TAP Air Portugal Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation

Yurii Moskalenko
07.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

Dealing with flight problems can be quite upsetting. However, the good news is that the European Union has laws to help travelers when things don’t go as planned. If you’re flying in the EU, it’s smart to be aware of these regulations. They can come in handy if your flight is disrupted.

Knowing what you’re entitled to can make dealing with travel problems less stressful. While it won’t speed up your journey, it can make you more relaxed when things go wrong.

Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004

EU air passengers are protected if their flight experiences difficulties. EU laws ensure airlines take care of their passengers when things go wrong.

When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:

  • Meals and beverages
  • Accommodation 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 get:

  • A refund
  • A different flight option
  • Compensation to make up for the inconvenience

Remember to inquire with airline staff about these entitlements if your plans change. They are obligated to tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.

TAP Air Portugal Flight Delay Compensation

Delays with flights from TAP Air Portugal can be really annoying. However there’s a bright side: 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 on your side. You could get up to €600 per person. What counts is when you reach your destination, not when you leave. So monitor your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.

Your compensation depends on your flight distance. A short flight won’t be compensated as highly as a longer flight, even if they’re both delayed for the same duration.

Want to know exactly how much you could get? Check out the table below to see the potential reimbursement amounts:

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

TAP Air Portugal Flight Cancellation Compensation

The EU has laws to protect you if your flight is cancelled. Here’s what you should know:

In the event of a flight cancellation less than two weeks before you’re supposed to leave, you could be eligible for compensation as much as €600. However, there’s a condition – the airline doesn’t have to pay if they can get you on another flight that doesn’t significantly disrupt your travel.

The airline can avoid paying you if they arrange a replacement flight that meets the following conditions:

Advance NoticeRe-routing Requirements
14 DaysNone
7 – 13 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight
Less than 7 DaysAlternative 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 key factor is your arrival time at your destination.

The amount you could receive is based on two things:

  1. How far you’re flying
  2. 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.

Refer to the table below to understand better:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-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 if you’re just a little late, you might not be entitled to flight cancellation compensation.

How to Claim Compensation from TAP Air Portugal

It’s important to be aware of how to claim the compensation you’re eligible for under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s the process:

  • Fill in our form. You’ll need to provide details like 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 know the EU laws thoroughly and will do our best to get you your compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.

Remember 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 reasons or technical issues, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including severe weather or air traffic control decisions, you qualify for compensation.

Which TAP Air Portugal Flights are Covered by EU261?

The air passenger protection regulations of the European Union are comprehensive in scope. They apply to every flight leaving an airport in an EU member state and any flight coming into an airport within an EU country if the flight is operated by an EU airline.

ItineraryCovered by EU 261
Flights departing EU airports✅ Covered
Flights arriving at EU airports✅ Covered

These regulations also cover airlines from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. This means when you travel with any airline to, within, or from Europe, you most likely have these rights. It’s important to know about these laws – they’re in place to help you if problems occur with your flight. They make sure you’re not left on your own when your travel plans go awry.

When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation

TAP Air Portugal is not always at fault when flights are delayed or cancelled. Sometimes, things happen that the airline is powerless against, like really bad weather or unforeseen issues.

For example, if there’s a sudden storm, an urgent situation at the airport, or an air traffic control strike, TAP Air Portugal isn’t responsible. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline is unable to prevent.

When these things happen, you likely 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

09.05.202518:45

TAP Air Portugal

5136

Sao Paulo (CNF)

Ipatinga (IPN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202517:45

TAP Air Portugal

543

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202517:40

TAP Air Portugal

8446

Zurich (ZRH)

Budapest (BUD)

cancelled

Refunds

09.05.202517:30

TAP Air Portugal

7975

Budapest (BUD)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202516:45

TAP Air Portugal

7968

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202515:50

TAP Air Portugal

4079

Sao Paulo (GRU)

Ilheus (IOS)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202515:35

TAP Air Portugal

7970

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202515:10

TAP Air Portugal

7460

Brussels (BRU)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202514:20

TAP Air Portugal

7973

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7077

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7989

Zagreb (ZAG)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202512:50

TAP Air Portugal

7994

Frankfurt (FRA)

Zagreb (ZAG)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202512:35

TAP Air Portugal

6627

Porto (OPO)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202512:00

TAP Air Portugal

7012

Cairo (CAI)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202512:00

TAP Air Portugal

7425

Barcelona (BCN)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202511:45

TAP Air Portugal

1453

Marrakech (RAK)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202511:38

TAP Air Portugal

4478

Seattle (SEA)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202511:30

TAP Air Portugal

7988

Munich (MUC)

Zagreb (ZAG)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202511:20

TAP Air Portugal

1032

Lisbon (LIS)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202509:50

TAP Air Portugal

6620

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202509:15

TAP Air Portugal

6856

Zagreb (ZAG)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202509:00

TAP Air Portugal

1541

Lisbon (LIS)

Praia (RAI)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202508:55

TAP Air Portugal

7446

Athens (ATH)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202508:55

TAP Air Portugal

1452

Lisbon (LIS)

Marrakech (RAK)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202508:20

TAP Air Portugal

6628

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Porto (OPO)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202508:00

