{"id":13227,"date":"2026-06-04T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-aegean\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:46:15","slug":"compensation-aegean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-aegean\/","title":{"rendered":"Aegean compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13227\" class=\"elementor elementor-13227 elementor-13226\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3hero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3hero\" 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-a3hc\" data-id=\"a3hc\" 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-a3hh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a3hh\" 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 \/ Aegean<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">Aegean compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your Aegean 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-a3body elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3body\" 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-a3bc\" data-id=\"a3bc\" 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-a3bh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a3bh\" 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>Aegean Airlines is the national carrier of Greece, operating flights from Romania to its Athens hub, with connections to the Greek islands and Mediterranean destinations. As an EU carrier, EU261 applies in both directions \u2014 you can recover up to \u20ac600.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from Aegean?<\/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 Aegean<\/h2><p>Aegean provides an online contact\/complaints form on their website. You enter your booking reference and flight details. For connections via Athens (e.g. to the islands), the delay is calculated at the final destination.<\/p><p>Aegean processes claims reasonably, but for island connections, especially in season, rejections or delays can occur. We pursue the case until payment.<\/p><h2>Common problems with Aegean claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>\u201cExtraordinary circumstances\" rejections<\/strong> \u2014 we check and challenge.<\/li><li><strong>Missed connections to the Greek islands<\/strong> \u2014 the final destination counts.<\/li><li><strong>Busy season<\/strong> \u2014 slower response in summer.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from Aegean<\/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 Aegean flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Aegean route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Athens<\/td><td>~750 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cluj \u2192 Athens<\/td><td>~900 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Athens \u2192 Santorini (connection)<\/td><td>~1,050 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Athens \u2192 Rhodes (connection)<\/td><td>~1,150 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Athens \u2192 Heraklion (connection)<\/td><td>~1,100 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 Aegean<\/h2><h3>Which Aegean flights qualify for compensation?<\/h3><p>Both directions \u2014 Aegean is an EU carrier, so EU261 applies regardless of direction.<\/p><h3>I missed my connection to a Greek island. Am I entitled?<\/h3><p>Yes, if you reach your final destination over 3 hours late due to the airline and it is all on the same booking.<\/p><h3>How do I claim from Aegean?<\/h3><p>Through the online form, or we handle everything for you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a Aegean 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-13227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13227","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=13227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}