VIP Heathrow Blog

Don’t forget that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours at the fault of the airline, then you should explore making a claim. However, if the airline can prove the delay was caused by ‘extraordinary circumstances’, then no compensation is payable. Extraordinary circumstances are situations beyond the control of the airline, for example, security risk, political instability or severe weather that makes flying dangerous. Strikes are also usually included in this category. Visit this article for more info: http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/problem/i-had-a-flight-delay-can-i-get-compensation

Airport Parking Made Easy At Heathrow:
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From their name it may sound like VIP Heathrow is only for the rich and famous but actually VIP Heathrow parking offers amazing value for money! VIP Meet & Greet parking for 14 days starts from just £67.95. This way you can beat the queues and go straight to check-in while your car is taken away from the terminal drop off zone to be parked in a secure car-park which has the Park Mark award. Your car will then be brought back to you- directly outside the terminal, upon return to Heathrow. VIP parking Heathrow has provided great value, quality meet & greet parking at Heathrow airport for over 10 years. There is even CLUB VIP the loyalty scheme where customers can choose a free gift after every VIP PLUS or FLEXI booking. Heathrow parking has never been more enjoyable! If you need Heathrow airport parking, make sure you visit www.vipheathrow.co.uk
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Sources:
http://www.vipheathrow.co.uk/index.php/our-services/heathrow-meet-and-greet-parking
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/problem/i-had-a-flight-delay-can-i-get-compensation

Many of us have experienced the misery of a long flight delay disrupting our holiday or jeopardising that important business trip because of, for example, some airline’s ‘technical computer issue’. In the newspapers last weekend, readers would have been delighted to learn that the airline industry is now expected to pay out £3.89 billion for historic claims relating to delayed flights.
Millions of holidaymakers who endure long flight delays will now receive compensation following the landmark court rulings on Friday 31st October. The Supreme Court’s ruling has been hailed as a major victory for holiday makers who have long been fobbed off with excuses by airlines. Two million passengers a year whose flights are delayed by technical faults, could now be entitled to hundreds of pounds each after judges found such problems are the sole responsibility of the airline, which is why the industry is now expected to have to pay out the £3.89 billion for historic claims. Lawyer David Bott, who represented the passengers, said “this is a landmark day”.
“Airlines will be made to face up to their legal responsibility and pay out fair compensation to those who have suffered. We expect hundreds of thousands of people to now come forward and make a claim.” These judgements follow a six year battle between airlines and passengers. Judges rejected separate appeals from airlines Jet2 and Thomson which had been taken to court by angry holidaymakers. Under European law, passengers are entitled to up to £470 in compensation if a flight arrives at their destination more than 3 hours late.
The exception is if the delay is caused by a so-called ‘extraordinary circumstance’ such as bad weather, industrial action or a bird hitting a plane. Airlines have been accused of repeatedly exploiting this rule to wriggle out of paying legitimate claims. They have argued that delays caused by technical faults also count as ‘extraordinary circumstances’ beyond their control, which they said frees them from any obligation to pay. Holidaymakers who had claims rejected on these grounds took the airlines to the Small Claims Court and then to the Court of Appeal.
Flying from the World’s busiest international airport can be stressful enough, so make sure the parking aspect goes seamlessly for you. Be sure to choose meet & greet parking which is the most convenient way to park when you next fly from Heathrow. Meet & Greet parking helps to ensure that you reach Check-in quickly and seamlessly. VIP has been providing a friendly, good quality and great value meet & greet parking service at Heathrow airport since 2004 and every week 85% of their bookings come from returning customers or those who have been recommended to use VIP by friends / colleagues.
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Source: Daily Mail Sunday 1/11/14