Dam Delay
Built by Digital Rascal Marketing
✈️ Flight Delays Shouldn't Mean Lost Money
From Frustration to Compensation in 2 Minutes
Dam Delay is an automated flight delay compensation platform that turns airline delays into cash for passengers—filing DOT and airline claims instantly for just $9.99.
No lawyers. No paperwork. No waiting weeks. Just automated justice for delayed travelers nationwide.
🔍 The Insight
Passengers facing flight delays encounter a broken system: filing compensation claims requires navigating complex DOT forms, finding airline contact information, and spending hours on bureaucratic processes. Most people simply give up, leaving money on the table.
The breaking point? Airlines count on passenger apathy. They know 90% of eligible travelers won't file claims because it's too complicated and time-consuming. This happens at every airport, every day.
We realized: What if filing a claim was easier than ordering coffee? What if automation could level the playing field between passengers and airlines—at scale, across all airports?
🔧 The Build
We created Dam Delay as a fully automated claims platform that delivers:
- Stripe-powered payment processing ($9.99 flat fee per claim)
- Automated claim generation with passenger flight details
- 4-email automation system (customer, DOT, airline, internal tracking)
- Real-time delay detection via AviationStack API monitoring multiple airports
- Smart CRON jobs checking delays every 15 minutes across all tracked airports
- Meta Ads automation that toggles ads on/off based on delay surges at any monitored airport
- Cloudflare D1 database for claim tracking and analytics
- Idempotency protection preventing duplicate claims
- 7-day claim window validation ensuring regulatory compliance
- Mobile-optimized UI built with TailwindCSS
- Scalable architecture designed to expand from one airport to hundreds
It's comprehensive, automated, and built to scale across the entire aviation industry.
🚀 The Shift
Passengers shouldn't need legal expertise to get compensated for airline failures. Dam Delay automates the entire claims process so travelers can focus on their trip instead of fighting bureaucracy.
The platform delivers:
- 2-minute claim filing (vs. 2+ hours manual process)
- 100% automated DOT and airline notification
- Multi-airport delay monitoring with smart ad targeting
- Scalable infrastructure ready for national expansion
- Payment-first security model (prevents abuse)
- Zero paperwork for passengers
It's not just a form—it's automated consumer advocacy that scales across the entire aviation industry.
🧰 How It Works
- Passenger experiences delay at any supported airport
- Visits damdelay.com and enters flight details
- System validates 7-day claim window
- Secure $9.99 payment via Stripe
- Webhook verifies payment and triggers automation
- System generates and sends claims to:
- DOT (airconsumer@dot.gov)
- Specific airline email address
- Passenger confirmation email
- Internal tracking system
- Claim stored in D1 database with idempotency protection
- Passenger receives thank-you page confirmation
Background automation running 24/7:
- CRON job monitors flight delays across all supported airports every 15 minutes
- When delays surge at any location, Meta Ads automatically activate for that region
- Geographic ad targeting ensures relevant traffic
- When delays drop, ads automatically pause to save budget
- System scales infinitely as new airports are added
🔥 Built For
- Travelers at any airport facing delays
- Passengers who want compensation without hassle
- Domestic and international travelers (expanding to EU261 claims)
- Anyone delayed 3+ hours on their flight
- People who believe airlines should be held accountable
- Airports nationwide as the platform expands
- Travelers who value their time over bureaucratic paperwork
💡 Want to Build Something Like This?
Dam Delay demonstrates how to build a powerful automated service platform with:
- Stripe payment integration with webhook automation
- Multi-party email orchestration (SendGrid)
- Real-time API monitoring and data processing
- Smart ad automation based on live data
- Cloudflare Workers edge computing for global scale
- D1 database with idempotency and security
- CRON-based automation that runs 24/7
Need to automate a complex process? Want to build a service that runs 24/7 without manual intervention? Looking to create a platform that scales infinitely across multiple markets? Let's build it.