Coping with flight disruptions can be very annoying. However, the bright side is that the European Union has laws to support travelers when things get messed up. If you’re traveling by air in the EU, it’s wise to be aware of these protections. They can come in handy if your flight gets messed up.
Understanding your rights can make handling travel complications a lot simpler. While it won’t speed up your journey, it can reduce your anxiety when things get disrupted.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
When you’re flying in the European Union, rest assured that there’s aid available in the case of a flight disruption. EU laws ensure airlines assist their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:
- Meals and beverages
- Accommodation if you’re stranded 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 trouble
Don’t forget to inquire with airline staff about these things if your plans change. They are obligated to tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
Finnair Flight Delay Compensation
Delays with flights from Finnair can be very frustrating. However there’s a silver lining: if you’re stuck waiting for more than three hours due to the airline’s fault, you might be able to get some compensation.
Regulations in the UK and EU are on your side. You could get up to €600 per person. What counts is when you arrive, not when you depart. So keep an eye on your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
The amount you receive depends on the length of your journey. A brief trip won’t be compensated as highly as a longer flight, even if they’re both delayed equally.
Want to know exactly how much you could get? Check out the table below to see what compensation you could receive:
| 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 |
Finnair Flight Cancellation Compensation
The European Union has laws to assist you in case of flight cancellation. Here’s what you should know:
If your flight gets cancelled less than two weeks before your planned travel date, you might get compensation as much as €600. However, there’s a condition – the airline doesn’t have to pay if they offer you an alternative flight that doesn’t significantly disrupt your travel.
The carrier can bypass compensation 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 an alternative flight from the airline, you’re still eligible for compensation. The most important thing is your arrival time at your destination.
The amount you could receive is determined by a couple of points:
- How far you’re flying
- How late you arrive
Therefore, even if the new flight doesn’t get there on time, you could still be eligible for compensation.
Refer to the following table to see more details:
| 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 be required to compensate you if they can provide transportation to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even if you arrive shortly after the scheduled time, you might not be eligible for flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from Finnair
It’s important to be aware of how to request the compensation you’re entitled to under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s the process:
- Fill in this form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We are well-versed in the EU laws well and will make every effort to obtain your rightful compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
Remember that you’re entitled as a passenger to claim compensation for a cancelled or delayed flight. No matter whether your flight was delayed due to operational issues or mechanical problems, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including inclement weather or air traffic control decisions, you qualify for compensation.
Which Finnair Flights are Covered by EU261?
The European Union’s laws for protecting air passengers have a wide-ranging scope. They cover every flight leaving an airport within an EU country and every flight landing at 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 regulations also cover airlines from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland. This means if you’re traveling with any airline to, within, or from Europe, you likely have these rights. It’s good to understand these regulations – they’re there to help you if problems occur with your flight. They ensure you’re not stranded when your trip arrangements fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
Finnair is not always responsible when flights are delayed or cancelled. Sometimes, events occur that the airline can’t control, like severe weather conditions or unforeseen issues.
For example, if there’s a sudden storm, an urgent situation at the airport, or air traffic controllers go on strike, Finnair isn’t responsible. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline can’t do anything about.
When these things happen, you probably won’t get any compensation. The airline isn’t seen as doing anything wrong when these unforeseen difficulties arise.
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 | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30.05.202507:50 | Finnair 5072 | Tokyo (HND) Helsinki (HEL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202521:50 | Finnair 42 | Seoul (ICN) Helsinki (HEL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202521:05 | Finnair 5081 | Tokyo (HND) Honolulu (HNL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202520:20 | Finnair 5448 | Seattle (SEA) London (LHR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202520:15 | Finnair 3995 | Seattle (SEA) Boise (BOI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:50 | Finnair 5167 | Tokyo (HND) Hiroshima (HIJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:45 | Finnair 5063 | Tokyo (HND) Tokushima (TKS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:20 | Finnair 1416 | Frankfurt (FRA) Helsinki (HEL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:15 | Finnair 5253 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:00 | Finnair 5283 | Tokyo (HND) Ube (UBJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202519:00 | Finnair 5245 | Tokyo (HND) Kumamoto (KMJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:59 | Finnair 3907 | Seattle (SEA) Omaha (OMA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:55 | Finnair 5203 | Tokyo (HND) Kochi (KCZ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:42 | Finnair 2631 | Seattle (SEA) Ketchikan (KTN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:37 | Finnair 2647 | Seattle (SEA) Minneapolis (MSP) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:17 | Finnair 3957 | Seattle (SEA) Tucson (TUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:10 | Finnair 3913 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:10 | Finnair 2641 | Seattle (SEA) Milwaukee (MKE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:08 | Finnair 3951 | Seattle (SEA) Phoenix (PHX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202518:00 | Finnair 5056 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:59 | Finnair 2509 | Seattle (SEA) Anchorage (ANC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:59 | Finnair 2597 | Seattle (SEA) Dallas (DFW) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:59 | Finnair 3931 | Seattle (SEA) San Diego (SAN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:55 | Finnair 3981 | Seattle (SEA) (ORD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:46 | Finnair 2619 | Seattle (SEA) Chicago (IAH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:45 | Finnair 3975 | Seattle (SEA) Redmond (RDM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:45 | Finnair 2523 | Seattle (SEA) Boise (BOI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:41 | Finnair 3921 | Seattle (SEA) Pullman (PUW) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:35 | Finnair 5145 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:30 | Finnair 5151 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:30 | Finnair 5215 | Tokyo (HND) Asahikawa (AKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:15 | Finnair 5067 | Tokyo (HND) Misawa (MSJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:55 | Finnair 5157 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:55 | Finnair 5303 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:55 | Finnair 5173 | Tokyo (HND) Izumo (IZO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:40 | Finnair 5055 | Tokyo (HND) Ube (UBJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:30 | Finnair 5449 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:30 | Finnair 5061 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:30 | Finnair 5071 | Tokyo (HND) Shirahama (SHM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:20 | Finnair 33 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:00 | Finnair 5252 | Tokyo (CTS) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:50 | Finnair 5084 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:30 | Finnair 2576 | Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:25 | Finnair 5080 | Kumamoto (KMJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:17 | Finnair 2644 | Missoula (MSO) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:10 | Finnair 5260 | Obihiro (OBO) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:05 | Finnair 5258 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:02 | Finnair 2610 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:55 | Finnair 5210 | Komatsu (KMQ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:40 | Finnair 5150 | Kagoshima (KOJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:31 | Finnair 2650 | Oakland (OAK) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:10 | Finnair 3968 | Victoria (YYJ) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:49 | Finnair 2508 | Walla Walla (ALW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:48 | Finnair 2558 | Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:43 | Finnair 3920 | Pullman (PUW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:40 | Finnair 2634 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:30 | Finnair 3948 | Santa Ana (SNA) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:29 | Finnair 4040 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:02 | Finnair 2522 | Boise (BOI) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:56 | Finnair 2530 | Denver (DEN) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:53 | Finnair 3916 | Pasco (PSC) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:30 | Finnair 1166 | Krakow (KRK) Helsinki (HEL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:01 | Finnair 3956 | Tucson (TUS) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:55 | Finnair 2581 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:26 | Finnair 2632 | Las Vegas (LAS) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:13 | Finnair 3934 | Santa Barbara (SBA) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:00 | Finnair 6669 | Doha (DOH) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202508:27 | Finnair 4586 | Indianapolis (IND) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202508:05 | Finnair 4572 | Pittsburgh (PIT) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202507:00 | Finnair 2578 | Tampa (TPA) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202523:30 | Finnair 395 | Helsinki (HEL) Kokkola (KOK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202522:30 | Finnair 4242 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:45 | Finnair 3901 | Seattle (SEA) Oakland (OAK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:45 | Finnair 4585 | Seattle (SEA) Columbus (CMH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:45 | Finnair 3979 | Seattle (SEA) Los Angeles (SMF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:40 | Finnair 3929 | Seattle (SEA) Reno (RNO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:15 | Finnair 3995 | Seattle (SEA) Boise (BOI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:09 | Finnair 2635 | Seattle (SEA) Spokane (GEG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:05 | Finnair 5237 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:00 | Finnair 3943 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202519:59 | Finnair 3915 | Seattle (SEA) Phoenix (PHX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202519:00 | Finnair 5283 | Tokyo (HND) Ube (UBJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:55 | Finnair 5223 | Tokyo (HND) Miyazaki (KMI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:40 | Finnair 5231 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:37 | Finnair 2647 | Seattle (SEA) Minneapolis (MSP) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:25 | Finnair 6640 | Colombo (CMB) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:13 | Finnair 2546 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:10 | Finnair 3913 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:10 | Finnair 2641 | Seattle (SEA) Milwaukee (MKE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:05 | Finnair 2637 | Seattle (SEA) Chicago (MCI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:45 | Finnair 5251 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:35 | Finnair 415 | Helsinki (HEL) Kajaani (KAJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:35 | Finnair 5145 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:30 | Finnair 5151 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:05 | Finnair 5301 | Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:55 | Finnair 5303 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:55 | Finnair 5157 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:50 | Finnair 20 | Dallas (DFW) Helsinki (HEL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:50 | Finnair 5830 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:45 | Finnair 5083 | Tokyo (HND) Komatsu (KMQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
