Eurowings Flight Delay Compensation

Eurowings Flight Delays or Cancellations Rights

Was your Eurowings flight delayed or canceled? Don’t stress so much! You could be entitled to compensation of up to 600€ ($700) for Eurowings flight delays and cancellations under European Regulation EC 261.

Whereas to be eligible for flight delay compensation claim under EU law, you must have departed or arrived at an EU airport, and the flight must have been delayed for more than three hours at the final destination.

Check if you are eligible to claim and how much you can claim using our flight delay compensation calculator. Find it in just 2 minutes and proceed to claim on a ‘No win, No fees’ basis.

Eurowings Air Passenger Rights to Compensation

Here is all you need to know about your rights to claim compensation under the EU law EC 261 for Eurowings flight delay or cancellation.

For Eurowings flight delays of more than 3 hours, cancellations without prior notice of at least 14 days, and denied boarding due to overbooking, you could be eligible for compensation under the EC Regulation 261/2004.

Whereas, to claim under European law, your flight shouldn’t be delayed or canceled due to any extraordinary circumstances beyond Eurowings Airlines’ control.

Let’s read further to understand when to claim, how to claim, and how much to claim for Eurowings delayed or canceled flights.

Eurowings Compensation for Delayed Flights

For Eurowings flight delays of more than three hours on arrival, you could be entitled to claim Eurowings delayed flight compensation of up to 600€ per person.

You are eligible for financial compensation for Eurowings delayed flights if …

1. your flight was delayed for 3 or more hours
2. it was delayed on arrivals, i.e., at the final destination
3. you departed from an EU airport or landed at an EU airport
4. and the delay was not due to extraordinary circumstances

Note: Extraordinary circumstances are beyond the airlines’ control, such as bad weather, Tsunami, Coronavirus, or some ‘Act of God.’ As the airlines are not responsible for disruptions caused due to such circumstances, thus you could not be eligible to claim Eurowings compensation.

How much can you claim for Eurowings flight delays or cancellations?

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 Eurowings’ delayed or canceled flights.

Eurowings flight departure delays

If the Eurowings flight delays for more than two hours, passengers are entitled to ‘Right to Care’ assistance. And, for delays over 5 hours, you can claim Eurowings delayed flight refund.

For 5+ Hours of Flight Delays

Eurowings Missed Connection; How Does It Work?

You may be entitled to Eurowings missed connecting flight compensation under the European Union Regulation EC 261 if …

1. the entire journey was booked under one booking reference
2. and the delay at the final destination was more than three hours

You could claim up to 600€ for a missed flight. To be eligible for compensation, you must satisfy the above criteria.

Eurowings overbooking compensation

If you were denied boarding due to overbooking, you could qualify for compensation under EU law.

Whereas to claim compensation …

1. it is necessary for you to not give up your seat voluntarily in exchange for some vouchers,
2. you presented yourself at the airport on time
3. you had all the travel documents
4. 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 ask for compensation.

Helpful information about Eurowings Airlines

Another famous subsidiary of Lufthansa Group is Eurowings, whose headquarters is at Dusseldorf. This specific airline connects European and domestic destinations and is pretty much a low cost. Cologne Bonn Airport is one of the main operating bases among 10 other airports.

Back in 1997, Germanwings was a division of the Eurowings. However, later in 2008, it came under the Lufthansa Group and now operates as Eurowings.