Cancelled and delayed flights are the most frequent issues faced 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 specifies the situations when passengers are entitled to compensation and assistance in cases of flight disruption.
Here, you will discover everything you need to know about European Union Regulation 261 and in which situations you are entitled to compensation.
Passenger Rights under EU 261/2004
Under EU Regulation 261, passengers arriving at Tampa International Airport from EU countries or departing from Tampa International Airport to anywhere on flights operated by airlines from the EU have certain rights. These rights include:
- Food and drinks: Airlines must provide proper meals and beverages during the waiting period.
- Access to means of communication: Passengers should be offered 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: Travelers have the option to select from a full refund of their ticket or rebooking on an alternative flight to their final destination.
- Compensation: Based on the flight distance and length of delay, passengers might be entitled to financial compensation ranging from €250 to €600.
Tampa International Airport Flight Delay Compensation
Passengers encountering flight delays at Tampa International Airport may be eligible for compensation of up to 600 euros per person, especially if the delay lasts longer than three hours. The eligibility for compensation is determined by the reason for 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 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 required to provide compensation for flight delays resulting from extraordinary circumstances outside their control.
Tampa International Airport Flight Cancellation Compensation
In the event of a flight cancellation causing inconvenience at the Tampa International Airport, under EU 261/2004, passengers may receive compensation of up to €600 if the airline informs them of the cancellation less than 14 days before departure.
However, there are exceptions to this regulation. The airline may 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 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 may still be available even though you accept an alternative flight, provided your arrival at the final destination is significantly delayed. The compensation amount is determined by the flight distance and the length of the delay. You can check the table below to figure out the amount of compensation you are entitled to:
| 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 typically don’t offer compensation for flight cancellations caused by extraordinary circumstances beyond their control, such as extreme weather conditions or air traffic control strikes.
Which Tampa International Airport Flights are Covered by EU261?
While Tampa International Airport is not within the EU, EU Regulation 261/2004 could still cover some flights. Passengers arriving at Tampa International Airport from EU countries or departing from Tampa International Airport to anywhere on flights operated by airlines from the EU are protected by EU 261/2004.
Thus, despite their geographic location beyond the EU, certain flights from Tampa International Airport may be subject to European regulations if they are operated by airlines from the European Union.
| Itinerary | EU Airline | Non-EU Airline |
| Departures from Tampa International Airport to anywhere | Yes | No |
| Arrivals at Tampa International Airport from inside the EU | Yes | No |
| Arrivals at Tampa International Airport from outside the EU | No | No |
How to Claim Compensation from Tampa International Airport
Flight delays and cancellations often occur due to factors such as extreme weather conditions, air traffic congestion, technical problems, or staffing issues. If you experience a flight disruption at Tampa International Airport, you may be entitled to compensation under EU 261/2004.
