Compensable flight incidents increased 26% in 2016.

Compensable flight incidents increased 26% in 2016.

A total of 9,208 compensable incidents were recorded in 2016, which is 26% more than in 2015, when 7,272 incidents were computed, according to data from Gate 28. These flight delays and cancellations affected in 2016 more than 1.3 million travelers flying to or from Spain.