Francesca Coppola

At AirAdvisor, Francesca provides legal review and enforcement support for passenger compensation claims under EU Regulation 261/2004. Her work focuses on legally complex cases involving flight disruptions, incorrect application of extraordinary circumstances, and enforcement actions against airline refusals.

Professional background

Prior to joining AirAdvisor, Francesca worked as Legal Counsel at Oracle Global Solicitors (2022–2025), where she represented passengers and defended airline companies in disputes related to flight delays, cancellations, and compensation claims.

Her professional experience includes the handling of large-scale EU261 claims, often involving multiple passengers and contested airline liability.

Bar admission and legal qualifications

• Solicitor of Rome (Italy), Bar No. A49678 (admitted 2019)
• Master’s Degree in International Law, Pontificia Università Lateranense (Vatican City), 2013

(Bar admission details were provided by the lawyer and are available for verification upon request.)

Litigation and regulatory experience

Francesca has represented passengers before:

• Italian Small Claims Courts (Giudice di Pace)
• Italian Civil Courts (Tribunale)
• National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs)

Case experience and outcomes

• 3,000+ aviation-related cases handled
• Successfully enforced passenger compensation under EU Regulation 261/2004 in complex, multi-passenger claims involving flight delays and cancellations

Expert insight: A large number of EU261 claims are wrongly denied due to the misapplication of extraordinary circumstances; legal analysis is key to overturning such refusals.

Content review and attribution

Francesca reviews AirAdvisor content in Italian related to airline compensation pages, EU261/UK261 legal guides and airport disruption and industry reports.