To initiate a compensation claim, take the following steps:
- 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 manage the process. We know the EU laws well and will do our best to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
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 | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20.06.202509:00 | SelectJet 169 | Tampa International (TPA) Dekalb-Peachtree (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.06.202506:20 | Frontier Airlines 122 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
20.06.202506:00 | Frontier Airlines 4172 | Tampa International (TPA) Trenton Mercer Airport (PHL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
19.06.202521:24 | Frontier Airlines 1216 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.06.202520:25 | Delta Air Lines 1439 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.06.202520:25 | Virgin Atlantic 4346 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
19.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.06.202521:35 | UPS Airlines 1337 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
18.06.202518:55 | Alaska Airlines 326 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202521:35 | UPS Airlines 1337 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202518:55 | Alaska Airlines 326 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | Etihad Airways 8244 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | Qatar Airways 4124 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | Aer Lingus 5295 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | JetBlue Airways 892 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | TAP Air Portugal 4454 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
17.06.202510:00 | Hawaiian Airlines 2482 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
15.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
15.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
14.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
14.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
14.06.202514:08 | Flexjet 386 | Tampa International (TPA) NW Florida Beaches Int (PFN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
13.06.202518:55 | Air Tahiti Nui 2686 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
13.06.202518:55 | Hawaiian Airlines 7144 | Tampa International (TPA) Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202518:15 | Copa Airlines 5180 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202518:15 | United Airlines 3080 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202518:15 | Silver Airways 80 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202518:15 | JetBlue Airways 5480 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202516:45 | Silver Airways 77 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | Silver Airways 57 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | Azul 6907 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | JetBlue Airways 5457 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | Copa Airlines 5057 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | SA AVIANCA 4407 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202515:00 | United Airlines 3057 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202512:45 | Silver Airways 136 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202512:45 | Copa Airlines 5136 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202512:45 | JetBlue Airways 5536 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202512:45 | United Airlines 3136 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:30 | Executive Jet Management 223 | Tampa International (TPA) Aspen (ASE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | Silver Airways 59 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | United Airlines 3059 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | JetBlue Airways 5459 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | SA AVIANCA 4405 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | Azul 6909 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202511:00 | Copa Airlines 5059 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:55 | Southwest Airlines 1894 | Tampa International (TPA) T. F. Green Airport (PVD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:51 | Spirit Airlines 2322 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | United Airlines 3078 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | Azul 6978 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | JetBlue Airways 5478 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | Silver Airways 78 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | SA AVIANCA 4428 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202510:45 | Copa Airlines 5078 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202509:35 | Southwest Airlines 4656 | Tampa International (TPA) Raleigh-durham International Airport (RDU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202509:30 | Aero-Beta Flight Training 602 | Tampa International (TPA) Gainesville Regional (GNV) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202508:40 | empty | Tampa International (TPA) Cyril E King Airport (STT) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202508:35 | American Airlines | Tampa International (TPA) LaGuardia (NYC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202508:15 | empty | Tampa International (TPA) Canton Cherokee County Regional Airport (CNI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:50 | LATAM Airlines 6624 | Tampa International (TPA) Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:50 | WestJet 7799 | Tampa International (TPA) Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:50 | Delta Air Lines 1486 | Tampa International (TPA) Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:50 | Aeromexico 4341 | Tampa International (TPA) Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:33 | FedEx 1759 | Tampa International (TPA) Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:15 | Delta Air Lines 2045 | Tampa International (TPA) Salt Lake City International (SLC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:15 | Korean Air 3273 | Tampa International (TPA) Salt Lake City International (SLC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:15 | Breeze Airways 172 | Tampa International (TPA) Myrtle Beach AFB (MYR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | Delta Air Lines 538 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | Air France 2456 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | WestJet 8795 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | LATAM Airlines 8840 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | China Eastern Airlines 8818 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:14 | Korean Air 7476 | Tampa International (TPA) Los Angeles International (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | Azul 6954 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | United Airlines 3054 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | JetBlue Airways 5454 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | Silver Airways 54 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | Copa Airlines 5054 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202507:00 | SA AVIANCA 4404 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:45 | JetBlue Airways 5534 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:45 | Silver Airways 134 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:45 | United Airlines 3134 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:45 | Copa Airlines 5134 | Tampa International (TPA) Key West International Airport (EYW) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:00 | Copa Airlines 5182 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:00 | United Airlines 3082 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:00 | JetBlue Airways 5482 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202506:00 | Silver Airways 82 | Tampa International (TPA) Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202505:50 | Southwest Airlines 1742 | Tampa International (TPA) () | delayed | Claim Refund |
12.06.202505:45 | Southwest Airlines 241 | Tampa International (TPA) William P Hobby (HOU) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
12.06.202505:20 | Southwest Airlines 3108 | Tampa International (TPA) Love Field (DFW) | delayed | Claim Refund |
11.06.202520:45 | Silver Airways 56 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.06.202520:45 | JetBlue Airways 5456 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.06.202520:45 | SA AVIANCA 4406 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.06.202520:45 | Azul 6956 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.06.202520:45 | United Airlines 3056 | Tampa International (TPA) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International (FLL) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
