Under EU regulation 261/2004, a long delay, cancellation or overbooked flight can be worth up to €600 per passenger. Enter your flight to see the amount.
Delay of 3 hours or more
At arrival at your final destination, not at departure.
Late cancellation
If the airline told you less than 14 days before departure.
Denied boarding
Overbooking: if you showed up on time, you are always entitled to compensation.
Except extraordinary circumstances
Weather, air traffic control, security. Most technical faults and strikes by the airline’s own staff do give you the right to compensation.
A missed connection is only compensated if the flights are on the same booking. With separate tickets, each flight is handled on its own: a flight delayed by 3 hours or more at its own arrival can still be compensated, but not the missed connection it causes. That’s why Getzy advises keeping a buffer between two tickets.
Source: Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 and the EU’s official Your Europe website, checked on 12 October 2026. Distance measured between cities, for guidance only. Getzy is not a law firm.