{"id":13223,"date":"2026-06-04T19:43:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-air-france\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:43:53","slug":"compensation-air-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-air-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Air France compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13223\" class=\"elementor elementor-13223 elementor-13222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afhero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afhero\" 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-afhc\" data-id=\"afhc\" 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-afhh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"afhh\" 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 \/ Air France<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">Air France compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your Air France 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.<\/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-afbody elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afbody\" 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-afbc\" data-id=\"afbc\" 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-afbh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"afbh\" 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>Air France is the national carrier of France, operating flights from Romania to its Paris (Charles de Gaulle) hub with worldwide connections. As an EU carrier, EU261 applies in both directions \u2014 you can recover up to \u20ac600.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from Air France?<\/h2><ul><li>The flight <strong>departed from an EU airport<\/strong> (or landed in the EU operated by an EU carrier).<\/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.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to claim compensation from Air France<\/h2><p>Air France provides an online claim form in the contact\/support section. You enter your booking reference and flight details. For connections via Paris, the delay is calculated at the final destination.<\/p><p>Air France sometimes rejects claims citing strikes, but <strong>strikes by its own staff are NOT considered extraordinary circumstances<\/strong> under European case law \u2014 so you are entitled to compensation. We challenge these refusals.<\/p><h2>Common problems with Air France claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Rejections for internal strikes<\/strong> \u2014 strikes by the airline\u2019s own staff do not exempt it. We challenge.<\/li><li><strong>Missed connections via Paris CDG<\/strong> \u2014 the final destination counts.<\/li><li><strong>Slow process<\/strong> on long-haul flights.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from Air France<\/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<\/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 Air France flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Air France route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Paris<\/td><td>~1,870 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cluj \u2192 Paris<\/td><td>~1,700 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Paris \u2192 New York (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Paris \u2192 Tokyo (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Paris \u2192 Montreal (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 Air France<\/h2><h3>Air France cited a strike. Am I still entitled?<\/h3><p>If it was a strike by Air France\u2019s own staff, yes \u2014 it is not considered an extraordinary circumstance. Only external strikes (e.g. air traffic control) exempt the airline.<\/p><h3>I missed my connection in Paris. Am I entitled?<\/h3><p>Yes, if you reach your final destination over 3 hours late due to the airline.<\/p><h3>How do I claim from Air France?<\/h3><p>Through the online form, or we handle everything for you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a Air France 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-13223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13223","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=13223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}