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We've all experienced travel woes like being stuck in a lousy seat sunod sasomeone who's overly chatty. However, when it comes to major inconveniences, the worst issue to deal with is your plane not leaving on time or even at all. In most cases, it's easy to feel completely powerless when you're stranded at the airport. But thanks to a rule change, you might be able to get paid the next time your flight is canceled or delayed. Read on to see how airlines can sometimes compensate you with cash.

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We all dread getting the news that our travel plans have been dashed—especially when it appears to be an issue unrelated to bad weather. But in a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union on April 8, a law protecting airline passengers was expanded that entitles any traveler on a canceled or delayed domestic connecting flight that originated in the E.U. to cash compensation from the airline, travel news outlet The Points Guy reports.

The latest change broadens an existing passenger protection rule that has been in place since 2005, known as EU261. Under these regulations, any traveler whose flight originating in the E.U. or bound for the E.U. on an E.U.-based carrier that gets canceled or delayed more than three hours within 14 days of the flight's scheduled departure can expect anywhere from $270 to $650 in compensation from the airline. The latest ruling adds anyone traveling on a connecting flight within the U.S. (or elsewhere) on a trip that originates in the E.U. under the same protection.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

The ruling came after three passengers on a Lufthansa-ticketed flight from Brussels to San Jose, California, experienced a delay of nearly four hours during a layover in Newark for a connecting flight operated by United Airlines, The Points Guy reports.

"[It] must be interpreted as meaning that a passenger on a connecting flight, comprising two legs and subject to a single booking with a Community carrier, departing from an airport located in the territory of a Member State and arriving at an airport located in a third country via another airport in that third country is entitled to compensation from the third-country air carrier which operated the entirety of that flight acting on behalf of that Community carrier, where that passenger has reached his or her final destination with a delay of more than three hours caused in the second leg of the said flight," the court wrote in its decision.

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Unfortunately, while the rule extends to some flights that originate in the U.S., there is no similar law in place that protects travelers when itineraries get upended by carriers making a mistake. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): "In the United States, airlines are not required to compensate passengers when flights are delayed or canceled. Compensation is required by U.S. law only when certain passengers are 'bumped' from a flight that is oversold."

Even for flights covered by the new rules, passengers aren't always entitled to cash in every case. Cancelations or delays caused by severe weather events or government shutdowns are considered "extraordinary," making them ineligible for compensation.

If you find yourself returning from abroad and experience issues with your scheduled flight, it can help to know your rights to make sure you receive your due payout. For a small fee, services such as AirHelp can oversee your case for you and take over securing your claim in what can be a long and tedious process.

And while there's no official rule on the books for travelers in the U.S., you should still check your carrier's policy on compensation for travel snafus. "If the delay is caused by a mechanical issue, check your airline's contract of carriage, the legal agreement between you and the airline, for details on your rights," Chris Elliott, founder and chief advocacy officer of consumer rights nonprofit Elliott Advocacy, told U.S. News and World Report. "Even if it's a weather issue or an act of God, many airlines will still help."

Kung nakikita mo ang iyong sarili sa posisyon ng. pagiging bumped mula sa isang flight , Dapat mo ring malaman na mayroon kang higit na pagkilos kaysa sa napagtanto mo. Ayon sa tuldok, "walang limitasyon sa halaga ng pera o mga voucher na maaaring mag-alok ng airline, at ang mga pasahero ay libre upang makipag-ayos sa airline." Kaya habang hindi ito maaaring cash sa iyong bulsa, na humahawak para sa isang mas mahusay na alok sa sitwasyong ito ay maaaring hindi bababa sa puntos sa iyo ng isang malaking travel voucher.

Kaugnay: Huwag gawin ito kapag ang iyong flight ay naantala, ang mga eksperto ay nagbababala .