TAP Air Portugal

4228

Sao Paulo (GIG)

Navegantes (NVT)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202507:45

TAP Air Portugal

1030

Lisbon (LIS)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202507:25

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Rome (MXP)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202506:00

TAP Air Portugal

6617

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202502:50

TAP Air Portugal

8325

Beijing (PEK)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202522:00

TAP Air Portugal

6625

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

cancelled

Refunds

08.05.202521:30

TAP Air Portugal

6588

Montreal (YUL)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202521:15

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Boston (BOS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6572

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202519:10

TAP Air Portugal

8560

Newark (EWR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202518:45

TAP Air Portugal

6385

Mexico City (MEX)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7077

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202509:45

TAP Air Portugal

7090

Budapest (BUD)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8199

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6654

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202515:45

TAP Air Portugal

1527

Accra (ACC)

Sao Tome Island (TMS)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202515:00

TAP Air Portugal

5013

Altamira (ATM)

Belem (BEL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:50

TAP Air Portugal

641

Brussels (BRU)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:31

TAP Air Portugal

8565

Tampa (TPA)

Newark (EWR)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202510:30

TAP Air Portugal

6781

Brussels (BRU)

Porto (OPO)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202508:15

TAP Air Portugal

1859

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202507:25

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Rome (MXP)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202523:55

TAP Air Portugal

8424

Singapore (SIN)

London (LGW)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202522:10

TAP Air Portugal

5398

Recife (REC)

Vitoria (VIX)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202521:15

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Boston (BOS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202520:55

TAP Air Portugal

6558

New York (JFK)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6572

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:45

TAP Air Portugal

4046

Sao Paulo (GIG)

Vitoria (VIX)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:45

TAP Air Portugal

5136

Sao Paulo (CNF)

Ipatinga (IPN)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202514:55

TAP Air Portugal

7645

Stuttgart (STR)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202514:25

TAP Air Portugal

6509

Paris (CDG)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202508:40

TAP Air Portugal

1477

Lisbon (LIS)

Bissau (OXB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202522:15

TAP Air Portugal

7978

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:50

TAP Air Portugal

7240

Rome (FCO)

Bari (BRI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:30

TAP Air Portugal

6588

Montreal (YUL)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:25

TAP Air Portugal

8987

Brussels (BRU)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:00

TAP Air Portugal

7464

Brussels (BRU)

Gothenburg (GOT)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6514

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:10

TAP Air Portugal

646

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:55

TAP Air Portugal

6766

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:20

TAP Air Portugal

7483

Gothenburg (GOT)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:10

TAP Air Portugal

6418

Berlin (BER)

Tallinn (TLL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:05

TAP Air Portugal

8799

Berlin (BER)

Helsinki (HEL)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202517:50

TAP Air Portugal

7791

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:50

TAP Air Portugal

6768

Porto (OPO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:20

TAP Air Portugal

644

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:00

TAP Air Portugal

7714

Munich (MUC)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:50

TAP Air Portugal

4079

Sao Paulo (GRU)

Ilheus (IOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:25

TAP Air Portugal

6408

Berlin (BER)

Riga (RIX)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:15

TAP Air Portugal

1324

Lisbon (LIS)

Dublin (DUB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:20

TAP Air Portugal

7973

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:00

TAP Air Portugal

6407

Riga (RIX)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7230

Rome (FCO)

Trieste (TRS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:05

TAP Air Portugal

531

Berlin (BER)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:55

TAP Air Portugal

5540

Oslo (OSL)

Bodo (BOO)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:55

TAP Air Portugal

6780

Porto (OPO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:10

TAP Air Portugal

6784

Faro (FAO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:05

TAP Air Portugal

6774

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:00

TAP Air Portugal

7966

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:55

TAP Air Portugal

7742

Munich (MUC)

Bremen (BRE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:25

TAP Air Portugal

7980

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:25

TAP Air Portugal

7253

Brindisi (BDS)

Rome (FCO)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:15

TAP Air Portugal

8712

Budapest (BUD)

Vienna (VIE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:07

TAP Air Portugal

8511

Boston (BOS)

Newark (EWR)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202510:16

TAP Air Portugal

4352

Philadelphia (PHL)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202510:15

TAP Air Portugal

6723

Budapest (BUD)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202510:05

TAP Air Portugal

57

Lisbon (LIS)

Brasilia (BSB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:35

TAP Air Portugal

5311

Sao Paulo (SDU)

Sao Paulo (CNF)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8199

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8513

Boston (BOS)

Newark (EWR)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202509:25

TAP Air Portugal

7969

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:25

TAP Air Portugal

7745

Bremen (BRE)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:50

TAP Air Portugal

4113

Brasilia (BSB)

Fortaleza (FOR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:35

TAP Air Portugal

4033

Brasilia (BSB)

Sao Paulo (CNF)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:30

TAP Air Portugal

540

Lisbon (LIS)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Refunds
Yurii Moskalenko
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Yurii educates people about human rights and advocacy. He creates helpful materials for travelers to assert their rights. With certifications in law and economics, Yurii turns legal terms into simple, actionable advice. His travel experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges travelers face, helping him better understand their needs.

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