The Traveler Fix Kit
Built for travelers owed flight delay and baggage money.
When a flight or a bag goes wrong, the money owed to you is mostly set by written rules, but almost none of it arrives unless you ask in the right words. I wrote this kit around the rules that apply to every U.S. traveler and to flights leaving Europe, so you can match what happened to what is owed and send the request the same day.
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The 7 leaks it covers
7 the other side owes it
- Cancelled or significantly changed flight, refund never claimed in cashWhere to look first: Write down the scheduled and actual departure and arrival times, and whether you chose to travel on another flight.Keep it from coming back: Screenshot the flight status page the moment a delay or cancellation posts.The other side owes it
- Took a voucher when cash was owedWhere to look first: Check whether you were offered a voucher or credit instead of a refund for a cancelled or significantly changed flight.Keep it from coming back: When a flight is cancelled, ask "refund or voucher?" before accepting anything.The other side owes it
- Bag fee kept even though the bag arrived lateWhere to look first: File a mishandled baggage report at the airport before you leave, and keep the file number.Keep it from coming back: Always file the baggage report before leaving the airport.The other side owes it
- Expenses while the bag was delayed never claimedWhere to look first: Keep receipts for what you had to buy while your bag was delayed: toiletries, clothes, a charger.Keep it from coming back: Buy only what you need and keep every receipt.The other side owes it
- Lost or damaged bag settled below the liability limit, or claimed too lateWhere to look first: List what was in the bag or what was damaged, with receipts or photos where you have them.Keep it from coming back: Photograph your packed bag and its contents before every trip.The other side owes it
- Delay compensation for a flight leaving Europe never claimedWhere to look first: Check whether your flight departed the EU, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland, or was an EU airline flight into the EU.Keep it from coming back: Save boarding passes and the arrival time at your final destination.The other side owes it
- Bumped from an oversold flight without asking for the compensation set by ruleWhere to look first: If you were denied boarding involuntarily on an oversold flight, ask the gate agent for the written statement of your rights.Keep it from coming back: Volunteer only after the airline states its offer in writing.The other side owes it
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Cancelled or significantly changed flight, refund never claimed in cash
The other side owes it- Write down the scheduled and actual departure and arrival times, and whether you chose to travel on another flight.
- Under DOT's refund rule, a significant change on a domestic flight is a departure 3 or more hours early or an arrival 3 or more hours late; on an international flight, 6 or more hours (VERIFIED: U.S. DOT refund rule page).
- If your flight was cancelled or significantly changed and you did not accept the change or an alternative, you are owed a refund.
- Refunds must be in cash or the original form of payment, within 7 business days (VERIFIED: U.S. DOT) for credit card purchases and 20 calendar days for other payment.
- Ask in writing if it has not arrived.
Your part: Send the request yourself and keep every reply.
Refund request to the airline: Subject: Refund request - confirmation [CODE] Hello, My flight [FLIGHT #] on [DATE] from [ORIGIN] to [DESTINATION] was [cancelled / changed so that it arrived [HOURS] hours late]. I did not accept the change or an alternative. Under DOT's refund rule, please refund [AMOUNT] to my original form of payment. If you disagree, please explain in writing. [YOUR NAME], [PHONE]
Screenshot the flight status page the moment a delay or cancellation posts.
What this kit can't decide for you: Whether a refund is owed in a given case is decided by the airline and DOT. We do not decide your claim.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When travelers owed flight delay and baggage money go looking for answers, they search things like “flight delay compensation”, “lost luggage compensation”, “flight cancellation refund” and “delayed baggage compensation”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Cancelled or significantly changed flight, refund never claimed in cash: where do I start?
Start here: Write down the scheduled and actual departure and arrival times, and whether you chose to travel on another flight. To keep it from coming back: Screenshot the flight status page the moment a delay or cancellation posts.
Took a voucher when cash was owed: where do I start?
Start here: Check whether you were offered a voucher or credit instead of a refund for a cancelled or significantly changed flight. To keep it from coming back: When a flight is cancelled, ask "refund or voucher?" before accepting anything.
Bag fee kept even though the bag arrived late: where do I start?
Start here: File a mishandled baggage report at the airport before you leave, and keep the file number. To keep it from coming back: Always file the baggage report before leaving the airport.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
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