legislation.gov.uk, read September 2026
Getting your money back in United Kingdom
What the United Kingdom regime publishes about getting your money back, quoted verbatim from Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 article 8, Right to reimbursement or re-routing (legislation.gov.uk) and dated.
- the instrument quoted here
- legislation.gov.uk
- of the regimes read carry a rule on this question
- 2/2
- the day these pages were read
- 2026-09-10
The instrument's own words
reimbursement within seven days, by the means provided for in Article 7(3), of the full cost of the ticket at the price at which it was bought, for the part or parts of the journey not made
That passage is the whole of what legislation.gov.uk publishes on this point on the section cited. It is reproduced here for reporting and comment; it is not advice, and it does not decide your claim.
The same disruption in the other jurisdiction
| Jurisdiction | What the instrument says |
|---|---|
| United States | must provide a full and prompt refund of the airfare, including any taxes and ancillary fees, as set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section to a consumer that holds a nonrefundable ticket on a scheduled flight to, from, or within the United States for any cancelled flight or significantly delayed or changed flight14 CFR 260.6, Refunding fare for flights cancelled or significantly delayed or changed by carriers (eCFR), read September 2026 |
Side by side, each in its own instrument's words. Where the two regimes differ, the difference is the point: a passenger flying between them can be covered by one and not the other on the same journey.
Where this comes from
This quotation was taken from Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 article 8, Right to reimbursement or re-routing (legislation.gov.uk) on September 2026, and the text of that page as it read that day is kept so the quotation can be checked. legislation.gov.uk publishes it; this site only quotes it.
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legislation.gov.uk on getting your money back in United Kingdom: “reimbursement within seven days, by the means provided for in Article 7(3), of the full cost of the ticket at the price at which it was bought, for the part or parts of the journey not made” (FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index).
Cite as: "FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index: Getting your money back, United Kingdom", updated 2026-09-10, https://flightdelayhq.com/rights/united-kingdom/refund/.