Most Passengers Do Nothing.
That's Expensive.
The average unclaimed flight refund or compensation is $400-$600. Airlines count on passengers not knowing their rights or giving up before they collect. Here is what you are leaving on the table.
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TravelStacks vs Doing Nothing, side by side
| Feature | TravelStacks | Doing Nothing |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome for $400 US refund | $381 in your account✓ | $0 (never claimed) |
| Outcome for $650 EU claim | $487 in your account✓ | $0 (never claimed) |
| Outcome for $1,550 denied boarding | $1,162 in your account✓ | $0 (never claimed) |
| Time spent by you | 15 minutes to submit | 0 minutes (but $0 back) |
| Who does the follow-up | TravelStacks | Nobody |
| Risk to you | Zero (no win no fee) | Zero upside |
| Airline outcome | Pays what they owe✓ | Keeps your money |
| Past flights covered | Up to 6 years back✓ | Never recovered |
| Flight Watch protection | Yes, future alerts✓ | No |
See the difference in real dollars
Fees that sound small add up fast. Here’s exactly what you keep.
$400 US refund
Claim amount: $400
TravelStacks
You keep $381
Fee: $19 flat fee
Doing Nothing
You get $0
Fee: Nothing filed, nothing recovered
That's $381 you're leaving on the table
$650 EU compensation
Claim amount: $650
TravelStacks
You keep $487
Fee: $163 (25%)
Doing Nothing
You get $0
Fee: Nothing filed, nothing recovered
That's $487 you're leaving on the table
$1,550 denied boarding
Claim amount: $1,550
TravelStacks
You keep $1,162
Fee: $388 (25%)
Doing Nothing
You get $0
Fee: Nothing filed, nothing recovered
That's $1,162 you're leaving on the table
Airlines process billions of dollars in passenger disruptions every year. Studies suggest fewer than 10% of eligible passengers file any claim at all. The airlines keep the rest. TravelStacks exists to close that gap.
Why passengers choose TravelStacks
Airlines owe you money you never claimed
US DOT rules require airlines to refund you automatically for canceled flights. In practice, airlines wait for passengers to ask. The vast majority never do. On a $400 canceled flight, that is $381 you are leaving on the table. It does not expire the day after your flight.
EU261 and UK261 go back up to 6 years
UK261 has a 6-year claim window in England and Wales. French EU261 claims go back 5 years. German claims: 3 years. If your European flight was delayed 3 or more hours anytime in the last several years, the claim may still be valid today. Doing nothing forfeits that entirely.
15 minutes of your time recovers hundreds of dollars
Submitting a claim through TravelStacks takes about 15 minutes: your flight details, booking reference, and what happened. We handle all correspondence, follow-up, escalation, and DOT complaints if needed. You are not signing up to manage a weeks-long process.
No win, no fee: zero risk to try
If we do not recover anything, you pay nothing. There is no filing fee, no upfront charge, and no risk. The only cost of doing nothing is the money you leave with the airline permanently.
Flight Watch: protecting future flights too
Once you register, Flight Watch monitors your upcoming flights. If a future flight is disrupted, we alert you immediately and initiate the claim process before the airline queues fill. Doing nothing means no protection going forward either.
Where Doing Nothing has an edge
We’re honest about where Doing Nothing currently wins.
Zero time investment
Doing nothing genuinely requires no effort. If your time cost of 15 minutes is more valuable than $381, this is a rational choice. For most passengers, it is not.
No paperwork or correspondence
If the process of finding your booking reference, describing the disruption, and submitting a form feels like too much, doing nothing avoids all of it. TravelStacks reduces that to 15 minutes, but it is still 15 minutes more than zero.
No emails about your claim
We keep you updated as your claim progresses. If you prefer to never think about the disrupted flight again, doing nothing achieves that. You just do not get paid.
Frequently asked questions
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