Compensation standard for flight delay caused by weather

The law does not stipulate this, but the legal relationship between passengers and airlines is an air passenger contract. Flight delay is regarded as airline breach of contract. Delays caused by weather can be used as an exemption for airlines. The carrier shall transport passengers according to the time, frequency and seat number recorded in the valid ticket. If the carrier delays transportation or has other abnormal transportation conditions, it shall promptly inform and remind passengers, take necessary resettlement measures, and arrange to change other flights or refund tickets according to the requirements of passengers; The carrier shall bear the responsibility for the loss of passengers caused by this, unless it is not attributable to the carrier.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

Article 578 Where a party expressly expresses or shows by his own behavior that he will not perform his contractual obligations, the other party may require him to bear the liability for breach of contract before the time limit for performance expires.

Article 579 If one party fails to pay the price, remuneration, rent or interest, or fails to perform other monetary obligations, the other party may demand payment.