy on the company side, is an absolute right for the consumer.

How to know if the flight Vueling Airlines Amsterdam - Alicante is eligible?

The 3-hour limit is calculated at the moment the aircraft doors open at Alicante International Airport airport. If this is the case, and the flight cancellation is not due to extraordinary circumstances, Vueling Airlines owes you 400 €.

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

What are the conditions for Vueling Airlines to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Vueling Airlines compensation

When a social movement disrupts your itinerary to Alicante International 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.

On the other hand, if it is the air traffic controllers, the baggage handlers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol airport, or the security staff who are on strike, it is indeed an extraordinary circumstance. In this precise scenario, the 400 € will not be due.

What are your rights at Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Vueling Airlines must provide you with free meals and refreshments in reasonable quantity given the delay.

Some passengers are unaware that transportation between the hotel and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol terminal is also included in the legal package due by Vueling Airlines.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Vueling Airlines?

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

Don't fill out complex forms on the Vueling Airlines 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 Vueling Airlines to validate a complex file often varies between four and twelve weeks.

If your file is particularly solid regarding the incident occurred on the Amsterdam - Alicante section, some refund organizations even buy your debt. You then receive your compensation in less than 48 hours!

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

The first refusal from Vueling Airlines should not discourage you. Very often, passenger services invoke 'weather' by default to test the traveler's determination.

DGAC or its European equivalents can be slow. A private court proceeding against Vueling Airlines is often more striking.