Air Canada Compensation and Reimbursement for Cancelled and Delayed Flights

Yurii Moskalenko
23.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

Whenever flights are delayed or cancelled, it can be frustrating and inconvenient for passengers. However, the European Union has a regulation 261/2004 that helps protect passengers in such situations. According to EU261, if your flight is cancelled or delayed, the airline has to provide you with compensation and assistance.

Passenger Rights Under EU 261/2004

EU Regulation 261 is the regulation that covers air passengers’ rights. Specifically, this legislation covers diverse cases, such as delays, flight cancellations, rebooking, etc., and obligates airlines to handle individual cases with fairness and care. If the incident happens because of the airline’s fault, any passenger who underwent certain inconveniences is entitled to get compensation. Furthermore, passengers may be entitled to certain benefits, which we will discuss further in the article.

Right to Compensation

European Union Regulation 261 includes rules concerning the compensation process, including assistance to people who suffered from flight problems. Specifically, the amount of compensation you can expect to receive is up to 600 euros per passenger. This sum ranges, depending on your specific case.

Compensation for Air Canada Flight Cancellation

First and foremost, travelers need to know that the airline must inform them about the cancellation of their flight. If the airline notifies you under fourteen days before the date of your flight and does not provide any alternative flight, the airline, according to the EU 261 regulation, must pay you compensation of 250 – 600 euros.

At the same time, if a passenger is provided with an alternative flight but reaches his destination later than the scheduled arrival time of the original flight, the passenger could be entitled to compensation. The table below shows the airline’s obligations based on the length of the delay:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km

Compensation for Air Canada Flight Delay

When a flight is delayed for 3+ hours, the airline is obligated to provide compensation. If the flight is delayed for 5 hours or more, the passenger may receive a ticket refund or another flight to the final destination.

Furthermore, in such situations, the airline also must provide a passenger with food, drinks, and accommodation. See essential details about compensation in the table below:

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

Right to Care

Right to Care pertains to a specific aspect of European Union Regulation 261/2004, which establishes common rules on assistance and compensation for travelers in the event of long delays, denied boarding, or flight cancellations.

The “Right to Care” under EU 261/2004 obliges airlines to provide certain assistance and services to passengers affected by significant delays or cancellations. These include:

  • Snacks and drinks appropriate for the waiting time
  • Hotel accommodation if an overnight stay becomes necessary
  • Transport between the airport and the place of accommodation
  • Emails or faxes and two free phone calls

Upgrading and Downgrading

When a passenger gets an alternative flight, it is good to know about upgrading and downgrading the flight’s class.

In situations, when the airline provides you with an upgraded class (for instance, you had Economy but were upgraded to Business class), you won’t be charged extra for this service.

Regarding downgrading in class (if you had a Business class flight, but were downgraded to Economy), you have a right to receive reimbursement. In this case, it is worth mentioning that the amount of compensation is determined by the distance of a flight:

  • 30% of the flight tickets cost for a 1,500 km distance or less;
  • 50% of the flight tickets cost (specifically, for intra-EU flights that are over 1,500 km and all other flights with a 1,500 km and 3,500 km distance;
  • 75% of the ticket price for flights with a 3,500+ km distance.

Keep in mind that these rights apply to all flights within the European Union, as well as flights departing from or arriving in the European Union operated by airlines based in the EU.

When Are You Not Entitled to Compensation?

Unfortunately, there are situations, when passengers won’t get compensation for cancelled or delayed flights. Particularly, we talk about extraordinary circumstances that are outside of the airline’s control. A few examples are as follows:

  • Bad weather conditions and natural disasters;
  • Political circumstances (related security risks, terrorist attacks);
  • A collision of the aircraft and foreign objects (birds, for instance);
  • Unruly or very ill passengers;
  • Strikes (that are not caused by the airline’s crew).

Moreover, if the airline might have been able to do something to avoid issues regarding the flight and failed to handle the situation, you can claim compensation.

Which Flights are Covered by EU 261/2004?

EU Regulation 261 covers all flights departing from airports in the EU. This regulation also extends to flights arriving in the EU if the airline is based in the EU. This includes airlines from EU countries as well as Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.

