Alitalia Airlines Flight Delays or Cancellations

Alitalia flight delays or cancellations

If you experience flight delays or flight cancellations, or you were denied to board your flight due to overbooking, you may be eligible for compensation under EU law EC 261.

We here at ClaimFlights, help you to get the compensation from Alitalia Airlines, also take legal action if required for your flight delay case at no extra cost.

You can check if you’re eligible for compensation, or input your flight details in our free flight delay compensation calculator. To fill the claim form, it doesn’t take more than 2 minutes.

Alitalia Airlines Passengers’ Right to Compensation

If you have booked a flight with Alitalia Airlines, and your flight was delayed, canceled, or overbooked, you could be eligible for compensation under EC Regulation 261/2004.

That’s what EU law states. EC 261 rule protects air passengers and helps to receive compensation for the inconvenience caused due to the airlines’ fault.

Here is all you need to know when your Alitalia flight was delayed or cancelled. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, you may have the right to compensation for …

• ☛flight delays: if your flight was delayed for more than 3 hours on arrivals
• ☛flight cancellations: if your flight was canceled without any prior notice
• ☛overbooking: if you were denied boarding due to overselling of flight tickets
• ☛missed connection: if you missed your connecting flight due to delay or cancellation of your first flight

Alitalia Airlines flight delay compensation

If your flight with Alitalia Airlines was delayed for more than three hours on arrivals, you could be eligible for compensation under EC Regulation 261/2004.

The most important factors to claim Alitalia Airlines flight delay compensation are …

1. your flight arrived with a delay of more than 3 hours
2. your Alitalia flight was departed or landed at the EU airport
3. and, the disruption wasn’t caused due to extraordinary circumstances

How much can you claim for Alitalia flight delays?

The amount of compensation varies from 250€ to 600€. It depends upon the route distance and the length of the delay.

The table below clarifies how much you can claim for Alitalia Airlines’ delayed flight.

Flight departure delays

If there’s a delay at departure, you are eligible for the “Right to Care.” The airlines must offer:

For 5+ Hours of Flight Delays

Alitalia missed flight compensation

You may be eligible for missed connection compensation under the European Union Regulation EC 261, if…

• the entire journey was booked under one booking reference
• your Alitalia flight was departed from the EU member state, or arrived at the EU member state
• and, you reached the final destination later than three hours

Useful Information about Alitalia Airlines

Alitalia Airlines’ headquarters and main hub is located at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy. It is the national airline and flag carrier of Italy.

Milan – Linate Airport is the secondary hub of Alitalia Airlines. Its IATA code is “AZ”.

It was established in 2008, after the merger of two bankrupted airlines of Italy namely, Alitalia – Linee Aeree Italiane and Air One.

Alitalia is also a founding member of Skyteam Airline Alliance.