EU261 Rights Independent

Current position

Your rights have not changed. The June 2026 reform keeps the three-hour threshold and the €250–€600 amounts. It is not yet in force. What was agreed →

Checked 27 Jul 2026

Airline by airline

How each airline handles a claim

The law is the same whoever you flew. What differs is where the claim has to go, how long they take, and which defence they reach for first.

AirlineCodeAppliesRegulator
RyanairFREU261 · UK261Commission for Aviation Regulation (Ireland)
easyJetU2UK261 · EU261UK Civil Aviation Authority
Wizz AirW6EU261 · UK261Hungarian consumer protection authority; or the departure state's body
LufthansaLHEU261Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
British AirwaysBAUK261 · EU261UK Civil Aviation Authority
Air FranceAFEU261DGAC (France)
KLMKLEU261ILT (Netherlands)
IberiaIBEU261AESA (Spain)
VuelingVYEU261AESA (Spain)
EurowingsEWEU261Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
TAP Air PortugalTPEU261ANAC (Portugal)
Aer LingusEIEU261 · UK261Commission for Aviation Regulation (Ireland)
SAS Scandinavian AirlinesSKEU261Swedish Transport Agency; or departure state's body
FinnairAYEU261Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom)
NorwegianDYEU261Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority; or departure state's body