Flight delay compensation: air travel is not always the smooth-sailing experience weÂ’d like. Unfortunately, flight delays happen. If youÂ’ve been on a delayed flight, you may be able to claim up to EURO600 flight delay compensation under a European legislation called EC 261.

The Flight Compensation Regulation (EC No 261/2004) is a regulation in EU law establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations, or long delays of flights. It requires compensation of EURO250 to EURO600[1] depending on the flight distance for delays over of at least three hours,[2] cancellations, or being denied boarding from overbooking. Delays shorter than three hours means no entitlement to any compensation of any kind even if the delay was classified as non-extraordinary.