Dealing with flight disruptions can be quite upsetting. However, the positive thing is that the European Union has regulations to assist travelers when things don’t go as planned. If you’re flying in the EU, it’s a good idea to understand these protections. They can help you out if your flight is disrupted.
Understanding your rights can make handling travel complications a lot simpler. While it won’t speed up your journey, it can help you feel less stressed when things go wrong.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
When you’re flying in the EU, rest assured that there’s assistance available in the case of a flight disruption. EU laws guarantee airlines look after their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:
- Refreshments and snacks
- 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 trouble
Don’t forget to inquire with airline representatives about these things if your plans change. They have to inform you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
Ryanair Flight Delay Compensation
Travel setbacks from Ryanair can be very frustrating. However there’s a silver lining: if you’re delayed 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 is important is when you reach your destination, not when you take off. So monitor your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
How much you get depends on how far you’re flying. A brief trip won’t get you as much money as a long one, 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 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 |
Ryanair Flight Cancellation Compensation
Europe has regulations to assist you in case of flight cancellation. Here’s what you need to know:
In the event of a flight cancellation less than two weeks before you’re supposed to leave, you could be eligible for compensation of up to €600. But there’s a catch – the airline can avoid paying if they offer you an alternative flight that doesn’t significantly disrupt your travel.
The carrier can bypass compensation 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 agree to take another flight from the airline, you can still receive compensation. The key factor is your arrival time at your destination.
The amount you could receive is based on two things:
- The length of your flight
- The delay in your arrival
So, even if the new flight doesn’t get there on time, you may still receive some compensation.
Refer to the following table 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 might not be required to compensate you if they can provide a transfer to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even if you arrive shortly after the scheduled time, you might not be entitled to flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from Ryanair
It’s crucial to know how to claim the compensation you deserve under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s the process:
- Fill in this form. You’ll need to provide details including 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 know the EU laws well and will make every effort to obtain your rightful compensation. You only incur a fee if we win your case.
Don’t forget that you have the right as a passenger to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. No matter whether your flight was delayed as a result of operational issues or technical difficulties, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including inclement weather or air traffic control decisions, you have a right to compensation.
Which Ryanair Flights are Covered by EU261?
The air passenger protection regulations of the European Union are comprehensive in scope. They cover every flight leaving 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 include airlines from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. This means if you’re flying with any airline to, from, or within Europe, you probably have these rights. It’s good to be aware of these laws – they exist to support you if something goes wrong with your flight. They guarantee you’re not left on your own when your travel plans fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
Ryanair is not always at fault when flights are delayed or cancelled. Occasionally, things happen that the airline is powerless against, like severe weather conditions or unexpected problems.
For example, if there’s a sudden storm, an urgent situation at the airport, or air traffic controllers go on strike, Ryanair is not liable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline has no control over.
When these things happen, you probably won’t get any compensation. The airline isn’t seen as 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 | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29.05.202517:30 | Ryanair 8261 | Rome (CIA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:20 | Ryanair 3331 | Paphos (PFO) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202517:00 | Ryanair | Budapest (BUD) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:45 | Ryanair 23 | Paris (BVA) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202516:15 | Ryanair 1659 | Budapest (BUD) London (STN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202515:25 | Ryanair 8403 | Tirana (TIA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:50 | Ryanair 3715 | Bourgas (BOJ) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:20 | Ryanair 1539 | Rome (TSF) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:40 | Ryanair 2723 | Bari (BRI) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:30 | Ryanair 82 | Rome (CIA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:15 | Ryanair 4255 | Budapest (BUD) N?rnberg (NUE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:45 | Ryanair 5734 | Rome (MXP) Bratislava (BTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:25 | Ryanair 1658 | London (STN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:45 | Ryanair 2174 | Krakow (KRK) Memmingen (FMM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:35 | Ryanair 4224 | Dublin (DUB) Bratislava (BTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:30 | Ryanair 1812 | Krakow (KRK) London (LTN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:30 | Ryanair 3716 | Krakow (KRK) Bourgas (BOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:25 | Ryanair 4256 | N?rnberg (NUE) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:25 | Ryanair 3722 | Manchester (MAN) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:20 | Ryanair 2722 | Krakow (KRK) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:15 | Ryanair 2107 | Rome (BGY) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:05 | Ryanair 4425 | Cagliari (CAG) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202511:00 | Ryanair 83 | Krakow (KRK) Rome (CIA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:50 | Ryanair 4842 | Brussels (CRL) Nimes (FNI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:45 | Ryanair 2300 | Manises (VLC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:40 | Ryanair 8942 | Paris (BVA) Gdansk (GDN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:30 | Ryanair 6624 | Edinburgh (EDI) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:25 | Ryanair 4413 | Helsinki (HEL) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:40 | Ryanair 6713 | Madrid (MAD) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:35 | Ryanair 7227 | Thessaloniki (SKG) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:30 | Ryanair 2610 | Athens (ATH) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:20 | Ryanair 6078 | Barcelona (BCN) Ouarzazate (OZZ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:05 | Ryanair 4531 | Sarajevo (SJJ) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:05 | Ryanair 3231 | Catania (CTA) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:00 | Ryanair 8384 | Barcelona (BCN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:00 | Ryanair 1017 | Edinburgh (EDI) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:00 | Ryanair 4045 | Napoli (NAP) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202508:00 | Ryanair 8358 | Manchester (MAN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202507:45 | Ryanair 4310 | Arrecife (ACE) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202505:45 | Ryanair 9941 | Alicante (ALC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202519:55 | Ryanair 5571 | Sofia (SOF) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202519:50 | Ryanair 6749 | Gothenburg (GOT) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:45 | Ryanair 3435 | Krakow (KRK) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:20 | Ryanair 3036 | Krakow (KRK) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:10 | Ryanair 4426 | Krakow (KRK) Cagliari (CAG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:10 | Ryanair 34 | Manchester (MAN) Bratislava (BTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:00 | Ryanair 3592 | London (STN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:50 | Ryanair 8357 | Budapest (BUD) Manchester (MAN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:40 | Ryanair 1023 | Dublin (DUB) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:05 | Ryanair 1242 | Athens (ATH) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:00 | Ryanair 2300 | Manises (VLC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:00 | Ryanair 7465 | Tours (TUF) Porto (OPO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:45 | Ryanair 3327 | Shannon (SNN) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:20 | Ryanair 8403 | Tirana (TIA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:15 | Ryanair 43 | Eindhoven (EIN) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:30 | Ryanair 166 | Paris (BVA) Rome (FCO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:40 | Ryanair 6788 | Paris (BVA) Trieste (TRS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:40 | Ryanair 1243 | Budapest (BUD) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:35 | Ryanair 4011 | Gothenburg (GOT) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:30 | Ryanair 2622 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:30 | Ryanair 9001 | Paris (BVA) Manises (VLC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:20 | Ryanair 8883 | Paris (BVA) Rome (MXP) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:15 | Ryanair 6042 | Tangier (TNG) Carcassonne (CCF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:05 | Ryanair 2175 | Memmingen (FMM) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:00 | Ryanair 888 | Rome (BGY) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:45 | Ryanair 3224 | Paris (BVA) Brindisi (BDS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:45 | Ryanair 4256 | N?rnberg (NUE) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:40 | Ryanair 7464 | Porto (OPO) Tours (TUF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202511:20 | Ryanair 5191 | Bari (BRI) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202511:15 | Ryanair 8942 | Paris (BVA) Gdansk (GDN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202511:15 | Ryanair 1829 | Paris (BVA) Prague (PRG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:55 | Ryanair 4255 | Budapest (BUD) N?rnberg (NUE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:20 | Ryanair 23 | Paris (BVA) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202509:20 | Ryanair 4511 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202509:15 | Ryanair 8384 | Barcelona (BCN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202508:55 | Ryanair 2763 | Krakow (KRK) Copenhagen (CPH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202508:25 | Ryanair 1658 | London (STN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202521:25 | Ryanair 4756 | Arrecife (ACE) Bristol (BRS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:15 | Ryanair 3591 | Budapest (BUD) London (STN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:10 | Ryanair 6712 | Budapest (BUD) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:55 | Ryanair 1398 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Zaragoza (ZAZ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:40 | Ryanair 6232 | Krakow (KRK) Palermo (PMO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:35 | Ryanair 3827 | Budapest (BUD) Bologna (BLQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202518:00 | Ryanair 4938 | Brussels (CRL) Rome (TSF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202517:30 | Ryanair 1335 | Malaga (AGP) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:35 | Ryanair 3111 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:30 | Ryanair | Rome (BGY) Lodz (LCJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:25 | Ryanair 3592 | London (STN) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:20 | Ryanair 6713 | Madrid (MAD) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:20 | Ryanair 4275 | Budapest (BUD) Marseille (MRS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:10 | Ryanair 2160 | Porto (OPO) Rome (TSF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202515:20 | Ryanair 2480 | Poitiers (PIS) London (STN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202515:20 | Ryanair 3699 | Krakow (KRK) Paris (BVA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202515:15 | Ryanair 8502 | Er-Rachidia (ERH) Marrakech (RAK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202515:15 | Ryanair 3536 | Krakow (KRK) Rome (BGY) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202514:45 | Ryanair 8144 | London (LTN) Knock (NOC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202514:20 | Ryanair 4078 | Prague (PRG) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202514:00 | Ryanair 4122 | Malaga (AGP) Bristol (BRS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202513:30 | Ryanair 505 | Bristol (BRS) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202513:25 | Ryanair 5117 | Crotone (CRV) Bologna (BLQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