Nevertheless, Air Canada is not a European airline. Consequently, they aren’t required to pay compensation if their flights operate outside of the European Union. This applies even to their flights to the European Union if they start outside the EU.

ItineraryCovered by EU 261
Flights departing from the EU airports✔️ Yes
Flights arriving at the EU airports❌ No

How to Claim Air Canada Compensation

Flight cancellation or delay is an unpleasant situation that can not only upset you but also ruin all your travel plans. Those who are unlucky enough to face a flight cancellation or delay should know exactly how to claim compensation. To apply for compensation, follow these steps:

  1. Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will make every effort to obtain your rightful compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.

Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations

Was your flight delayed or cancelled without a valid reason? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.

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Date Airline (Flight number) Route Status Your compensation

29.05.202519:30

Air Canada

6996

Seoul (ICN)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

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29.05.202519:30

Air Canada

6984

Seoul (ICN)

Hanoi (HAN)

delayed

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29.05.202519:25

Air Canada

6982

Seoul (ICN)

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

delayed

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29.05.202519:20

Air Canada

6974

Seoul (ICN)

Tokyo (KIX)

delayed

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29.05.202519:00

Air Canada

6242

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (ITM)

delayed

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29.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

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29.05.202517:30

Air Canada

5031

Frankfurt (FRA)

San Francisco (SFO)

delayed

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29.05.202516:55

Air Canada

9316

Frankfurt (FRA)

Prague (PRG)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9280

Frankfurt (FRA)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9170

Frankfurt (FRA)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9066

Frankfurt (FRA)

Gothenburg (GOT)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9605

Frankfurt (FRA)

Birmingham (BHX)

delayed

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29.05.202516:35

Air Canada

9412

Frankfurt (FRA)

Marseille (MRS)

delayed

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29.05.202516:10

Air Canada

6994

Seoul (ICN)

Singapore (SIN)

delayed

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29.05.202515:40

Air Canada

9435

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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29.05.202515:25

Air Canada

2846

Frankfurt (FRA)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

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29.05.202514:50

Air Canada

6732

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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29.05.202514:45

Air Canada

7403

Frankfurt (FRA)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

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29.05.202514:45

Air Canada

9038

Frankfurt (FRA)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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29.05.202514:30

Air Canada

6266

Tokyo (CTS)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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29.05.202514:25

Air Canada

6264

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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29.05.202514:05

Air Canada

9088

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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29.05.202514:00

Air Canada

9306

Frankfurt (FRA)

Belgrade (BEG)

delayed

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29.05.202514:00

Air Canada

6237

Okinawa (OKA)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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29.05.202513:15

Air Canada

1

Toronto (YYZ)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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29.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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29.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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29.05.202509:50

Air Canada

6196

Vienna (VIE)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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29.05.202509:45

Air Canada

8466

Vancouver (YVR)

Castlegar (YCG)

delayed

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29.05.202509:30

Air Canada

6831

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

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29.05.202509:15

Air Canada

9438

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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29.05.202507:10

Air Canada

6758

Zurich (ZRH)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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28.05.202523:50

Air Canada

5880

Seoul (ICN)

Singapore (SIN)

delayed

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28.05.202519:45

Air Canada

8299

Cranbrook (YXC)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

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28.05.202519:35

Air Canada

7550

Dammam (DMM)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202519:30

Air Canada

7566

Dhaka (DAC)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

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28.05.202516:50

Air Canada

9070

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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28.05.202516:45

Air Canada

6249

Vancouver (YVR)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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28.05.202516:40

Air Canada

8298

Vancouver (YVR)

Cranbrook (YXC)

delayed

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28.05.202516:40

Air Canada

7545

Karachi (KHI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202516:00

Air Canada

7592

Addis Ababa (ADD)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202515:45

Air Canada

9646

Munich (MUC)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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28.05.202515:10

Air Canada

6310

Brussels (BRU)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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28.05.202514:05

Air Canada

9553

Krakow (KRK)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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28.05.202513:25

Air Canada

9133

Budapest (BUD)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

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28.05.202513:05

Air Canada

9553

Krakow (KRK)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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28.05.202512:55

Air Canada

8293

Vancouver (YVR)

