Costs

No win, no fee — and nothing upfront

There is nothing to pay to start a claim or to use the calculator. Our success fee of 20–30% (plus VAT) is deducted only from compensation we actually recover for you.

Check compensation

Upfront: €0
If we lose: €0
Success fee: 20–30%
Court surcharge: +14%

Nothing upfront

Opening a claim and checking your entitlement cost nothing. There is no deposit, no subscription and no hidden charge.

Nothing if we lose

If your claim is unsuccessful you pay nothing at all — even if the dispute reached a court. The financial risk is ours.

A fee only on success

Our commission is deducted from the money we recover. You see the calculation, with VAT shown separately, before you are paid.

The Flightright fee structure
Stage	What it covers	Fee
Standard	Claims settled out of court	20–30% + VAT
Court	Where the matter passes to our contract lawyers and is enforced in court	+14% surcharge
Unsuccessful	Any claim that does not recover compensation	€0

Flightright is a registered debt collection service provider pursuant to Section 10(1)(1) of the German Legal Services Act (RDG), supervised by the Federal Office of Justice.

What it looks like in practice

Two worked examples, calculated from the published fee structure. The percentages shown include VAT so the arithmetic is transparent.

easyJet U25108 · Luton → Antalya

4 passengers

Compensation awarded: €2,400
Our fee (27% incl. VAT): −€771.12
You receive: €1,628.88

Aegean A3603 · Athens → London

2 passengers

Compensation awarded: €800
Our fee (27% incl. VAT): −€257.04
You receive: €542.96

Illustrative examples. The exact rate depends on the complexity of the case and falls within the published 20–30% band.

The comparison

Doing it yourself, versus us

You are always entitled to pursue the airline directly. The question is what that costs you in time — and in chances given up.

Claiming yourself compared with using Flightright
	Yourself	Flightright
Your time	Months of chasing	A few minutes
Correspondence	All yours	Ours to handle
If it goes to court	Your risk and cost	Our risk and cost
If you lose	Nothing recovered	Nothing to pay
Fee on success	None	20–30% (+VAT)

Costs

Questions about our fees

When exactly is the fee taken?

Only once the airline has paid and we transfer your compensation to you. The fee is deducted from the money we recover; it is never invoiced separately.

What if my claim is unsuccessful?

You pay nothing. We work on a no-win, no-fee basis, and that includes cases that go all the way to court.

What is the 14% solicitor’s surcharge?

Where a case has to be passed to our contract lawyers and enforced through a court, a statutory solicitor’s surcharge of 14% applies — again only in the event of success.

Why is there VAT on the fee?

The success fee is a service fee and carries VAT at the applicable rate. It is shown separately so you can see exactly what has been deducted.

No win, no fee

Know the cost before you start: there isn’t one

Check your flight free, and only ever pay a share of what we actually recover.

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