Travel question: Should my taxi expenses be covered after a flight delay?

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Returning from Porto six hours behind schedule warrants compensation (Getty/iStock)

Q Last Saturday my Ryanair flight from Porto to Stansted was severely delayed by six hours, meaning I got back to the UK at almost 3am from Porto. The train wasn’t running, and I ended up having to get a taxi to London from Stansted.

I have just heard back from Ryanair saying they will compensate me the EU-regulated amount they are obliged to (€250) but not for my taxi, which seems absurd as I would never have had to take a taxi home if I’d arrived at the scheduled hour.

Georgia B