Handling flight problems can be quite upsetting. However, the positive thing is that the European Union has laws to help travelers when things go wrong. If you’re taking a plane in the EU, it’s smart to know about these protections. They can be useful if your flight gets messed up.
Understanding your rights can make managing travel complications less stressful. While it won’t get you to your destination quicker, it can help you feel less stressed when things get disrupted.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
If your flight faces disruptions in the European Union, you’ll get help. EU laws make sure airlines look after their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:
- Meals and beverages
- A hotel room if you’re stuck overnight
- Transportation to and from the hotel
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes
If you’re delayed for a long time or your flight is cancelled, you might also receive:
- A refund
- A different flight option
- Compensation to make up for the inconvenience
Don’t forget to inquire with airline workers about these entitlements if your plans change. They are obligated to tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
Eurowings Flight Delay Compensation
Flight delays from Eurowings can be very frustrating. However there’s some good news: if you’re stuck waiting 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 on your side. You could be eligible for up to €600 per person. What matters is when you arrive, not when you take off. So keep an eye on your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
How much you get depends on the length of your journey. A brief trip won’t be compensated as highly as a long one, even if they’re both delayed equally.
Curious about exactly how much you could get? Check out the table below to see the potential reimbursement amounts:
| 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 |
Eurowings Flight Cancellation Compensation
The EU has regulations to assist you in case of flight cancellation. Here’s the important information:
If your flight gets cancelled within two weeks of your scheduled departure, you could be eligible for compensation of up to €600. However, there’s a condition – the airline can avoid paying if they can get you on another flight that doesn’t significantly disrupt your travel.
The airline can avoid paying you if they provide an alternative 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 agree to take a different flight from the airline, you can still receive compensation. What matters most is your arrival time at your destination.
The amount you could receive is based on two things:
- The length of your flight
- How late you arrive
As a result, even if the new flight doesn’t get there on time, you could still be eligible for compensation.
Look at the table below to understand better:
| 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 might not have to compensate you if they can provide a transfer to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even if you’re just a little late, you might not be eligible for flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from Eurowings
It’s important to know how to request the compensation you’re eligible for under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s how to do it:
- 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 take over. We understand the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to get you your compensation. You only incur a fee if we win your case.
Don’t forget that it is your right as a passenger to claim compensation for a cancelled or delayed flight. No matter whether your flight was delayed as a result of operational issues or technical issues, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances like severe weather or air traffic control decisions, you are entitled to compensation.
Which Eurowings Flights are Covered by EU261?
The air passenger protection regulations of the European Union are comprehensive in scope. They apply to all flights departing from an airport within an EU country and any flight coming into a European Union member state airport 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 cover airlines from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. This means if you’re traveling with any airline within, to, or from Europe, you most likely have these rights. It’s important to know about these regulations – they exist to support you if issues arise with your flight. They make sure you’re not abandoned when your travel plans don’t work out.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
Eurowings isn’t necessarily at fault when flights are delayed or cancelled. At times, things happen that the airline is powerless against, like really bad weather or unforeseen issues.
For instance, if there’s unexpected severe weather, an emergency at the airport, or a strike by air traffic controllers, Eurowings is not liable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline has no control over.
When these events take place, you likely won’t get any compensation. The airline is not considered to be doing anything wrong when these unforeseen difficulties occur.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17.07.202520:45 | Eurowings 8007 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202520:35 | Eurowings 8071 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202520:35 | Eurowings 8585 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202520:15 | Eurowings 8763 | Zurich (ZRH) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202519:55 | Eurowings 2007 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202519:30 | Eurowings 8537 | Malaga (AGP) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202518:55 | Eurowings 8006 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202518:50 | Eurowings 8070 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202518:40 | Eurowings 8046 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202518:10 | Eurowings 8230 | Berlin (BER) Helsinki (HEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202518:05 | Eurowings 2006 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202517:50 | Eurowings 8584 | Berlin (BER) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202517:05 | Eurowings 8059 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202516:30 | Eurowings 7 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
17.07.202516:20 | Eurowings 8005 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202516:15 | Eurowings 9046 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202515:30 | Eurowings 8581 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202515:05 | Eurowings 8536 | Berlin (BER) Malaga (AGP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202514:40 | Eurowings 6 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
