VIM Airlines Delayed Flight Compensation

About VIM Airlines

This Russian airline company, formerly known as VIM Avia, was founded in the year 2000 and its headquarters is based in the Russian capital of Moscow. VIM Airlines flies scheduled, cargo and chartered flights using a fleet of 13 aircrafts that are made up of Boeing, Airbus and Embraer planes. The principal hub of operations can be found at the Domodedovo Airport.

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Subsidiaries

Subsequent to beginning operations, VIM Airlines acquired a few subsidiaries in short order in the form of Aerobratsk, Russian Sky Airlines and Chitaavia between the 2004 to 2005 period.

Code-share Agreements

It’s most recent partner to sign-on to their code-share agreement is Azerbaijan Airlines. Red Wings Airlines as well as another Russian Airline company have also signed code-share agreements with VIM Airlines.

Major Destinations

A total of 15 destinations are included in VIM Airlines’ current flight operations and places like Europe as well as Western and Central Asia are hosts for most of these flights. The places included in these main destinations are Spain, Russia, Greece, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan Tajikistan and Israel.

EC Regulation 261/2004

The EC Regulation 261/2004 which was dated on the 17th of February 2005, is applicable to all passengers departing from EU airports, or from non EU airports on EU airlines, to an EU destination.

Passenger should be aware that compensations for flight delays are subject to various terms and conditions. If the reason for delay/cancellation is due to unprecedented state of affairs under which, the delay/cancellation will be deemed inevitable. Bad weather conditions and security unrest such as fears of terrorist attacks are instances of situations in which passengers will not be compensated.

Nonetheless, according to EU norms stipulated by the Regulation passengers are entitled to compensation if delays are not due to extraordinary circumstances and are as follows: 4+ hour delay for flights of 3500km or more, 3+ hour delay for intra-community flights of 1500km or more or a 2 hour delay for a flight of 1500km or less. Passengers reserve the right to cancel their reservation and claim compensation under normal circumstances if the flight is delayed beyond 5 hours.

Delayed and cancelled flights normally follow set guidelines that are explained below.

• Compensation amount for flights of 1500km or less is 250 euros
• Compensation amount for flights of 1500 to 3500km is 400 euros
• Compensation amount for flights exceeding 3500km is 600 euros

With these stipulations in place with credit to the regulation, passengers can remain at ease, knowing that your rights are secured as it relates to delayed/cancelled flights. If passengers are unable to claim compensations from various airlines, the Claim Flights Delayed Flight Compensation Calculator can be used to measure the amount that can be claimed after providing information such as: flight number, reason for delay/cancellation and flight date. Further details about yourself and co-passengers may also be required to receive compensation.

The 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 cancellation, you have right to claim for compensation. You can use our online calculator to check how much amount you can claim for.