{
  "name": "Horvera claim-service fee comparison",
  "description": "Fee models of flight-compensation claim companies, read from their own published price pages on the date given, alongside Horvera's fixed-price model.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — attribution: Horvera (https://horvera.com)",
  "source": "https://horvera.com/datasets",
  "methodology": "https://horvera.com/methodology",
  "last_modified": "2026-09-15",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-23T19:41:42.628Z",
  "count": 5,
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "horvera",
      "provider": "Horvera",
      "service_type": "Rights checker and fixed-price claim paperwork",
      "website": "https://horvera.com",
      "fee_model": "FIXED_PRICE",
      "standard_fee_pct": 0,
      "litigation_fee_pct": null,
      "fixed_price_eur": 19.9,
      "vat": "INCLUDED",
      "no_win_no_fee": false,
      "who_submits": "PASSENGER",
      "handles_airline_correspondence": false,
      "handles_court_proceedings": false,
      "passenger_keeps_compensation": true,
      "source": "https://horvera.com/#choice",
      "verified_at": "2026-09-15",
      "quote": "Free eligibility check. Claim Pack €19.90 — a fixed price, not a percentage. You submit the claim yourself.",
      "notes": "The free path is complete on its own: legal basis, amount, the airline's official claim channel and the escalation body. The Claim Pack adds the personalised letter, evidence checklist and escalation roadmap. Horvera never contacts the airline and takes no share of the compensation."
    },
    {
      "id": "airhelp",
      "provider": "AirHelp",
      "service_type": "Claim-management company (assignment of claim, handles the airline and legal action)",
      "website": "https://www.airhelp.com",
      "fee_model": "PERCENTAGE",
      "standard_fee_pct": 35,
      "litigation_fee_pct": 50,
      "fixed_price_eur": null,
      "vat": "INCLUDED",
      "no_win_no_fee": true,
      "who_submits": "PROVIDER",
      "handles_airline_correspondence": true,
      "handles_court_proceedings": true,
      "passenger_keeps_compensation": false,
      "source": "https://www.airhelp.com/en/price-list/",
      "verified_at": "2026-09-15",
      "quote": "For each Claim where we successfully obtain Flight Compensation, the Service Fee is 35% of the total Flight Compensation, including applicable VAT. The Legal Action Fee is 15% of the total Flight Compensation, including applicable VAT. It is deducted from your Flight Compensation in addition to the Service Fee.",
      "notes": "Price list version PL2.26 dated 11 August 2026. The 15% legal-action fee is charged on top of the 35% service fee, so a case that goes to lawyers costs 50% of the compensation. A paid AirHelp+ membership removes both fees for members."
    },
    {
      "id": "flightright",
      "provider": "Flightright",
      "service_type": "Claim-management company (handles the airline and court proceedings through contract lawyers)",
      "website": "https://www.flightright.com",
      "fee_model": "PERCENTAGE",
      "standard_fee_pct": 30,
      "litigation_fee_pct": 44,
      "fixed_price_eur": null,
      "vat": "ADDED",
      "no_win_no_fee": true,
      "who_submits": "PROVIDER",
      "handles_airline_correspondence": true,
      "handles_court_proceedings": true,
      "passenger_keeps_compensation": false,
      "source": "https://www.flightright.com/costs",
      "verified_at": "2026-09-15",
      "quote": "Our success fee is usually 20 to 30% [plus 14% solicitor's surcharge, if applicable] plus VAT of your total compensation amount.",
      "notes": "The success fee is a range of 20–30% plus VAT; Flightright's own worked examples use 27%. `standardFee` records the top of the range and `litigationFee` the top of the range plus the 14% surcharge (both before VAT). Flightright states it covers court costs if the case is lost."
    },
    {
      "id": "skycop",
      "provider": "Skycop",
      "service_type": "Claim-management company (assignment of claim, handles the airline and legal action)",
      "website": "https://www.skycop.com",
      "fee_model": "PERCENTAGE",
      "standard_fee_pct": 44,
      "litigation_fee_pct": 50,
      "fixed_price_eur": null,
      "vat": "INCLUDED",
      "no_win_no_fee": true,
      "who_submits": "PROVIDER",
      "handles_airline_correspondence": true,
      "handles_court_proceedings": true,
      "passenger_keeps_compensation": false,
      "source": "https://www.skycop.com/price-list/",
      "verified_at": "2026-09-15",
      "quote": "Skycop's fee is €110 of a €250 compensation, €176 of €400 and €264 of €600, VAT included; for other amounts, 44%. With legal action: €125, €200 or €300 respectively, or 50%.",
      "notes": "The price list expresses the standard fee as fixed amounts per compensation band (€110 / €176 / €264), which is 44% of each band, and 44% for other amounts. Legal action raises it to €125 / €200 / €300 (50%). The English price page redirected to the Polish edition when read; the figures are the same list."
    },
    {
      "id": "airadvisor",
      "provider": "AirAdvisor",
      "service_type": "Claim-management company (assignment of claim, handles the airline and legal action)",
      "website": "https://airadvisor.com",
      "fee_model": "PERCENTAGE",
      "standard_fee_pct": 30,
      "litigation_fee_pct": 50,
      "fixed_price_eur": null,
      "vat": "INCLUDED",
      "no_win_no_fee": true,
      "who_submits": "PROVIDER",
      "handles_airline_correspondence": true,
      "handles_court_proceedings": true,
      "passenger_keeps_compensation": false,
      "source": "https://airadvisor.com/en/pricelist",
      "verified_at": "2026-09-15",
      "quote": "Our success fee is 30% of the sum collected at the pre-trial stage, including VAT. If your case requires legal action with external lawyers, the fee is 50%.",
      "notes": "AirAdvisor states that court fees, notary fees and lawyer fees are paid by AirAdvisor, and offers a 14-day cooling-off period after filing."
    }
  ]
}