{"id":13191,"date":"2026-06-04T19:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-wizz-air\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:20:23","slug":"compensation-wizz-air","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-wizz-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizz Air compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13191\" class=\"elementor elementor-13191 elementor-13190\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-wzhero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"wzhero\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-wzherocol\" data-id=\"wzherocol\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wzherohtml elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"wzherohtml\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"airline-hero\"><div class=\"airline-hero-inner\"><div class=\"ah-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a> \/ Compensation by airline \/ Wizz Air<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">Wizz Air compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your Wizz Air flight delayed or cancelled?<\/h1><p class=\"ah-sub\">Recover up to <strong>\u20ac600<\/strong> per passenger. Aviation lawyer team \u2014 you only pay if we recover your money, with no risk to you.<\/p><div class=\"ah-cta\"><a class=\"btn-hero\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim \u2192<\/a><span class=\"ah-trust\">\u2713 No risk \u00b7 \u2713 100% online \u00b7 \u2713 Free assessment<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-wzbody elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"wzbody\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-wzbodycol\" data-id=\"wzbodycol\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wzbodyhtml elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"wzbodyhtml\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rights-content\"><div class=\"urgency-callout\">\u23f3 <strong>Don\u2019t delay<\/strong> \u2014 your right to compensation expires <strong>3 years<\/strong> after the flight date. After that, the money can no longer be recovered.<\/div><p>Wizz Air is one of the largest low-cost airlines in Romania, and delays and cancellations are frequent, especially in peak season. The good news: as a passenger you are protected by European law <strong>regardless of how cheap your ticket was<\/strong> \u2014 the compensation does not depend on the price paid.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from Wizz Air?<\/h2><p>You are entitled to compensation if all the conditions below apply:<\/p><ul><li>The flight <strong>departed from an EU airport<\/strong> or landed in the EU operated by an EU carrier (Wizz Air qualifies).<\/li><li>You reached your final destination with a <strong>delay of more than 3 hours<\/strong>, or the flight was cancelled less than 14 days before departure.<\/li><li>The cause is attributable to the airline (technical faults, crew shortage, overbooking) \u2014 not extraordinary circumstances (severe weather, ATC strike).<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to claim compensation from Wizz Air<\/h2><p>You must complete the complaint form on their official website. Note: Wizz Air often requests very specific flight details and technical information, and may reject initial claims citing weather reasons, even when these were not factual.<\/p><p>If your claim is denied under the pretext of weather conditions while other aircraft were departing, contact a team of experts to verify the official meteorological data. And if you were denied boarding, make sure you have written proof of the denial issued by the gate agent.<\/p><h2>Common problems with Wizz Air claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Weather-based rejections<\/strong> \u2014 often invoked, even when other aircraft departed normally. We challenge them with official weather data.<\/li><li><strong>Excessive technical detail requests<\/strong> \u2014 bureaucratic pretexts to delay payment.<\/li><li><strong>Slow or no response<\/strong> \u2014 many passengers give up. We pursue it legally to the end.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from Wizz Air<\/h2><p>The amount is fixed, set by EU 261\/2004, and depends on the flight distance:<\/p><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Flight distance<\/th><th>Delay at destination<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Under 1,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1,500 \u2013 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 4 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Examples of Wizz Air flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Wizz Air route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Rome<\/td><td>~1,150 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cluj-Napoca \u2192 London<\/td><td>~2,000 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 London Luton<\/td><td>~2,100 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timisoara \u2192 Dortmund<\/td><td>~1,300 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Dubai<\/td><td>~4,100 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 Wizz Air<\/h2><h3>Wizz Air rejected my claim citing weather. Can I still do something?<\/h3><p>Yes. \u201cExtraordinary circumstances\" are often invoked abusively. We check the official weather data and the flight history for that day for free \u2014 if other aircraft departed, the rejection can be challenged.<\/p><h3>I had a cheap Wizz ticket. Am I still entitled?<\/h3><p>Yes. Compensation is per passenger and <strong>does not depend on the ticket price<\/strong> \u2014 you get the same amount (\u20ac250\u2013\u20ac600) no matter how much you paid.<\/p><h3>How long until I receive the money?<\/h3><p>It depends on how fast the airline responds and on the complexity \u2014 usually from a few weeks to a few months.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a Wizz Air flight?<\/h2><p>Fill in your flight details in 2 minutes. We check for free, and you only pay if we recover your money.<\/p><a class=\"btn-cta\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim<\/a><\/div><div class=\"why-despago\"><h2>Why Despago and not an international platform?<\/h2><div class=\"why-grid\"><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>A Romanian lawyer team<\/h3><p>Aviation lawyers \u2014 not an international call-center.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>Personal attention<\/h3><p>We handle every case individually, not automated mass processing.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>No risk, we handle it all<\/h3><p>From notifying the airline to court \u2014 you only pay if we recover.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}