Delayed and cancelled flights are the most frequent problems encountered by travelers. Luckily, the European Union has EU 261 regulation, which ensures that you, as a passenger, are not left in a difficult situation and that your rights are protected. The EU 261/2004 defines the situations in which passengers are eligible for compensation and assistance during flight disruption.
In this article, you will discover everything you need to know about Regulation EU261 and under what circumstances you are entitled to compensation.
Passenger Rights under EU 261/2004
Under EU Regulation 261/2004, passengers traveling to or from Edinburgh Airport on flights operated by EU-based airlines have certain 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 offered two free phone calls, emails, or faxes;
- Hotel accommodation if necessary: When an overnight stay is required, the airline must offer assistance, including hotel stays and transport to and from the hotel;
- Ticket refund or alternative flight: Travelers can select either a full refund of their ticket, including any extra costs, or rebooking on an alternative flight to their final destination;
- Compensation: If the delay was not caused by extraordinary circumstances and was within the airline’s control, passengers may be entitled to financial compensation ranging from €250 to €600, depending on the flight distance and length of the delay.
Edinburgh Airport Flight Delay Compensation
Travelers encountering flight delays at Edinburgh Airport could be eligible for compensation of up to 600 euros per person, especially if the delay lasts longer than three hours. The right to compensation is determined by the reason for the delay and whether it follows 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 duration of the delay.
| 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 |
Keep in mind that airlines are not obligated to provide compensation for delays caused by extraordinary circumstances outside their control.
Edinburgh Airport Flight Cancellation Compensation
In the event of a cancelled flight causing inconvenience at the Edinburgh Airport, under EU Regulation 261, travelers may get compensation of up to €600 if the airline notifies them less than 14 days before departure.
Nevertheless, there are exceptions to this law. The airline could be exempt from compensating passengers if it provides an alternative flight that meets specific criteria, letting you arrive at your destination with the minimal delay possible:
| 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 |
Financial 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 distance of the flight and the length of the delay. You can refer to this table to figure out the compensation amount you are eligible for:
| 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 |
Keep in mind that airlines usually don’t offer compensation for flight cancellations due to extraordinary circumstances beyond their control, such as extreme weather conditions or strikes by air traffic controllers.
Which Edinburgh Airport Flights are Covered by EU261?
If you are departing from an airport in the European Union and flying on a flight originating in the EU operated by an airline, you are covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, which defines your air passenger rights. This law applies to both domestic and international flights and guarantees that you have certain rights in case of delays, flight cancellations, denied boarding, and other similar situations. Here’s a more detailed table of which situations are protected by EU Regulation 261:
| Itinerary | EU Airline | Non-EU Airline |
| Departures from Edinburgh Airport to anywhere | Yes | Yes |
| Arrivals at Edinburgh Airport from inside the EU | Yes | No |
| Arrivals at Edinburgh Airport from outside the EU | Yes | No |
How to Claim Compensation from Edinburgh Airport
Flight disruptions are common due to factors such as bad weather, air traffic congestion, technical problems, or staffing issues. If you encounter a flight disruption at Edinburgh Airport, you could be eligible for compensation under EU 261/2004.
To initiate a compensation claim, follow these steps:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will do our best to secure your compensation. You only incur a fee if we win your case.
It is important to note that the compensation claim process requires documents such as booking confirmation and boarding pass.
Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations
Was your flight delayed or cancelled? Find your flight in the table below and use our claims checker to see if you are eligible for compensation.
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| Date | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12.11.202512:45 | LOT – Polish Airlines 4854 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.11.202512:45 | Lufthansa 961 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.11.202512:45 | Austrian 7332 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.11.202512:00 | Atmospherica Aviation 251 | Edinburgh (EDI) Vilnius (VNO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.11.202515:35 | easyJet 3313 | Edinburgh (EDI) John Paul II Balice International (KRK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.11.202511:15 | Ryanair 6695 | Edinburgh (EDI) Malta International (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.11.202508:20 | Ryanair 3732 | Edinburgh (EDI) Cork (ORK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.11.202506:30 | easyJet 3245 | Edinburgh (EDI) Charles De Gaulle (PAR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202514:30 | Ryanair 5687 | Edinburgh (EDI) Weeze (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202512:45 | Lufthansa 961 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202512:30 | easyJet 3261 | Edinburgh (EDI) Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202507:20 | KLM 3816 | Edinburgh (EDI) Stornoway (SYY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202507:20 | British Airways 4083 | Edinburgh (EDI) Stornoway (SYY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202507:20 | Loganair 343 | Edinburgh (EDI) Stornoway (SYY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202507:00 | easyJet 301 | Edinburgh (EDI) Luton Airport (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202507:00 | easyJet 321 | Edinburgh (EDI) Bristol (BRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202506:15 | Lufthansa 965 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202506:15 | LOT – Polish Airlines 4852 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.11.202506:15 | Austrian 7214 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202515:35 | Ryanair 813 | Edinburgh (EDI) Dublin International (DUB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:55 | easyJet 313 | Edinburgh (EDI) Stansted (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:00 | British Airways 4105 | Edinburgh (EDI) Southampton Airport (SOU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:00 | Sierra Pacific Airlines 7325 | Edinburgh (EDI) Southampton Airport (SOU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:00 | Loganair 325 | Edinburgh (EDI) Southampton Airport (SOU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202514:00 | British Airways 8707 | Edinburgh (EDI) London City Airport (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:50 | easyJet 331 | Edinburgh (EDI) Aldergrove International Airport (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:00 | LOT – Polish Airlines 4854 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:00 | Austrian 7332 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:00 | Singapore Airlines 2071 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202513:00 | Lufthansa 961 | Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202512:00 | Norwegian 1641 | Edinburgh (EDI) Gardermoen (OSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:55 | Aegean Airlines 633 | Edinburgh (EDI) Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | Iberia 3800 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | Qatar Airways 6284 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | Finnair 5968 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | American Airlines 7221 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | Jet Linx Aviation 7162 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202511:05 | British Airways 1443 | Edinburgh (EDI) Heathrow (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202509:15 | KLM | Edinburgh (EDI) Dyce (ABZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202508:50 | easyJet 214 | Edinburgh (EDI) Bristol (BRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202508:35 | Lauda Europe 1625 | Edinburgh (EDI) Vienna International (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202508:20 | Aer Lingus 3251 | Edinburgh (EDI) Dublin International (DUB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202507:55 | easyJet 309 | Edinburgh (EDI) Stansted (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202507:00 | easyJet 3313 | Edinburgh (EDI) John Paul II Balice International (KRK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.11.202507:00 | easyJet 3313 | Edinburgh (EDI) John Paul II Balice International (KRK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202520:55 | easyJet 816 | Edinburgh (EDI) Gatwick (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202519:45 | easyJet 814 | Edinburgh (EDI) Gatwick (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202518:15 | easyJet 305 | Edinburgh (EDI) Luton Airport (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:40 | Ryanair 1625 | Edinburgh (EDI) Vienna International (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:00 | empty | Edinburgh (EDI) Glasgow International (GLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:50 | Ryanair 7322 | Edinburgh (EDI) Charleroi Brussels South (BRU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:40 | easyJet 3297 | Edinburgh (EDI) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202506:35 | Ryanair 94 | Edinburgh (EDI) Jasionka (RZE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202512:05 | Pegasus 1188 | Edinburgh (EDI) Sabiha Gokcen (IST) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:15 | Ryanair 189 | Edinburgh (EDI) Barajas (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202516:45 | Loganair 357 | Edinburgh (EDI) Sumburgh (SDZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202516:45 | KLM 3171 | Edinburgh (EDI) Sumburgh (SDZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202516:45 | British Airways 4097 | Edinburgh (EDI) Sumburgh (SDZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202515:20 | Aer Lingus 3257 | Edinburgh (EDI) Dublin International (DUB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202515:05 | Luxaviation | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202514:45 | Loganair 337 | Edinburgh (EDI) Cardiff (CWL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202514:35 | Loganair | Edinburgh (EDI) Dyce (ABZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202514:10 | Ryanair 6760 | Edinburgh (EDI) San Pablo (SVQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:50 | easyJet 3327 | Edinburgh (EDI) Agadir Almassira (AGA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:35 | Aer Lingus 3255 | Edinburgh (EDI) Dublin International (DUB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Air Baltic 6027 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Kenya Airways 1282 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | China Eastern Airlines 1808 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | KLM 928 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Delta Air Lines 9505 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Xiamen Airlines 9749 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | Virgin Atlantic 6971 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:30 | SAS 6747 | Edinburgh (EDI) Schiphol (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202513:10 | easyJet 3213 | Edinburgh (EDI) Gran Canaria (LPA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:55 | British Airways 8705 | Edinburgh (EDI) London City Airport (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:25 | easyJet 3209 | Edinburgh (EDI) Barajas (MAD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:20 | easyJet 1232 | Edinburgh (EDI) Euroairport France (EAP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202512:00 | Aer Lingus 3253 | Edinburgh (EDI) Dublin International (DUB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202511:25 | Ryanair 6695 | Edinburgh (EDI) Malta International (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202511:05 | Jet2 745 | Edinburgh (EDI) Fuerteventura (FUE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202506:00 | easyJet 3295 | Edinburgh (EDI) Geneve-cointrin (GVA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202506:00 | Ryanair 2969 | Edinburgh (EDI) Sur Reina Sofia (TCI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202520:15 | Qatar Airways 8111 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202520:15 | Aer Lingus 3659 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202520:15 | British Airways 8889 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | RwandAir 1105 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | Malaysia Airlines 4177 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | Virgin Australia 6184 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | SriLankan Airlines 3587 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | British Airways 5802 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | Oman Air 6097 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202507:30 | Qatar Airways 32 | Edinburgh (EDI) () | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202518:40 | easyJet 339 | Edinburgh (EDI) Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202518:20 | easyJet 6564 | Edinburgh (EDI) Gatwick (LON) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202517:30 | easyJet 3245 | Edinburgh (EDI) Charles De Gaulle (PAR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202517:05 | Ryanair 3732 | Edinburgh (EDI) Cork (ORK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202516:30 | 247 Aviation 1 | Edinburgh (EDI) Aldergrove International Airport (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202516:25 | British Airways 8985 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202516:25 | Qatar Airways 9669 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202516:25 | Aer Lingus 3657 | Edinburgh (EDI) George Best Belfast City (BFS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
