Flight compensation Aer Lingus:
Dublin — Paris

How to be compensated by Aer Lingus on the Dublin (DUB) - Paris (CDG) line

From Dublin Airport airport, your departure with Aer Lingus to Paris didn't go as planned? Passengers have strong rights against carriers.

Fortunately, for this specific route with a distance of 785 km, EC Regulation 261/2004 requires Aer Lingus to pay you financial compensation.

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.

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 Aer Lingus Dublin - Paris is eligible?

For an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Paris, punctuality is a performance obligation. A delay of 180 minutes triggers the right to financial compensation of 250 €.

Keeping your travel documents for the Aer Lingus DUB-CDG flight is crucial to prove that you were present at boarding at Dublin.

What are the conditions for Aer Lingus to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Aer Lingus compensation

When a social movement disrupts your itinerary to Charles de Gaulle International Airport, the company will often try to clear itself. However, a strike by its own staff is no longer, in the majority of cases, considered an exonerating circumstance.

The nuance is subtle, but essential. By calling on specialized lawyers, they will check the actual flight causative factors in the aeronautical databases reported by the captain on the day of your Dublin - Paris flight.

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

Assistance is due from 2 hours of delay for a flight of this distance. Aer Lingus must ensure the well-being of its passengers stuck at Dublin.

Some passengers are unaware that transportation between the hotel and Dublin Airport terminal is also included in the legal package due by Aer Lingus.

Steps: how to get your 250 € from Aer Lingus?

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

Don't fill out complex forms on the Aer Lingus website. Go through a passenger defense portal to secure your 250 € indemnity.

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

On the DUB-CDG line, delays can vary according to the reactivity of Aer Lingus's legal department.

If your file is particularly solid regarding the incident occurred on the Dublin - Paris section, some refund organizations even buy your debt. You then receive your compensation in less than 48 hours!

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

The first refusal from Aer Lingus should not discourage you. Very often, passenger services invoke 'weather' by default to test the traveler's determination.

A claim organization will know exactly how to counter the airline's arguments, having access to certified meteorological histories and traffic reports from Dublin Airport airport to prove their faults.