Flight compensation recovery agent for frequent flyers

Airlines don't make it easy to collect what they owe. Regulations mandate compensation for qualifying delays. Airlines reject most first-attempt claims, counting on travelers not to follow up. The claims industry that sprang up around this takes 35% and only engages after the disruption is over. For frequent flyers, the bigger cost isn't the missed payout. It's the hour on hold rebooking instead of prepping for the meeting. Reroute monitors flights in real time and acts the moment something breaks. A cancellation triggers instant rebooking based on stored preferences for seat, loyalty program, and connections. The platform checks whether the delay qualifies for compensation, assembles documentation, and files the claim. A text lands before the gate agent finishes the first in line. Outcome data feeds back into the filing engine, sharpening which claims succeed by airline, route, and disruption type. The first build is a monitoring layer connected to public airline data feeds. When a disruption hits, the system matches it against compensation rules for the relevant carrier and generates a prefilled claim. Rebooking logic layers on top, pulling stored preferences to rank alternatives by loyalty program, seat type, and connection risk. The claims engine is the hardest piece. Airlines reject on technicalities and slow-walk payouts. Starting with European carriers makes sense because payout rules are standardized. U.S. regulations are still carrier-specific, so filing logic needs to be modular from day one.