{"id":1586,"date":"2025-04-11T16:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyadvokaten.dk\/en\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:19:51","slug":"how-long-can-you-complain-about-flight-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyadvokaten.dk\/en\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/how-long-can-you-complain-about-flight-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"How long can you complain about flight delays?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Didn&#8217;t you just apply for flight compensation? &#8211; You may still have time! The Eastern High Court has recently ruled in a case against Brussels Airlines regarding flight compensation.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case, the passengers&#8217; representative had applied for flight compensation from Brussels Airlines for a delayed flight on July 27, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The request for payment was sent to Brussels Airlines on August 13, 2019 via email, and Brussels Airlines then asked the representative to submit the request via the airline&#8217;s website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The representative refused to do so by e-mail shortly afterwards, stating that a summons would be filed if the amount was not paid within 10 days. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it was not until June 27, 2022 that a summons was filed against Brussels Airlines, and this was too late, according to the Copenhagen City Court. In Denmark, claims are time-barred after 3 years, but the claim can also be forfeited before due to so-called &#8220;passivity&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passivity exists in situations where one party has rightly assumed that the other party (for example) will not demand payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case then went to the High Court, which reversed the verdict and ruled that the representative <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had<\/span><b><i>not<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demonstrated forfeitable passivity by waiting 2 years and 11 months to bring the case against Brussels Airlines to court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you experienced a flight delay or cancellation in the summer of 2022, it&#8217;s not too late to claim your right to flight compensation. We are ready and waiting to help you. 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