The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) strengthens travelers in the dispute with cancellation insurance: Anyone who paid for a canceled flight with bonus miles that are now irretrievably lost is entitled to compensation. This results from a Karlsruhe judgment (Az. IV ZR 112/22). The plaintiff had booked flights to and from the United States, which he paid for with bonus miles from an airline program. He canceled the trip because of illness. According to the airline’s conditions, the bonus miles used will not be credited back in such a case. In the dispute with the insurance company, the man had so far gone empty-handed. Most recently, the district court of Wuppertal decided that he had not incurred any resignation costs. Bonus miles are “not tradable in that sense”.
Travel Law – Refund Bonus Miles – Economy
