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As the weather costs you a loss on trains and flights, we look at your rights.
Trains
On a single ticket, a passenger will usually receive 25% of the fare if the train is delayed by 15 minutes. If the delay reaches 30 minutes, the compensation(补偿金) rises to 50%, and if it’s over an hour you should be able to reclaim the whole cost. Clear arrangements vary according to train operator(运营商)．
If you were due to travel, to say Aberdeen from London, your train is cancelled and you decide not to travel, you can get a full compensation. If you had a noncancelable ticket with one operator, and failed to make that train because the connecting train was delayed, you can take the next available train.
Flights
If your flight is cancelled because of the snow, you have the right to a full compensation of the ticket, or to be rerouted(变更旅程) home on a later flight.
But you will have no right to get a delay or cancellation compensation under EU rules, because the snow is an extraordinary circumstance beyond the airline’s control. If you don’t take the compensation and choose to be rerouted, and it means you are stuck at the airport overnight, it’s the airline’s duty to pay for a reasonably priced hotel room and meals.
The airline has to reroute you at the earliest opportunity, or at the passenger’s free time. You are supposed to take the availability of seats.
If you choose to be rerouted or if your departure is delayed by more than two hours, airlines also have to provide assistance such as food. The airlines keep this quiet and getting the money out of the lowcost operators can be a hard job. Keep evidence of cancellations, all receipts, and use your mobile to video any offer to pay by airline staff.
语篇导读 恶劣的天气会导致火车或飞机延误，本文介绍了此种情形下相关的赔偿细节以及乘客应对这种情况的措施。
1．What is your compensation determined by when your trains are delayed due to bad weather?
A．The operator.
B．The price of the ticket.
C．The length of delay time．
D．The class of the service and the price of the ticket.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据Trains部分的第一段第一、二句可知，当火车因恶劣天气延误时，赔偿要依据延迟时间的长短来定，故选C项。
2．How many choices do you have if you are to travel Aberdeen from London when your train is cancelled?
A．One． B．Two.
C．Three． D．Four.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据Trains部分的第二段可知，从伦敦到阿伯丁，如果火车被取消了，乘客有两种选择：一种是取消行程，获得全额赔偿；一种是乘坐下一趟可用的列车(take the next available train)，故选B项。
3．How can you save the trouble in getting money out of the lowcost operators?
A．By keeping the evidence and videoing any offer to pay.
B．At the earliest opportunity, or the passenger’s free time.
C．By preventing the airlines from keeping their duty quiet.
D．By arguing reasonably with the staff of the airlines offering you the flight.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，保留证据，并且用手机视频记录应当由机场工作人员提供的任何支付行为，这样才能避免从低成本运营商那里获得资金赔偿的麻烦，故选A项。