17.07.202514:20 | Eurowings 8583 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202513:15 | Eurowings 3845 | Olbia (OLB) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202512:35 | Eurowings 8997 | Erbil (EBL) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202520:50 | Eurowings 8007 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202520:30 | Eurowings 8585 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202520:15 | Eurowings 2007 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202520:10 | Eurowings 7 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202519:30 | Eurowings 9049 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202519:25 | Eurowings 8583 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202518:25 | Eurowings 2006 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202518:20 | Eurowings 6 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202522:40 | Eurowings 382 | Cologne (CGN) Tunis (TUN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202520:20 | Eurowings 8994 | Berlin (BER) Yerevan (EVN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202520:15 | Eurowings 2007 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202520:10 | Eurowings 8989 | Split (SPU) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202519:35 | Eurowings 8006 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202519:15 | Eurowings 8679 | Heraklion (HER) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202519:00 | Eurowings 9 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202518:50 | Eurowings 6906 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202518:25 | Eurowings 2006 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202518:20 | Eurowings 8583 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202518:00 | Eurowings 8762 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202517:55 | Eurowings 8427 | Nice (NCE) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202517:45 | Eurowings 8988 | Berlin (BER) Split (SPU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202517:25 | Eurowings 8689 | Kerkyra (CFU) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202517:10 | Eurowings 6 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:50 | Eurowings 3055 | Thessaloniki (SKG) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:35 | Eurowings 4600 | Stockholm (ARN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:10 | Eurowings 8004 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:00 | Eurowings 8426 | Berlin (BER) Nice (NCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:00 | Eurowings 8537 | Malaga (AGP) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202514:15 | Eurowings 8581 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202512:20 | Eurowings 2704 | Stuttgart (STR) Chisinau (RMO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
14.07.202512:30 | Eurowings 2735 | Krakow (KRK) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202510:10 | Eurowings 2430 | Stuttgart (STR) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202507:40 | Eurowings 5368 | Hamburg (HAM) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202507:20 | Eurowings 5712 | Stuttgart (STR) Pristina (PRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:40 | Eurowings 2672 | Stuttgart (STR) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:25 | Eurowings 2912 | Stuttgart (STR) Tirana (TIA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:20 | Eurowings 2684 | Stuttgart (STR) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:15 | Eurowings 2882 | Stuttgart (STR) Rome (FCO) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:10 | Eurowings 2680 | Stuttgart (STR) Thessaloniki (SKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:05 | Eurowings 7958 | Hamburg (HAM) Dubrovnik (DBV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202506:05 | Eurowings 7674 | Hamburg (HAM) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202505:55 | Eurowings 2850 | Stuttgart (STR) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
13.07.202505:55 | Eurowings 7580 | Hamburg (HAM) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202519:25 | Eurowings 2042 | Stuttgart (STR) Hamburg (HAM) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:55 | Eurowings 2544 | Stuttgart (STR) Ibiza (IBZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:15 | Eurowings 7045 | Stuttgart (STR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:10 | Eurowings 2230 | Stuttgart (STR) Kos (KGS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:10 | Eurowings 8005 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202507:20 | Eurowings 2420 | Stuttgart (STR) Nice (NCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202506:40 | Eurowings 2000 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202506:10 | Eurowings 2964 | Stuttgart (STR) Split (SPU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202506:00 | Eurowings 2688 | Stuttgart (STR) Kavala (KVA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202514:55 | Eurowings 4369 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Salzburg (SZG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202514:50 | Eurowings 972 | Cologne (CGN) Zagreb (ZAG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202513:10 | Eurowings 2516 | Stuttgart (STR) Bilbao (BIO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202513:05 | Eurowings 4363 | Olbia (OLB) Salzburg (SZG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202511:55 | Eurowings 2966 | Stuttgart (STR) Zadar (ZAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202511:30 | Eurowings 9518 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Bilbao (BIO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202510:50 | Eurowings 9996 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Marsa Alam (RMF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202510:20 | Eurowings 4505 | Kos (KGS) Graz (GRZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202509:45 | Eurowings 844 | Cologne (CGN) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202509:10 | Eurowings 877 | Bari (BRI) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202508:15 | Eurowings 8581 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202508:10 | Eurowings 6810 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Zurich (BSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202521:05 | Eurowings 2785 | Budapest (BUD) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202520:45 | Eurowings 7405 | Paris (CDG) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202520:40 | Eurowings 7175 | Munich (MUC) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202520:35 | Eurowings 7277 | Salzburg (SZG) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202520:30 | Eurowings 769 | Zurich (ZRH) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202520:10 | Eurowings 8989 | Split (SPU) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202519:45 | Eurowings 7675 | Heraklion (HER) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202519:35 | Eurowings 7589 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202519:25 | Eurowings 7465 | London (LHR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202519:15 | Eurowings 8679 | Heraklion (HER) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202519:05 | Eurowings 2784 | Stuttgart (STR) Budapest (BUD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202518:40 | Eurowings 7174 | Hamburg (HAM) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202518:30 | Eurowings 7 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202518:30 | Eurowings 7815 | Catania (CTA) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
