Austrian Airlines Flight Delays or Cancellations

Austrian Airlines flight delays or cancellations

Was your booked flight with Austrian Airlines delayed or canceled? Under EC Regulation 261/2004, you could be entitled to compensation of up to 600€ ($700).

Sometimes the airline may refuse to pay the compensation, thus you may seek help from our claim experts to get money back for flight delays or cancellations.

You can enter your claim using our free flight delay compensation checker and find out how much amount Austrian Airlines owes you.

Austrian Airlines Passengers’ Right to Compensation

You are protected under EC Regulation 261/2004 if you were traveling with Austrian Airlines from or in Europe, or to Europe. As Austrian Airlines is an EU-based airline, you could be eligible for Austrian Airline’s compensation for flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking.

In these cases, you can claim compensation, if the airline was responsible for …

• ☛flight delays: if you reached the final destination with more than 3 hours delay
• ☛flight cancellations: if you were informed about flight cancellation without prior notice of at least 0 to 14 days
• ☛overbooking: if you were denied boarding due to overbooking
• ☛missed connection: if you missed your connecting flight due to delay or cancellation of your first flight

Austrian Airlines Delayed Flight Compensation

For Austrian Airlines flight delays of more than three hours at the final destination, you are entitled to compensation of up to 600€ under EU law.

Whereas, the most important factors to claim Austrian Airlines delay compensation are …

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

How much can you claim for Austrian Airlines 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 Austrian Airlines’ late flight.

Austrian Airlines departure delays

If Austrian flight delays for more than two hours, passengers are entitled to ‘Right to Care’ assistance.

For 5+ Hours Flight Delays

Austrian Airlines overbooking compensation

If you were denied boarding due to overbooking, you may be eligible for overbooked flight compensation under the European Regulation EC261 up to 600€.

Whereas to claim overbooked compensation …

• it is necessary for you to not give up your seat voluntarily in exchange for some vouchers
• you presented yourself on time at the airport
• you had all the travel documents
• the departure or arrival airport belongs to the EU member states

In case, you were offered an alternate flight of your choice but reached the destination later than two hours, you could be eligible for compensation.

Useful Information About Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines AG, often called Austrian, is the national flag carrier of Austria. Its IATA Code is “OS” & ICAO Code is “AUA”.

It started its operation on 30th September 1957 with the merger of Air Austria & Austrian Airways.

It has 29 bases throughout Europe, the largest being Gatwick.

Austrian Airlines’ main hub is at Vienna International Airport, Austria.

Austrian Airlines became a part of the “Qualiflyer Group” in 1990, which was founded by Swissair and it was taken over by Lufthansa Group in 2009. In 2000, it became a member of the Star Alliance Airlines Group.