Handling flight disruptions can be very annoying. However, the good news is that the European Union has laws to help travelers when things get messed up. If you’re taking a plane in the EU, it’s wise to understand these regulations. They can help you out if your flight goes off course.
These protections are known as air passenger rights, which are legal entitlements under EU law that safeguard travelers in cases of flight delays, cancellations, and overbookings.
Being aware of your options can make managing travel issues much easier. While it won’t make your flight go any faster, it can help you feel less stressed when things get disrupted.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
EU air passengers are protected if their flight experiences difficulties. EU laws make sure airlines assist their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must offer you:
- Meals and beverages;
- Accommodation if you’re stuck overnight;
- Alternative transportation if your flight is cancelled or significantly delayed;
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes.
If you’re delayed for a long time or your flight is cancelled, you might also get:
- A refund;
- An alternative flight;
- Compensation to make up for the trouble.
Remember to inquire with airline representatives about these things if your plans change. They have to tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
AirBaltic Flight Delay Compensation
Travel setbacks from AirBaltic can be very frustrating. However there’s some good news: if you’re stranded for more than three hours due to the airline’s fault, you might be able to get some compensation.
Laws in the UK and EU are in your favor. You could get up to €600 per person. What is important is when you land, not when you depart. So monitor your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
The amount you receive depends on your flight distance. A short flight won’t be compensated as highly as a longer flight, even if they’re both delayed the same amount of time.
Interested in learning exactly how much you could get? Check out the table below to see how much money you might get:
| Less than 3 hours | Between 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Distance |
| €0 | €250 | €250 | All flights up to 1500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All intra-EU flights over 3500 km |
| €0 | €300 | €600 | All non-EU flights over 3500 km |
To check your eligibility for AirBaltic delay compensation, simply enter your flight details into the our claim checker to verify your rights.
AirBaltic Flight Cancellation Compensation
The European Union has regulations to help you if your flight gets cancelled. Here’s what you should know:
In the event of a flight cancellation less than two weeks before your scheduled departure, you may be entitled to compensation up to €600. But there’s a catch – the airline can avoid paying if they can get you on another flight that aligns closely with your original schedule.
The airline may not need to compensate you if they arrange a replacement flight that meets the following conditions:
| Advance Notice | Re-routing Requirements |
| 14 Days | None |
| 7 – 13 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight |
| Less than 7 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight |
If you choose to board a different flight from the airline, you can still receive compensation. What matters most is your arrival time at your destination.
Your potential compensation is based on a couple of points:
- The distance of your flight
- How late you arrive
So, even if the alternative flight is delayed, you may still receive some compensation.
Check out the table below for more information:
| Under 2 hours | 2-3 hours | 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
| €125 | €250 | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km |
| €300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
The airline may not need to compensate you if they can provide a transfer to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even with a slight delay, you might not be eligible for flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from AirBaltic
It’s crucial to know how to request the compensation you’re eligible for under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s the process:
- Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details including your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will do our best to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
Don’t forget that you have the right as a passenger to claim compensation for a cancelled or delayed flight. Regardless of whether your flight was delayed as a result of operational issues or technical issues, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances such as inclement weather or air traffic control decisions, you qualify for compensation.
Which AirBaltic Flights are Covered by EU261?
The EU’s air passenger protection laws are far-reaching. They apply to any flight taking off from a European Union member state airport and to all flights arriving at an airport in an EU member state when an EU-based airline operates the flight.
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at EU airports | ✅ Covered |
These laws also apply to airlines from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. This means when you travel with any airline to, from, or within Europe, you probably have these rights. It’s important to know about these regulations – they’re in place to assist you if problems occur with your flight. They guarantee you’re not left on your own when your trip arrangements fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
AirBaltic is not always responsible when flights are delayed or cancelled. Sometimes, events occur that the airline can’t control, like severe weather conditions or unexpected problems.
For instance, if there’s an abrupt major weather event, an urgent situation at the airport, or an air traffic control strike, AirBaltic cannot be held accountable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline has no control over.
When these things happen, you likely won’t get any compensation. The airline is not considered to be doing anything wrong when these unforeseen difficulties come up. However, AirBaltic must prove that the delay or cancellation was caused by extraordinary circumstances in order to avoid paying.
