
Air Moldova Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or lost baggage. Get up to 600 euros compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight and 1.414 euros for lost luggage.
Air Moldova flight compensation: EU 261 Law and Montreal Convention
Air Moldova EU Flight compensation: delay, cancellation and overbooking

Only applicable when
- When the airline is European or…
- if the flight takes off from europe
Compensation brief under EU 261 Law: Air Moldova delayed, cancelled and overbooked fligh
Flight (km) | Air Moldova Compensation | Claim |
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Less than 1.500 km | € 250 | Claim € 250 |
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km | € 400 | Claim € 400 |
More than 3.500 Km | € 600 | Claim € 600 |
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Air Moldova Expenses
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Air Moldova damages
Air Moldova Example of compensation according to European 261 law
- Flight cancellation from Frankfurt to London: -1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
- Flight delay from Las Palmas to Florence: 1.500 km -3.500 km = € 400 + expenses.
- Flight delay from Berlin to India: 3.500 km + = € 600 + expenses.
Air Moldova Compensations under Montreal Convention for delays, cancellations, overbooking and baggage
Suitable when these 2 circumstances happen at the same time:
- All baggage claims even if it is an european airline
- When the airline is not European and the flight doesn´t depart from Europe
Compensation table for flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking according to the Montreal Convention
Compensation | Limit of liability | Expenses |
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Baggage | 5.708 euros = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights) | Other flighs, rents, tours, other missed flights |
Claim Air Moldova flight according to the Montreal Convention
Air Moldova lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation
If you Claim Air Moldova for lost baggage you can get a compensation of € 1.414 + expenses.
Luggage claim | Limit of liability | Expenses |
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Lost or damaged | 1.414 euros = 1.253 SDR (Special Drawing Rights) | Clothes, cost of the baggage, taxis |
Note: Fill in the PIR to claim for the luggage to Air Moldova: Property Irregularity Report
About Air Moldova PIR
The Air Moldova Property Irregularity Report (PIR) number is a unique code that tracks your delayed or damaged luggage. You can find 10 letters and numbers and it is needed to claim to Air Moldova.
- Reference code
- Flight
- Number of lost luggages
- Date
- Type of disruption
- Colour and type
- Name
The Air Moldova Extraordinary Circumstances
The term ‘extraordinary circumstances’ applies when the delay/cancellation is due to something uncommon in which a claim receives no compensation. Things like:
- Security
- Really bad weather conditions
- War
- A few strikes unrelated to Air Moldova such as air traffic
Air Moldova not real Extraordinary Circumstances:
- Issues with Air Moldova staff
- Bad weather affecting a previous flight
- Denied boarding due to an overbooking
- Air Moldova technical problems
Air Moldova Flight problem on a Business Trip?
If Air Moldovasuffers a cancellation, delay or overbooking the passenger is granted the compensation, even if the company paid for the flight.
Can I claim my flight delay directly to Air Moldova?
First, if you want to claim directly to Air Moldova, you should know your chances are scarce, since very often Air Moldova tries to justify their delayed flights with extraordinary circumstances that didn’t really happen, such as issues with air traffic control. Therefore, it is advised to funnel your claim through lexority.
Time limit: How far back can I claim a flight compensation to Air Moldova?
Deadline to claim a flight to Air Moldova: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, depending on the type of law that applies in that particular case.
- Montreal Convention: two years
- UE Regulation: two to ten years. It is necessary to the civil code for each country.
Documentation to claim correctly to Air Moldova:
Flight
Boarding pass
Identification
Tickets
Some advice to claim Air Moldova
keep safe all Air Moldova flight docummentation
keep safe your boarding pass and e-ticket Air Moldova gave you. You don’t want to throw them away. They are often very useful to claim Air Moldova.
Air Moldova flight delays: 3 or more hours
Air Moldova delay must be higher than 3 hours to be granted a compensation.
Overbooked Air Moldova flight
Overbooked Air Moldova flight: When Air Moldova sells more tickets than the possible number of passengers they can take.
The overbooking is legal, but you are entitled to a compensation up to € 600.
Air Moldova aims to avoid empty seats because of no-shows, but this must be legally sanctioned.
Once a Air Moldova passenger has received a reservation or any document stating the payment has been accepted and registered, it is a “confirmed reservation”. Boarding denials happen when a passenger presents to the gate but Air Moldova refuses them access to the plane.
Distance from airport A to airport B to calculate the Air Moldova compensation
First of all, keep in mind that the Air Moldova origin and final destination are measured of the reservation. Therefore, if we have a stop, you do not have count it. The orthodromic distance (the shortest distance between two places by plane) between origin and final destination has to be measured.
In this link: Distance from you can exactly calculate the km between places.