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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

Flight compensation overhaul dropped from first consumer reforms

Plans to entitle more passengers to flight delay compensation have been dropped from initial reforms aimed at protecting consumers, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

Last year, the Government consulted on making travellers eligible to claim payouts for domestic flights that arrive at their destination an hour late.

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