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AIR PASSENGER RIGHTS
EU COMPLAINT FORM
THIS FORM CAN BE USED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH AN AIRLINE AND/OR A NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT BODY.
Passenger rights in case of
denied boarding, downgrading, cancellation or long delay of their flight
under Regulation (EC) 261/2004
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Passengers who believe they have a valid complaint against an airline
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regarding denied
boarding, downgrading, cancellation or long delay to a given flight should first submit such a
complaint to the airline operating the flight concerned. This form may be used for that
purpose. Please keep a copy of this form for your records.
2) Should the airline fail to provide you with a reply within 6 weeks of receipt or, if you are not
satisfied with their reply, this form (a copy of the original form sent to the airline may be used)
should be sent to the national enforcement body
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in the Member State
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where the incident
took place.
3) If the incident took place at an airport of departure outside the EU, you may contact the
national enforcement body in the Member State of flight destination.
4) This complaint form is to be used only for cases concerned with denied boarding incident,
downgrading, cancellation, or long delay of a flight.
5) For any other complaint types such as baggage claims, flight schedule changes made
more than 14 days in advance of your travel date or ticketing issues, these too should be
submitted first to the airline concerned. Should you not receive a reply, or if you are not
satisfied with the reply, the European Consumer Centres
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in any Member State of the EU can
be contacted for further advice.
6) Please fill in the form in block capital letters.
Please note that the competent authorities of Member States cannot in general take
binding decisions on airlines in respect of individual complaints. If you are still not
satisfied with the airline's response, even following the answer from the competent
authority, you will have to pursue the matter in Court or through alternative dispute
resolution.
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"Regulation 261/2004 applies to all flights operated by any airline from any EU airport and
flights to an EU airport operated by any EU airline"
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A list of National Enforcement Bodies and further information on EU passenger rights may
be found at: http://www.apr.europa.eu/
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or Iceland, Norway, Switzerland
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http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redress/ecc_network/webcenters_en.htm