Copenhagen Airport Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation

Bohdana Nosenok
19.08.2024
Updated 16.05.2025

Flight delays and cancellations are the most frequent issues experienced by travelers. Luckily, the European Union has EU Regulation 261/2004, which ensures that you, as a passenger, are not left in a difficult situation and that your rights are protected. The EU 261/2004 specifies the situations when passengers are eligible for compensation and assistance during flight disruption.

In this article, you will find everything you need to know about EU 261 regulation and in which situations you are entitled to compensation.

Passenger Rights under EU 261/2004

According to EU Regulation 261/2004, travelers flying to or from Copenhagen Airport on flights operated by EU-based airlines have specific rights in case of significant cancellations or delays. These rights include:

  • Food and drinks: Airlines must provide proper refreshments and snacks during the waiting period.
  • Access to means of communication: Passengers should be provided two free phone calls, emails, or faxes.
  • Hotel accommodation if necessary: If an overnight stay is needed, the airline must provide accommodation and transportation to and from the hotel.
  • Ticket refund or alternative flight: Passengers have the option to select from a full refund of their ticket or rebooking on an alternative flight to their final destination.
  • Compensation: According to the flight distance and length of delay, passengers may be eligible for financial compensation between €250 to €600.

Copenhagen Airport Flight Delay Compensation

Flyers facing flight delays at Copenhagen Airport could be entitled to compensation of up to 600 euros per person, especially if the delay lasts longer than three hours. The right to compensation is decided by the cause of the delay and whether it adheres to UK and EU laws. The amount of compensation is based on the time of arrival at the destination rather than departure time and is influenced by the distance of the flight and the length of the delay.

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

Keep in mind that airlines are not obligated to provide compensation for delays due to extraordinary circumstances outside their control.

Copenhagen Airport Flight Cancellation Compensation

In the event of a flight cancellation causing inconvenience at the Copenhagen Airport, according to EU 261, travelers may receive compensation of up to €600 if the airline notifies them of the cancellation less than 14 days before departure.

However, there are exceptions to this law. The airline could be exempt from compensating passengers if it provides an alternative flight that meets certain criteria, letting you arrive at your destination with the minimal delay possible:

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

Compensation could still be available even though you agree to an alternative flight, provided your arrival at the final destination is significantly delayed. The compensation amount is determined by the flight distance and the duration of the delay. You can check the table below to figure out the compensation amount you are eligible for:

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

Keep in mind that airlines typically don’t offer compensation for cancellations caused by extraordinary circumstances outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control strikes.

Which Copenhagen Airport Flights are Covered by EU261?

If you are departing from an airport within the European Union and traveling on an airline flight originating in the EU, you are protected under EU Regulation 261/2004. This regulation guarantees that you have certain rights in the event of a delay, flight cancellation, denied boarding, and related issues. Here’s a more detailed table of what situations are protected by EU Regulation 261 and which are not:

ItineraryEU AirlineNon-EU Airline
Departures from Copenhagen Airport to anywhereYesYes
Arrivals at Copenhagen Airport from inside the EUYesNo
Arrivals at Copenhagen Airport from outside the EUYesNo

How to Claim Compensation from Copenhagen Airport

Flight cancellations and delays are common due to factors such as extreme weather conditions, air traffic congestion, mechanical problems, or staffing issues. If you experience a flight disruption at Copenhagen Airport, you could be eligible for compensation under European Union Regulation 261/2004.

To initiate a compensation claim, follow these steps:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and the issue you encountered.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will strive to secure your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.

Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations

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Date Flight number Route Status Compensation

05.07.202512:50

SmartLynx Airlines

70

Kastrup (CPH)

Sabiha Gokcen (IST)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202512:35

Ryanair

2677

Kastrup (CPH)

Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202512:05

SAS

2613

Kastrup (CPH)

Geneve-cointrin (GVA)

cancelled

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:55

TAP Air Portugal

7471

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:55

ANA

5148

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:55

Brussels Airlines

2258

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:25

Singapore Airlines

2650

Kastrup (CPH)

Billund (BLL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:25

Braathens Regional

1285

Kastrup (CPH)

Billund (BLL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:25

Etihad Airways

4093

Kastrup (CPH)

Billund (BLL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202511:25

Delta Air Lines

7620

Kastrup (CPH)

Billund (BLL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202507:20

Atlantic Airways

7122

Kastrup (CPH)

Malta International (MLA)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

Etihad Airways

7228

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

Singapore Airlines

2828

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

United Airlines

9912

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

Air Canada

6316

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

Brussels Airlines

2268

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

05.07.202506:50

TAP Air Portugal

7469

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202522:55

Luxair

1851

Kastrup (CPH)

Palanga International (PLQ)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202522:55

