EU261 · enforcement
Claiming against an airline in Belgium
The compensation rules are identical across the EU — that is the point of a Regulation. What changes at the border is the deadline, the regulator and the court.
Time limit
1 year
Belgian practice reported consistently by specialist sources — among the shortest in the EU.
Court route
Justice de paix
Used only after the airline and the regulator.
One-year window makes Belgian-departing claims urgent. Brussels Airlines is a Compensair top-tier carrier.
The order to do it in
- Write to the airline, quoting Article 7 and the flight. Free.
- Wait 28 days.
- Complain to SPF Mobilité / FOD Mobiliteit if refused. Still free.
- Justice de paix if that fails.
- A claims service only once the free routes are exhausted.
Questions
How long do I have to claim flight compensation in Belgium?
1 year. Belgian practice reported consistently by specialist sources — among the shortest in the EU..
Who enforces air passenger rights in Belgium?
SPF Mobilité / FOD Mobiliteit. Complaining to them is free and does not stop you going to court afterwards.
Which court hears flight compensation claims in Belgium?
Justice de paix.
If you would rather not do this yourself
Everything above is the free route, and it works. If you want the claim off your plate, a no-win-no-fee service will run it — including the court stage in this country if it comes to that — and take a percentage only if it pays out.
Compensair takes 25–35%, AirHelp 35–50% if court action is needed. Both work no-win-no-fee. Affiliate links; your fee is unchanged either way.