Do I need to pay for hotel check-in due to weather delays at the airport?

If your airport flight is delayed due to weather, you will need to bear the hotel check-in costs yourself.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration’s guidance on financial compensation for airlines, if the flight is delayed for more than 4 hours (inclusive) to 8 hours (exclusive) due to airline reasons, each passenger will be compensated 100 yuan, and for more than 8 hours (inclusive) Each passenger will be compensated 200 yuan. PS: It must be the airline.

The conditions are very harsh:

The airline does not need to pay compensation for delays caused by force majeure such as weather or traffic control. It is recommended to buy an insurance for 20 yuan, which includes delay insurance. The specific standards are different for each company. Personally, I feel that Ping An Insurance is quite reasonable. Travel delay (compensation amount for every 4 hours of delay: RMB300) is up to 900 yuan, but the claim process is very troublesome and requires this certificate. That's proven. Airline delays are common but a delay of four hours is not a lot.