Air Nostrum Airline (YW ) Compensation

Air Nostrum

Air Nostrum, also known as Iberia Regional and Líneas Aéreas del Mediterraneo, was founded in 1994 in Valencia, Spain. The airline launched its maiden voyage on the 15th of December, 1994, from Valencia to Bilboa. Air Nostrum is an independent carrier as an Iberia and Binter franchisee. Air Nostrum is also a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It currently has more than 2000 employees with annual revenue of €500 million. The airline has three main owners: Air Nostrum management, Caja Duero, and Nefinsa. Nefinsa owns the majority 74.8%, Caja Duero owns 22.2% and the remaining 3% belongs to Air Nostrum Management.

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Air Nostrum has a fleet of 39 aircrafts and travels to 58 destinations. Flights are offered to 51 international destinations and 91 domestic locations. Chartered flights are also offered. The airline executes 200 flights each day, between 60 different airports located in Europe and North Africa. Air Nostrum sees an annual 71,000 flights, servicing more than 3.7 million passengers. It is one of the top airlines in Spain. To date, the airline has serviced 64 million passengers over 2 million flights.

Madrid is the main market for this airline focusing on connections along domestic and international routes. Valencia Airport sits at the main hubs, with major connections at Madrid-Barajas Airport and also Barcelona Airport.

Flightstats.com reports that Air Nostrum's most popular routes are: Madrid – Pamplona, Madrid - Santander, Madrid - San Sebastian, Madrid - Granada, Madrid – Malaga, Melilla - Madrid - Jerez De La Frontera, Madrid – Valencia and Ibiza - Palma de Mallorca.

Due to Air Nostrum's exceptional service it has received a number of awards over the years. Six times (five gold and one bronze) it has won Airline of the Year from European Regions Airline Associations. Palme d'Or for Sustained Excellence was also award to the airline for high business performance and sustained excellence. Air Nostrum was the first airline to ever receive this award.

Iberia Plus is the airline's frequent flyer program.

Air Nostrum has an exceptional reputation for being on time. The airline has been on schedule 90% while no flights were cancelled and there were no flight diversions.

As stated in the passenger regulation 261/2004, which Air Nostrum follows, customers that have been delayed for more than 3 hours are entitled to compensation, likewise if your flight has been cancelled without notice. Overbooking leading to customers being denied boarding is also ground for compensation. Passengers can claim a maximum of £450 for flights meeting these requirements. Call the airline directly to seek compensation. You may speak to Claim Flights as they focus on helping customers receive compensation when entitled. You will need to provide flights details and basic information when calling about your claim.

Department of Transportation also known as DOT has set certain air-travel rights for people who are travelling from US to EU. If you are bumped due to overbooking, delayed for 3 hours or went through flight cancelation, you have right to claim for compensation. You can use our online calculator to check how much amount you can claim for.