Disrupted flight (EC 261/2004)

Flight compensation Corse-Mediterranee:
Nice — Calvi

Planned legal compensation: 250 €

Was your flight between Nice (NCE) and Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) delayed or cancelled? European law EC 261/2004 protects you with no upfront costs.

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Procedure: Corse-Mediterranee flight compensation from Nice to Calvi

Have you experienced a major inconvenience during your trip between Nice and Calvi with Corse-Mediterranee? A flight delayed by several hours, a last-minute cancellation, or overbooking can ruin your plans.

Thanks to the European CE 261 text, passengers who are victims of these issues on a trip of 180 km have the right to demand flat-rate compensation from the carrier.

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.

Details of your right to compensation

  • Departure airport: Nice (NCE)
  • Arrival airport: Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)
  • Flight distance: 180 km (~0h14)
  • Applicable compensation: 250 €

Remember that this law applies whether you are traveling in economy or business class, and regardless of the passenger's nationality.

How to know if the flight Corse-Mediterranee Nice - Calvi is eligible?

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

Keeping your travel documents for the Corse-Mediterranee NCE-CLY flight is crucial to prove that you were present at boarding at Nice.

What are the conditions for Corse-Mediterranee to compensate you?

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

Warning: Extraordinary circumstances (extreme weather preventing takeoff from Nice, air traffic controllers' strike, political instability) exempt the airline from its obligation to compensate.

The impact of a strike on your Corse-Mediterranee compensation

A work stoppage of Corse-Mediterranee crews is considered inherent in the normal activity of the carrier and no longer constitutes a valid excuse to refuse the 250 €.

Even if 250 € is not payable due to an external strike at Nice, assistance (meals/hotel) remains mandatory for Corse-Mediterranee.

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

The right to assistance is a crucial provision of the European text. Even before speaking of your 250 €, if the delay stretches at Nice airport, Corse-Mediterranee is required to distribute vouchers to eat and drink.

If your new flight is not scheduled until the next day, the company must also take care of your hotel night near Nice and the transfer by taxi or bus between the airport and the place of accommodation.

Steps: how to get your 250 € from Corse-Mediterranee?

The amicable route with Corse-Mediterranee to recover 250 € often fails without a technical and legal file.

Partner LegalTech services have tools to check actual Corse-Mediterranee flight logs and contradict false weather excuses.

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

Airlines like Corse-Mediterranee sometimes prioritize cases defended by law firms to avoid late interests.

A collective action on the Corse-Mediterranee flight from Nice can also be a way to get your funds faster.

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 Corse-Mediterranee convictions, which is a decisive advantage.

Help & Information

Frequently Asked Questions: Flight Nice - Calvi

Everything you need to know about your request under European Union law.

What is the exact amount of compensation for a cancelled Corse-Mediterranee flight from Nice to Calvi?

According to European Regulation EC 261/2004, the distance between NCE and CLY being 180 km, the legal fixed compensation is set at 250 € per passenger, regardless of the initial price of the plane ticket.

How much time do I have to claim my compensation from Corse-Mediterranee?

The legal limitation period depends on the country where the airline or the airport is based or the competent jurisdiction. Generally it varies from 2 to 5 years, but in France, you have up to 5 years to assert your rights.
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