TUI Airways flight compensation (2026)

Laws current as of July 2026.

Under UK261, a delayed, cancelled, or overbooked flight entitles each passenger to £220–£520 by distance — the retained UK version of EU 261/2004. If your TUI Airways flight qualifies, you can prepare and send the claim yourself and keep 100% of the payout — no commission to a claims company.

If your TUI Airways flight was delayed 3+ hours, cancelled, or overbooked, you may be legally owed cash compensation under UK261. Here is what the law says, and how to claim it yourself without giving 35% to a claims company.

How much is a TUI Airways claim worth?

Per passenger, under UK261 (Regulation 261/2004 as retained in UK law).

Primary source: The Air Passenger Rights Regulation 2019 (legislation.gov.uk).

The airline will say "extraordinary circumstances"

That is a defence the airline must PROVE, and it bears the burden. Technical faults, the airline's own staff strikes, and knock-on delays generally do NOT count. Make them show contemporaneous evidence.

How far back can I claim?

England & Wales: 6 years (Scotland: 5).

What you get

Run the free checker below. If you're owed, a flat-fee pack gives you a demand letter with the exact citations, a regulator escalation letter, and a rebuttal playbook — you send it and keep 100%.