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Flight Delay Compensation Calculator (EU261)

Check how much compensation EU rules give for a delayed, cancelled or overbooked flight.

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Good to know: EU Regulation 261/2004 sets fixed amounts: €250 for flights up to 1,500 km, €400 for longer flights within the EU and other flights up to 3,500 km, and €600 for longer flights. For delays you must arrive at least 3 hours late.

How to use it (step by step)

  1. 1Choose what happened to your flight.
  2. 2Type the flight distance in kilometres.
  3. 3Say whether both airports are in the EU.
  4. 4For a delay, type how many hours late you arrived. For a cancellation, say when you were told.
  5. 5Read the amount per passenger and the conditions.

Words to know

EU261
The EU law that gives air passengers fixed compensation and care.
Extraordinary circumstances
Events outside the airline’s control, which remove the duty to pay compensation.
Denied boarding
Being refused a seat against your will, usually because the flight was overbooked.
Re-routing
Being moved to another flight to the same destination.

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