Delayed, Cancelled, or Bumped? Know what you’re actually owed.

Airlines count on you accepting the voucher. This free 4-page field guide separates what the law guarantees from what the airline merely promises — for the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Canada — with the exact escalation ladder for when they say no. It is the companion download to our video refresher Airline Commitments vs Guaranteed Rights, from Travel Smart After 60.

Inside the guide

• The automatic-refund rule and its 7-day card deadline (14 CFR §260)
• The denied-boarding cash scale: $1,075 / $2,150 — and why the airline must show it to you first
• Europe’s €250–€600 fixed compensation, the UK’s £220–£520, and Canada’s C$400–$1,000
• The 5-step assessment worksheet: sort any disruption into the legal pile or the policy pile before you accept anything
• The escalation ladder, in order: written claim, the airline’s complaint resolution official, the regulator, small-claims court

Watch the refresher

The video companion to this guide: Airline Commitments vs Guaranteed Rights — what you’re actually owed. The one-minute versions:

• Your Airline Refund Is Automatic — 7 Days by Card
• Bumped From Your Flight? They Owe You Cash
• Europe Pays You €250–€600 To Be Delayed

Prefer to watch first? The full guide — Travel Smart After 60: 7 Mistakes That Can Cost You Money, Health, or Your Trip — is free on YouTube, and the flight-rights refresher is on the same channel.