Aer Lingus delayed flight caused me to miss a later flight, am i entitled to reimburs

Delta_Raven1

Basically i was travelling to Chiang Mai via Bangkok on the 6th of January and bought a package that included a connecting flight. My flight schedule was Dublin -> Heathrow leaving at 12:30pm and arriving at 1:45 and then a direct flight to Bangkok leaving at 3pm.

My flight from Dublin was delayed an hour and as a result i missed my flight to Bangkok. I was put on another flight at no extra cost to me which was fine, however i missed my flight to Chiang Mai.

As this flight was a separate deal not part of the original booking Aer Lingus and BA said it wasnt their problem and to check my travel insurance. I had to purchase another flight once i had arrived in Bangkok. Im not covered for missed flights. Am i entitled to reimbursement from either Airline?

As always i appreciate any feedback!

Cheers!

OverRide

Separate pnrs would have to rely on insurance I'm afraid
If you didn't have any then you're goosed

If you paid with a master card that might have travel insurance

Delta_Raven1

Ah ok I used my Visa but thanks for your reply!

L1011

You are not covered for flights on a different booking. 1 hour is not enough for EU261 compensation either. You need to get suitable travel insurance if self-connecting.

Delta_Raven1

Well the initial time between arriving in heathrow and departing was 1:30 and was set by the original booking, not me, but i was delayed 9 hours once i had arrived in Bangkok.

coylemj

ryan91 wrote: »

Well the initial time between arriving in heathrow and departing was 1:30 and was set by the original booking, not me, but i was delayed 9 hours once i had arrived in Bangkok.

I think you're difficulty here is pinning blame on anyone...

Aer Lingus got you into Heathrow an hour late, give them a slap on the wrist but you won't be able to pin the later delay on them because it wasn't on the booking

The delay in your arrival into Heathrow wasn't BA's fault, they got you out on the next available flight to Bangkok

The time gap to the third leg has nothing to do with Aer Lingus or BA, you paid them to fly you from Dublin to Bangkok.

A Dub in Glasgo

Little bit confusing, who did you buy the package from? Was it connecting as in luggage was routed direct onto the next flight without you needing to checkin? Was it two flight bookings?

endofrainbow

sounds like it was an unprotected *connection* so basically, no, you're not entitled to compo from the airline (s).

you got to your destination albeit late, so what exactly are you looking for , compensation wise ?

A Dub in Glasgo

endofrainbow wrote: »

you got to your destination albeit late, so what exactly are you looking for , compensation wise ?

Presumably the extra expense incurred

OverRide

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Presumably the extra expense incurred

He's not entitled to any compensation for missing the last flight that was booked separately i.e. the price of the new one
He had a contract with BA and EI to get him to Bangkok only so that's where their liability ended

These situations are the array of a travel insurance plan

A Dub in Glasgo

OverRide wrote: »

He's not entitled to any compensation for missing the last flight that was booked separately i.e. the price of the new one
He had a contract with BA and EI to get him to Bangkok only so that's where their liability ended

These situations are the array of a travel insurance plan

I know that, my post was in response to this question 'you got to your destination albeit late, so what exactly are you looking for , compensation wise ?' not the one you think I answered

OverRide

Ah I understand now
More importantly the Op does aswell
Moral of the story,buy inst