Flight Delay Compensation Calculator and claim guide.
Airlines assume you don't know your rights and bet on you not claiming. If you arrived more than 3 hours late to your final destination, European law protects you with mandatory financial compensation ranging from €250 to €600. No vouchers, real money.
Use the calculator if you want a quick estimate. Use the claim partner if you already know the flight was seriously disrupted and want help handling the paperwork.
Check Your EU261 Compensation
Enter your flight details to see if you are owed up to €600.
Check if your flight is eligible in less than 60 seconds. No credit card required.
The 3-hour arrival rule
The clock that really matters is the arrival time, not the departure. If the aircraft doors open at your final destination 3 hours after originally scheduled, the airline has breached the transport contract and owes you money for the lost time.
Applies to past flights
You don't need to start the claim at the airport while waiting frustrated. EC 261 regulation allows demanding payment for incidents that occurred years ago. If you keep the flight number from that chaotic trip in 2021, you could still receive your transfer.
Same law for everyone
It doesn't matter if you paid €20 for a low-cost ticket or traveled in Business. Compensation is calculated based on the distance of the journey (up to 3500km), not according to the amount you paid. It is a fundamental right protected by the European Union.
EU261 compensation table
This is the quick reference most users want before they start a claim. Final amounts still depend on route distance, arrival delay, and airline defense.
Short haul
€250
Flights up to 1,500 km with a qualifying delay, cancellation, or denied boarding.
Medium haul
€400
Flights between 1,500 km and 3,500 km, including many intra-Europe and UK routes.
Long haul
€600
Long-distance flights above 3,500 km where EU261 still applies and the airline is liable.
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Already know the flight was delayed or cancelled?
Skip research and hand the case to a specialist claim partner. This path is best for users who already have the flight number and want someone else to push the airline.
When a claim usually qualifies
- Arrival delay of 3+ hours at the final destination.
- Cancellation with short notice.
- Denied boarding because of overbooking.
- EU departure, or EU/UK carrier on eligible inbound routes.
What helps your claim convert faster
- Flight number and exact travel date.
- Boarding pass or booking confirmation.
- Proof of the final arrival delay if available.
- Receipts for meals, hotel, or extra transport.
Your most frequent questions, solved head-on
Will I have to go to court or deal with robotic emails?
Not at all. We work with specialized agencies like AirHelp that deploy their legal team. You simply share the flight details and sign digitally; they fight the airline's bureaucracy. If it's necessary to reach European courts, they bear the cost. If they don't win, you pay nothing.
The airline says it was "bad weather" (extraordinary circumstances)... is it true?
"Extraordinary circumstances" are the favorite shield of airlines to evade payments. Legal systems verify real weather and air traffic control records. Often what the airline classifies as bad weather is simply poor fleet planning, and they end up being forced to pay after an exhaustive review.