Sandspit (YZP)

delayed

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28.05.202512:25

Air Canada

6346

Brussels (BRU)

(DSS)

delayed

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28.05.202512:25

Air Canada

6852

Zurich (ZRH)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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28.05.202511:50

Air Canada

9141

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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28.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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28.05.202511:20

Air Canada

5935

Singapore (SIN)

Malacca (MKZ)

delayed

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28.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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28.05.202510:40

Air Canada

7593

Dubai (DXB)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

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28.05.202510:35

Air Canada

9377

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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28.05.202510:05

Air Canada

7564

Colombo (CMB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202509:20

Air Canada

7571

Islamabad (ISB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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28.05.202509:00

Air Canada

5629

Dallas (DFW)

Denver (DEN)

delayed

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28.05.202503:25

Air Canada

7617

Lahore (LHE)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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27.05.202523:25

Air Canada

6335

Entebbe (EBB)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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27.05.202521:25

Air Canada

6329

Kinshasa (FIH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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27.05.202521:03

Air Canada

4891

Denver (DEN)

Des Moines (DSM)

delayed

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27.05.202520:44

Air Canada

5693

Denver (DEN)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

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27.05.202520:00

Air Canada

6322

Abidjan (ABJ)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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27.05.202520:00

Air Canada

6236

Tokyo (HND)

Okinawa (OKA)

delayed

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27.05.202519:02

Air Canada

4092

Denver (DEN)

Tucson (TUS)

delayed

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27.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

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27.05.202518:10

Air Canada

6265

Tokyo (HND)

Hiroshima (HIJ)

delayed

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27.05.202518:05

Air Canada

4394

San Francisco (SFO)

Burbank (BUR)

delayed

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27.05.202518:00

Air Canada

6225

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (CTS)

delayed

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27.05.202517:58

Air Canada

4119

Denver (DEN)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

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27.05.202517:55

Air Canada

4545

Denver (DEN)

Des Moines (DSM)

delayed

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27.05.202517:45

Air Canada

3803

New York (IAD)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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27.05.202516:50

Air Canada

9220

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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27.05.202515:35

Air Canada

4669

(ORD)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

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27.05.202515:35

Air Canada

9435

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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27.05.202515:05

Air Canada

6732

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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27.05.202514:30

Air Canada

6266

Tokyo (CTS)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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27.05.202514:25

Air Canada

6264

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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27.05.202514:20

Air Canada

9007

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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27.05.202514:15

Air Canada

2818

Vancouver (YVR)

Quesnel (YQZ)

delayed

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27.05.202513:15

Air Canada

6260

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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27.05.202513:15

Air Canada

4173

San Francisco (SFO)

Burbank (BUR)

delayed

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27.05.202512:55

Air Canada

8089

Vancouver (YVR)

Prince Rupert (YPR)

delayed

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27.05.202511:50

Air Canada

2678

Brussels (BRU)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

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27.05.202511:50

Air Canada

9141

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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27.05.202511:40

Air Canada

8465

Castlegar (YCG)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

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27.05.202511:30

Air Canada

6322

Brussels (BRU)

Ouagadougou (OUA)

delayed

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27.05.202511:25

Air Canada

9095

Zurich (BSL)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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27.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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27.05.202511:20

Air Canada

4871

(ORD)

Burlington (BTV)

delayed

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27.05.202511:05

Air Canada

6315

London (LHR)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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27.05.202511:00

Air Canada

6365

Brussels (BRU)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

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27.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

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27.05.202510:05

Air Canada

7564

Colombo (CMB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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27.05.202509:35

Air Canada

6336

Brussels (BRU)

Munich (MUC)

cancelled

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27.05.202509:30

Air Canada

6326

Brussels (BRU)

Prague (PRG)

delayed

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27.05.202509:20

Air Canada

2833

Edmonton (YEG)

High Level (YOJ)

delayed

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27.05.202509:20

Air Canada

2992

Brussels (BRU)

Zagreb (ZAG)

cancelled

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Yurii Moskalenko
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Yurii educates people about human rights and advocacy. He creates helpful materials for travelers to assert their rights. With certifications in law and economics, Yurii turns legal terms into simple, actionable advice. His travel experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges travelers face, helping him better understand their needs.

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