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Free flight alert: know when your flight is disrupted

Delays, cancellations, strikes: we'll warn you.

Flying soon? Leave your flight number, its date and your email. We warn you the day before if a strike or a disruption is announced for your departure or arrival country or airport, on the day of the flight if a delay of 2 hours or more or a cancellation is looming, and after the flight we tell you once if it was cancelled or arrived 3 hours late or more, with what you may be able to claim under UK261. Free, no app, one-click deletion.

How can I get a free flight delay alert? Set up a free alert below and confirm it from the email you receive. The day before your flight, FlightClaimHQ warns you if a strike or a disruption of its strike calendar touches your departure or arrival country or airport; after the flight, it emails you once if the flight was cancelled or arrived 3 hours late or more. On the day of the flight, within the time you chose (3, 6 or 12 hours before departure), it warns you if its data shows a risk of a delay of 2 hours or more or of a cancellation. Your airline remains the only official source.

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How the free flight alert works

  1. 1

    Enter your flight

    Flight number, flight date (up to 60 days ahead), email address, and when to be warned: 3, 6 or 12 hours before departure.

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    Confirm the alert

    Click the link in the confirmation email within 48 hours (one reminder after 24 hours). Until then nothing is checked, and an unconfirmed alert is deleted.

  3. 3

    We watch before the flight

    Every day we compare your flight with our strike calendar. If a strike or an announced disruption touches it, you get a warning the day before. On the day of the flight, we follow it live from the notice period you chose.

  4. 4

    We check after the flight

    The day after the flight, we look up its status and email you once if it was cancelled or arrived 3 hours late or more. Nothing is sent for a normal flight.

Three moments: the day before, the day of the flight, the day after

The limits of the flight alert

Free information service, with no guarantee. Our alerts rely on public flight data, which may be incomplete or lag behind reality, and the airline may change the aircraft or schedule at the last minute. The earlier an alert is requested, the less precise it is. An alert may therefore not be sent, or may announce a risk that does not materialise. Only the airline is authoritative: always check your flight with it before leaving for the airport.

Frequently asked questions about the free flight alert

How can I get a free flight delay alert?

Set up a free alert on this page: flight number, flight date, email address and notice period, then confirm it from the email you receive. The day before the flight, FlightClaimHQ warns you if a strike or an announced disruption touches your flight; after the flight, it emails you once if it was cancelled or arrived 3 hours late or more. On the day of the flight, it warns you before departure if there is a risk of a delay of 2 hours or more or of a cancellation. Your airline remains the only official source.

Is the alert only about strikes?

No. The day before, it covers the strikes and the announced disruptions (works, airport closures, single runway) of our strike calendar. On the day of the flight, it covers any risk of a delay of 2 hours or more or of a cancellation, whatever the cause. After the flight, it covers any cancellation or delay of 3 hours or more, whatever the cause. A closure lasting more than 7 days is only mentioned if your flight falls within it.

How do I find out if my flight is cancelled?

Your airline must inform you, by email, text message or in its app: always check with it before leaving for the airport. Our free alert adds a warning the day before if a strike or a disruption is announced, and a status check after the flight, with an email if the flight was cancelled or arrived 3 hours late or more and a link to check whether compensation may be due.

Is the flight alert really free?

Yes. The alert is free, with no app to install and no commitment: it does not oblige you to make a claim with us. It is an information service, with no guarantee.

Where does the flight information come from?

Strikes and disruptions come from our strike calendar, which cites its sources. The flight's route and status come from public flight data provided by a flight data service: only the flight number and date are sent to it, never your email address. This data may be incomplete or lag behind reality, so always compare it with what your airline tells you.

Which flights can I follow?

Any upcoming flight within the next 60 days, identified by its flight number (for example BA123) and its date.

How long do you keep my details, and how do I delete them?

Your alert is deleted 30 days after the flight at the latest. Every email contains a link to delete it straight away, and an alert that is not confirmed within 48 hours is deleted automatically.

What should I do if my flight is delayed or cancelled?

At the airport, the airline must provide care (meals and refreshments and, if needed, a hotel) and, if the flight is cancelled, the choice between a refund and re-routing. Keep your receipts. If the flight arrived 3 hours late or more, or was cancelled less than 14 days before departure, compensation of GBP 220 to 520 per passenger may be due under UK261, unless extraordinary circumstances apply.

Has your flight already been delayed or cancelled?

Check for free whether compensation may be due.

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