{"id":13195,"date":"2026-06-04T19:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-ryanair\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:22:34","slug":"compensation-ryanair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-ryanair\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13195\" class=\"elementor elementor-13195 elementor-13194\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ryhero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ryhero\" 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-ryherocol\" data-id=\"ryherocol\" 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-ryherohtml elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ryherohtml\" 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 \/ Ryanair<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">Ryanair compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your Ryanair 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-rybody elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"rybody\" 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-rybodycol\" data-id=\"rybodycol\" 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-rybodyhtml elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"rybodyhtml\" 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>Ryanair is the largest low-cost airline in Europe and operates many routes to and from Romania. Delays and cancellations are common, and many passengers do not know they are entitled to compensation of up to \u20ac600 under EU 261\/2004 \u2014 regardless of the ticket price.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from Ryanair?<\/h2><p>You are entitled 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 (Ryanair qualifies).<\/li><li>You reached your destination with a <strong>delay of more than 3 hours<\/strong>, or it was cancelled less than 14 days before departure.<\/li><li>The cause is attributable to the airline \u2014 not extraordinary circumstances (severe weather, ATC strike).<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to claim compensation from Ryanair<\/h2><p>Ryanair uses a dedicated portal for EU261 claims. Access the \u201cClaims\" section of their portal and make sure you enter passenger data exactly as it appears in the booking. Claims are processed under Regulation EC 261, but Ryanair often rejects claims if the documentation is incomplete.<\/p><p>If you do not receive a response within 28 days, you may escalate the case to the national aviation authorities. This is where we step in \u2014 we prepare the full file and enforce compliance with the law.<\/p><h2>Common problems with Ryanair claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Rejections for incomplete documentation<\/strong> \u2014 a frequent pretext. We prepare the file correctly from the start.<\/li><li><strong>Data must match the booking exactly<\/strong> \u2014 any mismatch leads to automatic refusal.<\/li><li><strong>28-day deadline exceeded<\/strong> \u2014 we escalate to the authorities when Ryanair does not respond.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from Ryanair<\/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 Ryanair flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Ryanair route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Milan Bergamo<\/td><td>~1,300 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cluj-Napoca \u2192 London Stansted<\/td><td>~2,000 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Brussels Charleroi<\/td><td>~1,700 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timisoara \u2192 Rome<\/td><td>~1,150 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Dublin<\/td><td>~2,600 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 Ryanair<\/h2><h3>Ryanair rejected my claim citing documentation. What do I do?<\/h3><p>We check what is missing, prepare the correct file and resubmit. If needed, we escalate to the aviation authorities.<\/p><h3>I got no response from Ryanair within 28 days. What next?<\/h3><p>The case can be escalated to the national aviation authorities. We handle the entire procedure for you.<\/p><h3>I have a cheap Ryanair 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 \u20ac250\u2013\u20ac600 no matter how much you paid.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a Ryanair 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-13195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13195","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=13195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}