Eurowings Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or baggage

Eurowings Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or lost baggage. Get up to 600 euros refund for a delayed or cancelled flight and € 1.414 for lost luggage.

Eurowings flight claim compensation: European law and Montreal Convention

Eurowings EU Flight compensation: delay, cancellation and overbooking

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Only when any of these 2 circumstances occur:

  1. When it is an european airline or…
  2. When the flight takes off from europe

Compensation outline under EU 261 Law: Eurowings delay, cancellation and overbooking

brief – Eurowings flight compensation according to EU 261/2004 Regulation
Flight (km)Eurowings CompensationClaim
Less than 1.500 km€ 250Claim € 250
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km€ 400Claim € 400
More than 3.500 Km€ 600Claim € 600

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Eurowings Expenses

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Eurowings E.g compensation according to European 261 law

  • Flight overbooking from Paris to London: Less than 1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
  • Flight delay from Las Palmas to Belgium: 1.500 km -3.500 km = 400 euros + expenses.
  • Flight overbooking from Barcelona to Tokyo: More than 3.500 km = 600 euros + expenses.

Eurowings Compensations under Montreal Convention for delays, cancellations, overbooking and baggage

Eurowings delay compensation

Only when these two circumstances occur at the same time:

  1. All luggage claims even if it is an european airline
  2. When it is not an european airline and the flight doesn´t depart from Europe

Compensation table for flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking according to the Montreal Convention

Eurowings Montreal Convention Compensation
CompensationLimit of liabilityExpenses
Baggage5.708 euros = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Hotels, taxis, tours, other missed flights

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Eurowings lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation


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If you Claim Eurowings for luggage delay you can get a compensation of € 1.414 + expenses.

Review: Eurowings lost baggage compensation according to the Montreal Convention
Luggage claimLimit of liabilityExpenses
Lost or damaged€ 1.414 = 1.253 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Clothes, cost of the baggage, taxis

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Read: Fill in the PIR to claim for the luggage to Eurowings: Property Irregularity Report

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What is Eurowings PIR?

The Eurowings Property Irregularity Report (PIR) reference number is a unique code that traces your lost or damaged suitcase. It has a combination of 10 letters and numbers and it is demanded to claim to Eurowings.

  • Number of lost baggages
  • Problem
  • Reference code so that Eurowings can track the suitcase
  • Flight
  • Date
  • Colour and type
  • Name

About Eurowings cancellations

Eurowings cancelled flights notified more than fourteen days before date of departure:

Julian has received a message from Eurowings notifying him that his flight in 30 days is cancelled. He does not have a right to compensation under the Regulation but may seek a refund of his flight cost. If there is not proof of mail from Eurowings he will be granted a compensation too.

Eurowings cancelled flight notified between 7 and 14 days before date of departure:

Julian has received a mail from Eurowings telling him that his flight in 9 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Eurowings between 7 and 14 days before his departure and his flight departs more than 2 hours before the original scheduled time of departure and arrives more than 4 hours after the first scheduled arrival time.

Eurowings cancelled flight notified less than 7 days before departure:

Julian has received a mail from Eurowings notifying him that his flight in two days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Eurowings less than 7 days before his departure and the new flight departs more than one hour before the {original} time of departure and arrives more than two hours after the original scheduled time.

Eurowings Flight delay on a Business Trip?

If Eurowingsflight gets cancelled, overbooked or delayed the passenger is entitled to receive the compensation, even if the company paid for the flight.

Can I claim my flight delay directly to Eurowings?

First of all, if you want to claim directly to Eurowings, you should know your chances are very small, since very often Eurowings tries to justify their delayed flights with extraordinary circumstances that didn’t really happen, like issues with air traffic control. Therefore, it’s advised to funnel your claim through lexority.

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How far back can you go with claiming flight delay compensation to Eurowings

Time Limit: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, contingent on the type of regulation that applies in that particular case.

  • Montreal Convention: 2 years
  • UE Regulation: 2 to 10 years. You must read the civil code for that particular country.

Documents to claim successfully to Eurowings:

Reservation

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Boarding pass

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ID or pass

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Receipts

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Some Tips to claim Eurowings

keep safe all Eurowings trip docummentation

keep safe your boarding pass and e-ticket Eurowings gave you. You should not get rid of them. They are often very useful to claim Eurowings.

Eurowings delayed flights for 3 or more hours

Eurowings delay must be higher than 3 hours to be granted a compensation.

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Overbooking at Eurowings flight

Eurowings Overbooking: When Eurowings sells more tickets than the possible number of people they can accommodate.

The overbooking is legal, but you can get a compensation up to € 600.

Eurowings aims to avoid empty seats because of no-shows, and this must be legally sanctioned.

When the Eurowings 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 Eurowings refuses them access to the plane.

Find out the Distance between airports to calculate Eurowings compensation

Eurowings flight calculate distance
In the first place, keep in mind that which is measured is the Eurowings origin and the final destination of the reservation. For this reason, if we have a stop, you shouldn´t count it. The orthodromic distance (bird flight) between origin and final destination has to be measured.

In this site: https://www.distancesfrom.com/ you can exactly calculate the km from airport to airport.