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Flight Cancellation Compensation

Flight cancellation compensation is a fixed cash payment a carrier owes a passenger when it cancels a covered flight inside a defined notice window and the cancellation is within the

September 8, 2026
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Flight Cancellation Compensation

Flight cancellation compensation is a fixed cash payment a carrier owes a passenger when it cancels a covered flight inside a defined notice window and the cancellation is within the airline’s control. 

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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EU261 Compensation

EU261 compensation is the fixed cash payment (roughly EUR 250 to EUR 600 by distance) that EC Regulation 261/2004 requires a carrier to pay a passenger for cancellations, arrival delays

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Duty of Care Software

Duty of care software helps corporate travel teams keep travelers safe: real-time locating, risk alerts, two-way communications, and evacuation coordination.  It is the tooling side of a company’s legal and

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Denied Boarding Compensation

Denied boarding compensation is a payment a carrier owes a passenger involuntarily bumped from a confirmed flight (usually due to overbooking), calculated under EU261 in the EU, UK261 in the

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Baggage Allowance Airline

Baggage allowance airline rules define how many bags a passenger can check or carry, plus the weight and size caps that apply to each fare, route, and loyalty tier.  Allowances

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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ATOL Protection

ATOL protection is the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s financial protection scheme for air package holidays sold from the UK.  If the ATOL holder fails, the scheme repatriates passengers already abroad and refunds those who

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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ATOL Certificate

An ATOL certificate is the document the ATOL holder must give to every passenger on an ATOL-protected booking, at the point of payment.  The certificate lists the ATOL holder, the

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Airline Ticket Refund

An airline ticket refund is the return of fare and taxes to the passenger after a cancellation, schedule change, or involuntary disruption, subject to fare rules, distribution channel, and applicable

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Airline Schedule Change

An airline schedule change is a carrier-initiated shift in flight time, routing, or equipment that happens after a ticket has been issued.  Schedule changes arrive as SKCHG or TKCHG messages

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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Airline Refund Policy

An airline refund policy is the rule set that defines when a passenger gets a refund, how much of the fare returns, in what form (cash, original tender, or voucher),

September 8, 2026 | Zeal Connect Editorial Desk
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