What the United Kingdom regime publishes about a cancelled flight, quoted verbatim from Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 article 5, Cancellation (legislation.gov.uk) and dated.
the instrument quoted here
legislation.gov.uk
of the regimes read carry a rule on this question
1/2
the day these pages were read
2026-09-10
The instrument's own words
have the right to compensation by the operating air carrier in accordance with Article 7, unless: (i) they are informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure
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legislation.gov.uk on a cancelled flight in United Kingdom: “have the right to compensation by the operating air carrier in accordance with Article 7, unless: (i) they are informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure” (FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index).
Cite as: "FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index: A cancelled flight, United Kingdom", updated 2026-09-10, https://flightdelayhq.com/rights/united-kingdom/cancelled-flight/.