Whenever flights get delayed or cancelled, it can be annoying and inconvenient for passengers. However, the EU has a regulation 261 that helps protect passengers in these situations. Under EU 261, if your flight is disrupted, the airline has to provide you with compensation and assistance.
Passenger Rights Under EU 261/2004
EU Regulation 261 is the law that deals with air passengers’ rights. In particular, this regulation covers different situations, such as flight cancellations, delays, rebooking, etc., and requires airlines to handle individual cases with care and fairness. If the incident happens because of the airline’s fault, any passenger who underwent certain inconveniences has a right to receive compensation. In addition, passengers can receive certain benefits, which we will discuss further in the article.
Right to Compensation
European Union Regulation 261 includes rules concerning the process of compensation, including aid to travelers affected by air travel disruptions. In particular, the amount of compensation you can expect to receive is up to 600 euros per person. This sum varies, depending on your circumstances.
Compensation for China Eastern Airlines Flight Cancellation
First and foremost, passengers need to know that the airline must inform them about the flight cancellation. In case the airline informs you under fourteen days before your scheduled departure and does not offer any alternative flight, the airline, according to the EU 261 regulation, is obligated to compensate you compensation of 250 – 600 euros.
At the same time, if a passenger is offered an alternative flight but arrives at 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 depending on the length of the delay:
| 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 |
Compensation for China Eastern Airlines Flight Delay
When a flight is delayed for 3+ hours, the airline is required 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, this is the case when the airline also must provide a passenger with refreshments, meals, and accommodation. See essential details on compensation in the table below:
| 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 |
Right to Care
Right to Care relates to a specific aspect of European Union Regulation 261/2004, which establishes common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of flight cancellations, long delays, or denied boarding.
The “Right to Care” under EU 261 requires airlines to provide certain services and assistance to passengers facing significant delays or cancellations. These include:
- Food and beverages appropriate for the waiting time
- Hotel accommodation if an overnight stay becomes necessary
- Transport between the airport and the hotel
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes
Upgrading and Downgrading
In situations where a passenger receives 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 booked Economy but were upgraded to Business class), you won’t be charged additional fees for this service.
Regarding downgrading in class (in case you booked a Business class flight, but were downgraded to Economy), you have a right to receive reimbursement. Here, you should be aware that the amount of compensation is entirely based on 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.
Be aware that these rights cover any flights inside 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 delayed or cancelled flights. Particularly, we talk about extraordinary circumstances that are outside of the airline’s control. Some of the 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).
Furthermore, 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 261 covers all flights departing from European Union airports. It also applies 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, China Eastern Airlines is not a European airline. Consequently, they are not obliged to pay compensation if their flights operate outside of the European Union. This is true even for their flights to the European Union if they start outside the EU.
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing from the EU airports | ✔️ Yes |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ❌ No |
How to Claim China Eastern Airlines Compensation
Flight delay or cancellation can be a frustrating experience that can not only upset you but also ruin all your travel plans. Those who are unlucky enough to face a flight delay or cancellation should understand the steps to claim compensation. To apply for compensation, follow these steps:
- Fill in our form. You’ll need to provide details including your flight number, date, and the issue you encountered.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We understand the EU laws thoroughly and will do our best to secure your compensation. You only incur a fee if we win your case.
Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations
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| Date | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
02.07.202518:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4035 | Brisbane (BNE) Christchurch (CHC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4116 | Melbourne (MEL) Launceston (LST) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4058 | Brisbane (BNE) Cairns (CNS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4072 | Brisbane (BNE) Sydney (SYD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:15 | China Eastern Airlines 3937 | Tokyo (KIX) Shanghai (PVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:10 | China Eastern Airlines 4073 | Sydney (SYD) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202518:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4138 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4216 | Tokyo (CTS) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:50 | China Eastern Airlines 3963 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4136 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4086 | Canberra (CBR) Melbourne (MEL) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4123 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4134 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4041 | Melbourne (MEL) Adelaide (ADL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:25 | China Eastern Airlines 3376 | Hangzhou (HGH) Chongqing (CKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4135 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:10 | China Eastern Airlines 277 | (PKX) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:10 | China Eastern Airlines 4071 | Sydney (SYD) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2116 | (PKX) Shanghai (XIY) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4131 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:40 | China Eastern Airlines 8296 | (PKX) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4060 | Brisbane (BNE) Cairns (CNS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4874 | Xiamen (XMN) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:20 | China Eastern Airlines 8975 | Guangzhou (CAN) Hanoi (HAN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:20 | China Eastern Airlines 4179 | Brisbane (BNE) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:20 | China Eastern Airlines 4128 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4516 | Dalian (DLC) Jixi (JXA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4121 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4042 | Adelaide (ADL) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:05 | China Eastern Airlines 8190 | (PKX) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4129 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4126 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202516:00 | China Eastern Airlines 3965 | Nanjing (NKG) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4085 | Melbourne (MEL) Canberra (CBR) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4765 | Guangzhou (CAN) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:35 | China Eastern Airlines 3531 | Chengdu (CTU) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4031 | Auckland (AKL) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4120 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202515:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4332 | Zunyi (ZYI) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:40 | China Eastern Airlines 9038 | Tianjin (TSN) Nanchang (KHN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:35 | China Eastern Airlines 4025 | Wellington (WLG) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4118 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4079 | Melbourne (MEL) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:25 | China Eastern Airlines 3890 | Hangzhou (HGH) Chongqing (TFU) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:15 | China Eastern Airlines 8386 | Haikou (HAK) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:10 | China Eastern Airlines 4516 | Tianjin (TSN) Dalian (DLC) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:05 | China Eastern Airlines 2445 | Hangzhou (HGH) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4144 | Gold Coast (OOL) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4124 | Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:00 | China Eastern Airlines 6460 | Zhengzhou (CGO) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202514:00 | China Eastern Airlines 3375 | Chongqing (CKG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4063 | Sydney (SYD) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:45 | China Eastern Airlines 2393 | Ningbo (NGB) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4798 | Hangzhou (HGH) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:40 | China Eastern Airlines 6161 | (PKX) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:40 | China Eastern Airlines 4679 | Shanghai (XIY) Xiamen (XMN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4156 | Sydney (SYD) Gold Coast (OOL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4147 | Melbourne (MEL) Perth (PER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:20 | China Eastern Airlines 6156 | Kunming (KMG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:10 | China Eastern Airlines 2263 | Shanghai (XIY) Shenyang (SHE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:10 | China Eastern Airlines 4150 | Perth (PER) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:05 | China Eastern Airlines 8139 | Hangzhou (HGH) Fuoshan (FUO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2518 | Dalian (DLC) Qingdao (TAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2110 | (PKX) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2109 | Shanghai (XIY) (PKX) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 8958 | Seoul (ICN) Dalian (DLC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4639 | Hohhot (HET) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:50 | China Eastern Airlines 2165 | Jiayuguan (JGN) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:45 | China Eastern Airlines 2270 | Shenzhen (SZX) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4667 | Lanzhou (LHW) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:35 | China Eastern Airlines 5147 | (PKX) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:30 | China Eastern Airlines 8974 | Hanoi (HAN) Guangzhou (CAN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:30 | China Eastern Airlines 9717 | Dali City (DLU) Shanghai (PVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2367 | Shanghai (XIY) Dunhuang (DNH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2154 | Shanghai (SHA) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:15 | China Eastern Airlines 2397 | Shanghai (XIY) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4117 | Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2157 | Shanghai (XIY) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202512:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4819 | Chongqing (TFU) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:55 | China Eastern Airlines 6774 | Chongqing (TFU) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4807 | Chongqing (CKG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:40 | China Eastern Airlines 3142 | Shanghai (XIY) Weihai (WEH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:40 | China Eastern Airlines 6283 | Shanghai (XIY) Tacheng (TCG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:35 | China Eastern Airlines 5224 | Shanghai (XIY) Ningbo (NGB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:35 | China Eastern Airlines 6626 | Taiyuan (TYN) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:25 | China Eastern Airlines 6159 | Shanghai (XIY) Shenzhen (SZX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:25 | China Eastern Airlines 3268 | Haikou (HAK) Chongqing (TFU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:20 | China Eastern Airlines 6201 | Shanghai (XIY) Zhangye (YZY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:20 | China Eastern Airlines 2440 | Gonggar (LXA) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4797 | Guiyang (KWE) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4143 | Melbourne (MEL) Gold Coast (OOL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:10 | China Eastern Airlines 3889 | (LFQ) Hangzhou (HGH) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:00 | China Eastern Airlines 5643 | Shanghai (SHA) Tianjin (TSN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:00 | China Eastern Airlines 716 | Brisbane (BNE) Shanghai (PVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2155 | Shanghai (XIY) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:55 | China Eastern Airlines 8558 | Shanghai (XIY) Wenzhou (WNZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:55 | China Eastern Airlines 3590 | Chengdu (CTU) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4148 | Perth (PER) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:45 | China Eastern Airlines 4350 | Beijing (PEK) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4673 | Shanghai (XIY) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
