Flight compensation Aegean Airlines:
Chania — Thessaloniki

Legal right to compensation: Aegean Airlines flight between Chania and Thessaloniki

Your claim for compensation for the Aegean Airlines flight from Chania to Thessaloniki deserves to be examined. A flight delay or cancellation is a frustrating experience for any traveler.

Given the route between Chania and Thessaloniki (564 km), the European scale provides automatic financial protection in case of failure by Aegean Airlines.

Why are you entitled to 250 €?

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.

Did you know? Even if Aegean Airlines is a non-EU airline, if the flight takes off from Chania International Airport, the European regulation applies in full.

How to know if the flight Aegean Airlines Chania - Thessaloniki is eligible?

To determine if your trip between Chania and Thessaloniki entitles you to compensation, the main criterion is the delay at arrival (and not at departure). It must be more than 3 hours.

Upgrading or downgrading does not change your right to 250 € if the initial incident is qualified under Regulation 261.

What are the conditions for Aegean Airlines to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Thessaloniki.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Chania 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 Chania - Thessaloniki trip is due to an internal strike within Aegean Airlines, the European justice recently ruled that this entitles to compensation.

A strike by weather services at Chania International Airport or European air traffic control is an external cause over which Aegean Airlines has no control.

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

Don't buy your food without first asking Aegean Airlines for coupons. If you do, keep your receipts carefully.

In the case of a flight postponement until the next day, the regulation stipulates that hotel accommodation and transfers from and to Chania International Airport airport are entirely the responsibility of the air carrier.

Steps: how to get your 250 € from Aegean Airlines?

For your Chania - Thessaloniki trip, every minute counts. Note the reasons given by Aegean Airlines staff at the Chania International Airport counter during the incident.

If you don't have the time or the desire to engage in long email exchanges, delegating your claim to lawyers is the most effective solution to see your 250 € arrive in your bank account.

How long does it take to get the 250 € compensation?

Patience is often the watchword. Airlines receive thousands of requests weekly and processing your file for the flight from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport can drag on if you don't follow up.

By entrusting the recovery of your 250 € to a trusted third party, you save yourself months of waiting and the anxiety of seeing your case closed without follow-up, as reminders are managed by aviation law professionals.

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

It is not uncommon for a claim for 250 € to be automatically rejected by the company's algorithms under a fallacious generic pretext.

Experts in aviation law have a colossal history of Aegean Airlines convictions, which is a decisive advantage.