Flight delay compensation

What flight delay compensation means in practice, which rules apply, and what the traveller can expect. Flight delay compensation depends on the service itself, on the terms you agreed to, and on the rules written for that type of service. Read all three, not one of them.

What flight delay compensation means in practice, which rules apply, and what the traveller can expect.

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SubjectFlight delay compensation
ClusterFlights
Traveller intentUnderstand
Page typeGuide
Language versionsEnglish, Norwegian
Last reviewed2026-08-20

Questions this page answers

What is flight delay compensation?
Flight delay compensation depends on the service itself, on the terms you agreed to, and on the rules written for that type of service. Read all three, not one of them.
How does flight delay compensation work?
The confirmation states what was agreed and is the main evidence. Mandatory consumer and passenger rules apply on top of it and cannot be signed away.
Flight delay compensation explained simply?
Which rules apply follows the service, not the country alone. Passenger rules follow the route and the carrier, package rules follow the organiser, and entry rules are set by the destination authorities.
Rules for flight delay compensation?
Keep the documentation. If it turns into a dispute, dates, receipts and written messages are what prove the claim.

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Norsk versjon

Hva erstatning ved forsinket fly betyr i praksis, hvilke regler som gjelder, og hva den reisende kan vente seg. Erstatning ved forsinket fly avhenger av tjenesten selv, av vilkårene du har akseptert, og av reglene som er skrevet for den typen tjeneste. Les alle tre, ikke bare én av dem.

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