Disruption Compensation Entitlements

The Disruption Compensation Entitlements carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.

30 to 30 day Range of the published figures 3 published figures, not one market: read the rows
3 Published figures from 2 source pages, read 18 Oct 2026
4 of 15 Sources read that publish one 27% publish a figure at all
  1. US DOT Fly Rights30 day
  2. US DOT Fly Rights30 day
  3. eCFR 14 CFR 259.7 (response to consumer problems)30 day
Every published figure, highest first.
Table view
RowValue
US DOT Fly Rights30 day
US DOT Fly Rights30 day
eCFR 14 CFR 259.7 (response to consumer problems)30 day

4 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 11 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

By obligation

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
obligationus-bumping-payment-deadline24hour24 to 24hour1
obligationus-bumping-cheque-decision-window30day30 to 30day1
obligationus-complaint-acknowledgement30day30 to 30day1
obligationus-controllable-delay-trigger3hour3 to 3hour1
obligationus-status-update-cadence30minute30 to 30minute1
obligationus-complaint-acknowledgement-14-cfr-259-730day30 to 30day1

Every figure, with its source

One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

SourceFigureBreakdownRead
US DOT Fly Rights30dayus-bumping-cheque-decision-window2026-10-17
US DOT Fly Rights30dayus-complaint-acknowledgement2026-10-17
US DOT Airline Cancellation and Delay Dashboard30minuteus-status-update-cadence2026-10-17
eCFR 14 CFR 259.7 (response to consumer problems)30dayus-complaint-acknowledgement-14-cfr-259-72026-10-17
US DOT bumping and oversales24hourus-bumping-payment-deadline2026-10-17
US DOT Airline Cancellation and Delay Dashboard3hourus-controllable-delay-trigger2026-10-17
The sentence each figure was read from (6)
  • US DOT Fly Rights, read 2026-10-17: If this doesn't work, you usually have 30 days from the date on the check to decide if you want to accept the amount of the check.
  • US DOT Fly Rights, read 2026-10-17: A DOT rule requires that airlines acknowledge a written complaint within 30 days and send a substantive response within 60 days of receiving the complaint.
  • US DOT Airline Cancellation and Delay Dashboard, read 2026-10-17: If the flight is scheduled to depart within 7 days, airlines are required to provide status updates 30 minutes (or sooner) after the airline becomes aware of a status change.
  • eCFR 14 CFR 259.7 (response to consumer problems), read 2026-10-17: Each covered carrier shall acknowledge in writing receipt of each complaint regarding its scheduled service to the complainant within 30 days of receiving it and shall send a substantive written response to each complainant within 60 days of receiving the complaint.
  • US DOT bumping and oversales, read 2026-10-17: If the airline provides substitute transportation that leaves the airport before the airline can pay the passenger, the airline must pay the passenger within 24 hours of the bumping incident.
  • US DOT Airline Cancellation and Delay Dashboard, read 2026-10-17: United commits to Rebook on partner airline or another airline with which it has an agreement at no additional cost yes Meal or meal cash/voucher when cancellation results in passenger waiting for 3 hours or more for new flight

Read in full, publishes no figure

11 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.

Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).

4 of the 15 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 11 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.

The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 18 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.

The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per disruption type: the trigger (hours late, notice given, boarding denied), the amount and how it is calculated, the duty of care that attaches, and the defence the airline may raise - each quoted verbatim from the regulation with its article or section and effective date; the derived figure is the cross-regime comparison nobody publishes as a table (UK261's distance bands in sterling against 14 CFR 250.5's percentage-of-fare caps in dollars, at the same delay length), and the changed-since when a cap is uprated

18 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.

Sources (15)
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The Disruption Compensation Entitlements carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.

4 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 11 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-bumping-payment-deadline: median 24 hour across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-bumping-cheque-decision-window: median 30 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-complaint-acknowledgement: median 30 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-controllable-delay-trigger: median 3 hour across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-status-update-cadence: median 30 minute across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Disruption Compensation Entitlements, obligation us-complaint-acknowledgement-14-cfr-259-7: median 30 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Cite as: "FlightDelayHQ Disruption Compensation Entitlements", updated 2026-10-18, https://flightdelayhq.com/datasets/disruption-compensation-entitlements/.

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3 published figures, Disruption Compensation Entitlements, across 2 sources, read 17 October 2026

Source: FlightDelayHQ Disruption Compensation Entitlements

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