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Flight cancellations are a summer perennial, but it is always good to remember that travellers have fairly strong rights if they are left in the lurch.

Here are some things to remember (from a handy guide from this time last year):

When a flight is cancelled, you have the right to be refunded or rerouted. The airline is required to get you to your destination as soon as possible, even if it involves you travelling with a different carrier.

If the flight is cancelled within 14 days of the departure date, or if it is delayed by more than three hours, you are also entitled to a set amount of compensation starting at 220 a passenger, depending on how many days' notice you were given and how far the destination. The exception is if the cancellation was down to an extraordinary circumstance".

Go direct to the airline to claim compensation, and ignore the ads for third-party claims firms that appear at the top of a Google search.