Flight compensation Aegean Airlines:
Athens — Brussels

Get your Aegean Airlines flight compensation for the route Athens - Brussels

No one likes waiting for hours at the airport. If Aegean Airlines did not respect its scheduled times for your Athens - Brussels flight, the law is on your side.

Directive 261/2004 is clear: for 2 101 km of flight, the company Aegean Airlines is subject to a compensation obligation if the delay exceeds 3 hours or if the flight is cancelled.

Why are you entitled to 400 €?

The European Regulation EC 261/2004 is very strict regarding air passenger rights. The amount of fixed compensation does not depend on the price of your ticket, but only on the flight distance.

This flat-rate scale was designed to discourage airlines from changing their schedules without compelling reasons. Do not hesitate to assert this little-known but powerful regulation.

How to know if the flight Aegean Airlines Athens - Brussels is eligible?

The compensation for flight ATH-BRU is compensation for lost time and not a simple refund of airport taxes.

Keeping your travel documents for the Aegean Airlines ATH-BRU flight is crucial to prove that you were present at boarding at Athens.

What are the conditions for Aegean Airlines to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Brussels.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Athens airport.
• Airline responsibility: The problem must be attributable to Aegean Airlines (technical problem, sick crew, scheduling...).

The impact of a strike on your Aegean Airlines compensation

Not all strikes exempt the company from its obligations. If the delay of your Athens - Brussels trip is due to an internal strike within Aegean Airlines, the European justice recently ruled that this entitles to compensation.

Warning however: if the cancellation is directly attributable to the airport staff or a decision by air navigation, Aegean Airlines is released from its obligation to pay the legal indemnity of 400 euros, but not from its duty of assistance.

What are your rights at Athens airport in case of prolonged wait?

The right to assistance is a crucial provision of the European text. Even before speaking of your 400 €, if the delay stretches at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport airport, Aegean Airlines is required to distribute vouchers to eat and drink.

Some passengers are unaware that transportation between the hotel and Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport terminal is also included in the legal package due by Aegean Airlines.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Aegean Airlines?

The formal notice letter and the collection of evidence of delay at Brussels Airport airport (boarding pass, certificate) are mandatory steps to face the airline.

To maximize your chances of success, use a collection service. These experts know the case law perfectly and will not be intimidated by the legal department of Aegean Airlines.

How long does it take to get the 400 € compensation?

Some passengers wait more than 6 months for a response from Aegean Airlines. An expert can reduce this time by half.

Technology today allows real-time tracking of the progress of your request against Aegean Airlines on your smartphone.

What to do faced with silence or refusal from the airline?

Don't take Aegean Airlines's email for granted claiming that the airport was blocked by snow without checking official reports.

In the last instance, it is the summons to court that often unlocks the payment. The company Aegean Airlines will always prefer to compromise and pay the 400 € rather than incur additional legal costs for a lost cause in court.