Flight compensation Aegean Airlines:
Moscow — Heraklion

Your entitlement: Aegean Airlines flight from Moscow to Heraklion

You were due to travel with Aegean Airlines from Moscow to Heraklion and things went wrong? Regulation CE 261/2004 guarantees a payout in most cases.

Seize this entitlement: the Aegean Airlines flight Moscow → Heraklion (2 434 km) entitles you to 400€ compensation under EU regulation.

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.

Did you know? Even if Aegean Airlines is a non-EU carrier, if the flight departs from Domodedovo International Airport, EU regulation applies completely.

How to know if the flight Aegean Airlines Moscow - Heraklion is eligible?

Three conditions must be met to trigger your right to 400€: {delay exceeds 3h at Heraklion|flight cancelled less than 14 days before|boarding denied} — and {the cause is attributable to|Aegean Airlines is responsible for|the fault lies with} Aegean Airlines.

An upgrade or downgrade doesn't affect your right to 400€ if the original incident qualifies under Regulation 261. The intermediate indemnity remains unchanged regardless of reclassification.

What are the conditions for Aegean Airlines to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Heraklion.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Moscow 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

When industrial action disrupts your journey to Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, {the airline|Aegean Airlines} will often try to refuse the claim. However, a strike by its employees no longer constitutes, according to case law, an exempting circumstance.

Don't take at face value Aegean Airlines's explanation. Many airlines wrongly categorise their own staff disputes as force majeure to avoid {paying compensation|the 400€}.

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

Picture the situation: stranded for hours at Domodedovo International Airport, with no clear information about when you'll fly. In this scenario, Aegean Airlines has no right to abandon you. The law forbids it.

Your forced stay at Moscow should not cost you a single extra cent beyond your original booking for DME→HER. For a medium-haul, accommodation costs at Moscow can be significant — Aegean Airlines must cover them.

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

The battle to recover 400€ from Aegean Airlines starts with sending a formal complaint. {Without a response within 6 weeks|If Aegean Airlines doesn't reply}, court action is the next step.

The key advantage: they absorb 100% of the risk and only charge when the 400€ case is won.

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

On the DME→HER line, delays can differ depending on the responsiveness of Aegean Airlines's legal department.

The advantage of outsourcing your case to a specialist service is that they can accelerate the process through automated legal notices and the constant threat of court action.

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

Aegean Airlines's use of technical language is often a strategy to encourage travellers to give up on their 400€. On medium-haul, airlines often refuse initially to filter claims.

The prospect of legal proceedings is frequently enough to {make Aegean Airlines yield|unlock payment}. Airlines calculate that litigation costs would far exceed the 400€ claimed.