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.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10.11.202511:20 | Air Baltic 5428 | Zurich (ZRH) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202509:50 | Air Baltic 1248 | Zurich (ZRH) Stockholm (ARN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202506:55 | Air Baltic 5307 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202523:15 | Air Baltic 349 | Riga (RIX) Vilnius (VNO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202521:35 | Air Baltic 5613 | Paris (CDG) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202521:05 | Air Baltic 1886 | Zurich (ZRH) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202520:40 | Air Baltic 852 | Brussels (BRU) Tallinn (TLL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202519:50 | Air Baltic 6272 | Boston (BOS) Reykjavik (KEF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202519:45 | Air Baltic 5639 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202519:40 | Air Baltic 274 | Vienna (VIE) Riga (RIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202519:35 | Air Baltic 6276 | Newark (EWR) Reykjavik (KEF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202519:25 | Air Baltic 6277 | New York (JFK) Reykjavik (KEF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202518:05 | Air Baltic 966 | Paris (CDG) Vilnius (VNO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202517:05 | Air Baltic 5360 | Lisbon (LIS) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202516:45 | Air Baltic 960 | Amsterdam (AMS) Vilnius (VNO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202516:00 | Air Baltic 5290 | Lisbon (LIS) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202515:40 | Air Baltic 6273 | Denver (DEN) Reykjavik (KEF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:55 | Air Baltic 5289 | Lisbon (LIS) Faro (FAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:20 | Air Baltic 5272 | Lisbon (LIS) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:20 | Air Baltic 5143 | Oviedo (OVD) Madrid (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202512:00 | Air Baltic 5263 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202504:25 | Air Baltic 5809 | Dubai (DXB) Jakarta (CGK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202515:05 | Air Baltic 6220 | Trondheim (TRD) Copenhagen (CPH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202513:00 | Air Baltic 5778 | Paris (CDG) Lyon (LYS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202512:30 | Air Baltic 1888 | Zurich (ZRH) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202510:35 | Air Baltic 5815 | Dubai (DXB) Phuket (HKT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202508:40 | Air Baltic 2061 | Porto (OPO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.11.202504:00 | Air Baltic 1021 | Vilnius (VNO) Las Palmas (LPA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202520:50 | Air Baltic 5705 | Vienna (VIE) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202519:40 | Air Baltic 307 | Riga (RIX) Helsinki (HEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202519:20 | Air Baltic 274 | Vienna (VIE) Riga (RIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202517:20 | Air Baltic 5493 | Rome (FCO) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202517:05 | Air Baltic 990 | Lisbon (LIS) Vilnius (VNO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:20 | Air Baltic 5483 | Athens (ATH) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:00 | Air Baltic 5290 | Lisbon (LIS) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:30 | Air Baltic 306 | Helsinki (HEL) Riga (RIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:05 | Air Baltic 6220 | Trondheim (TRD) Copenhagen (CPH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | Air Baltic 5289 | Lisbon (LIS) Faro (FAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | Air Baltic 1663 | Venice (VCE) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:50 | Air Baltic 1487 | Prague (PRG) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:25 | Air Baltic 6070 | Gudja (MLA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:20 | Air Baltic 5247 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:50 | Air Baltic 305 | Riga (RIX) Helsinki (HEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:20 | Air Baltic 5258 | Lisbon (LIS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:55 | Air Baltic 1662 | Zurich (ZRH) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:50 | Air Baltic 568 | Zurich (ZRH) Nice (NCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:50 | Air Baltic 2067 | Porto (OPO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:45 | Air Baltic 159 | Riga (RIX) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:30 | Air Baltic 1888 | Zurich (ZRH) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:25 | Air Baltic 5709 | Belgrade (BEG) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:25 | Air Baltic 5319 | Porto (OPO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:45 | Air Baltic 1669 | Bologna (BLQ) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:40 | Air Baltic 1165 | Stuttgart (STR) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:20 | Air Baltic 210 | Belgrade (BEG) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:55 | Air Baltic 5683 | Frankfurt (FRA) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:50 | Air Baltic 5704 | Vienna (VIE) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:30 | Air Baltic 6483 | Stuttgart (STR) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:20 | Air Baltic 5672 | Prague (PRG) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:05 | Air Baltic 1164 | Zurich (ZRH) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202523:00 | Air Baltic 6187 | Copenhagen (CPH) Stavanger (SVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202520:25 | Air Baltic 6067 | Brussels (BRU) Gudja (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202517:50 | Air Baltic 6126 | Bergen (BGO) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202517:10 | Air Baltic 6174 | Tromso (TOS) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202513:20 | Air Baltic 5892 | Budapest (BUD) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202512:10 | Air Baltic 5417 | Copenhagen (CPH) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202512:05 | Air Baltic 5263 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202511:25 | Air Baltic 5319 | Porto (OPO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202509:50 | Air Baltic 5674 | Belgrade (BEG) Budapest (BUD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202507:00 | Air Baltic 5307 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202506:05 | Air Baltic 390 | Belgrade (BEG) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202520:00 | Air Baltic 6069 | Munich (MUC) Gudja (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:55 | Air Baltic 5227 | Amsterdam (AMS) Madrid (MAD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:45 | Air Baltic 5137 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:35 | Air Baltic 5172 | Frankfurt (FRA) Madrid (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202515:45 | Air Baltic 5135 | Madrid (MAD) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202515:30 | Air Baltic 1037 | Molde (MOL) Las Palmas (LPA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Air Baltic 6027 | Edinburgh (EDI) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:15 | Air Baltic 6026 | Amsterdam (AMS) Edinburgh (EDI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:00 | Air Baltic 5263 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202511:40 | Air Baltic 5648 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bucharest (OTP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202509:30 | Air Baltic 5811 | Dubai (DXB) Bangkok (BKK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202509:20 | Air Baltic 5152 | La Coruna (LCG) Madrid (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202508:30 | Air Baltic 152 | Oslo (OSL) Riga (RIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202508:10 | Air Baltic 1036 | Las Palmas (LPA) Molde (MOL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202507:00 | Air Baltic 151 | Riga (RIX) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202506:55 | Air Baltic 5307 | Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202506:55 | Air Baltic 5628 | Lyon (LYS) Paris (CDG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202516:25 | Air Baltic 6144 | Aarhus (AAR) Oslo (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202516:00 | Air Baltic 5290 | Lisbon (LIS) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202514:50 | Air Baltic 1487 | Prague (PRG) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202513:05 | Air Baltic 1670 | Zurich (ZRH) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202512:30 | Air Baltic 1056 | Zurich (ZRH) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202509:50 | Air Baltic 5777 | Paris (CDG) Lyon (LYS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202509:35 | Air Baltic 5699 | Zurich (ZRH) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202523:00 | Air Baltic 6211 | Copenhagen (CPH) Trondheim (TRD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202521:45 | Air Baltic 6012 | Amsterdam (AMS) Manchester (MAN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202521:35 | Air Baltic 5613 | Paris (CDG) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202521:00 | Air Baltic 5366 | Lisbon (LIS) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202520:45 | Air Baltic 6473 | Munich (MUC) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202519:50 | Air Baltic 6030 | Amsterdam (AMS) Birmingham (BHX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