KLM

8556

Kastrup (CPH)

Palanga International (PLQ)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202522:55

SAS

2744

Kastrup (CPH)

Palanga International (PLQ)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202520:40

Eurowings

9245

Kastrup (CPH)

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202520:10

SWISS

1277

Kastrup (CPH)

Zurich (ZRH)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202519:45

NyxAir

611

Kastrup (CPH)

Karlstad (KSD)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202519:25

Qatar Airways

6786

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202519:25

Finnair

960

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202519:25

Jet Linx Aviation

6884

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202517:00

Finnair

956

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202517:00

Qatar Airways

6776

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202517:00

Icelandair

7301

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202516:30

Danish Air

46

Kastrup (CPH)

Bornholm (RNN)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202514:25

Air Canada

7454

Kastrup (CPH)

Suvarnabhumi International (BKK)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202514:25

TAP Air Portugal

8371

Kastrup (CPH)

Suvarnabhumi International (BKK)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202514:25

Thai Airways International

951

Kastrup (CPH)

Suvarnabhumi International (BKK)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202514:00

Norwegian

3158

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

American Airlines

8991

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

Jet Linx Aviation

6814

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

Finnair

954

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

TAP Air Portugal

8790

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

Qatar Airways

6774

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202513:15

British Airways

6024

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202508:50

Finnair

952

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202508:50

Qatar Airways

6789

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202508:50

Icelandair

7303

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202508:50

American Airlines

9017

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

04.07.202507:30

Danish Air

32

Kastrup (CPH)

Bornholm (RNN)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202506:50

Air Canada

6316

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202506:50

Brussels Airlines

2268

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202506:50

United Airlines

9912

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202506:50

TAP Air Portugal

7469

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

04.07.202506:50

Etihad Airways

7228

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202523:05

SAS

1225

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202523:05

Luxair

1893

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202523:05

KLM

2910

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202521:20

easyJet

5268

Kastrup (CPH)

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202518:10

Brussels Airlines

2260

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202518:10

TAP Air Portugal

7473

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202517:25

SAS

627

Kastrup (CPH)

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202517:25

Icelandair

7407

Kastrup (CPH)

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202516:50

easyJet

1264

Kastrup (CPH)

Euroairport France (EAP)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202516:10

Norwegian

3302

Kastrup (CPH)

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202515:30

SAS

1217

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202515:30

KLM

2906

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:05

KLM

2904

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:05

Braathens Regional

1213

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:05

Air France

4567

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:05

Etihad Airways

3930

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:05

TAP Air Portugal

5571

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:00

Icelandair

7543

Kastrup (CPH)

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202514:00

SAS

1677

Kastrup (CPH)

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202513:30

Norwegian

3088

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202513:15

Jettime

954

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202512:45

SAS

983

Kastrup (CPH)

Haneda Airport (TYO)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202510:45

Braathens Regional

1207

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202510:45

Singapore Airlines

2641

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202510:45

Etihad Airways

3928

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202510:45

KLM

2902

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202510:45

Air France

4571

Kastrup (CPH)

Aalborg (AAL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:50

Qatar Airways

6789

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:50

American Airlines

9017

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:50

AlphaSky

7666

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:50

Finnair

952

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:05

Aegean Airlines

3337

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202508:05

SAS

593

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202507:00

Norwegian

3612

Kastrup (CPH)

Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO)

Delayed

Claim Refund

03.07.202507:00

Norwegian

3550

Kastrup (CPH)

Liszt Ferenc International (BUD)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202523:40

Compass Air Cargo

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202521:40

easyJet

5264

Kastrup (CPH)

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202519:35

Sky Express

3211

Kastrup (CPH)

Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202519:25

Qatar Airways

6786

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202519:25

Finnair

960

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202519:25

Jet Linx Aviation

6884

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202518:10

Brussels Airlines

2260

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202518:10

TAP Air Portugal

7473

Kastrup (CPH)

Brussels Airport (BRU)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:15

Ryanair

633

Kastrup (CPH)

Dublin International (DUB)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

Qatar Airways

6776

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

758

Kastrup (CPH)

Sonderborg (SGD)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

Icelandair

7301

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

Finnair

956

Kastrup (CPH)

Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)

cancelled

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

Air Alsie

108

Kastrup (CPH)

Sonderborg (SGD)

Delayed

Claim Refund

02.07.202517:00

FlexFlight

408

Kastrup (CPH)

Sonderborg (SGD)

Delayed

Claim Refund
Bohdana Nosenok
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With a PhD in cultural studies, travel experience and a background in human rights, Bohdana manages our content strategy. She helps passengers understand their rights and FlightRefunder’s services. Bohdana creates clear, simple guides on flight compensation claims, and makes it easy for travelers to know their options.

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