Flight compensation Germanwings:
Hannover — Palma de Mallorca

Complete guide: Germanwings compensation Hannover - Palma de Mallorca

If your journey from Hannover Airport to Palma De Mallorca Airport operated by Germanwings was disrupted, legal remedies exist when dealing with the carrier.

With 1 531 km between Hannover Airport and Palma De Mallorca Airport, EU regulation grants you a fixed indemnity of 400€ per passenger.

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 is by no means a commercial courtesy from Germanwings, but a binding duty that applies to all flights subject to the scope of the directive.

How to know if the flight Germanwings Hannover - Palma de Mallorca is eligible?

Three criteria are required to establish your right to 400€: {delay exceeds 3h at Palma de Mallorca|flight cancelled less than 14 days before|boarding denied} — and {the cause is attributable to|Germanwings is responsible for|the fault lies with} Germanwings.

In the case of a flight suppression, if you were informed fewer than two weeks before your departure from Hannover, the CE 261 applies equally.

What are the conditions for Germanwings to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Germanwings compensation

In practice, pilot strikes at Germanwings are situations where {compensation is almost certain|your chances of getting 400€ are high}. Experts know this and can use it for your case.

Remember that the burden of proof lies with Germanwings. It is up to the airline to prove that the delay of your Hannover→Palma de Mallorca flight was caused by a genuinely extraordinary event.

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

Most travellers are unaware that Germanwings is obliged to provide them meals, drinks and communications from the first hours at Hannover Airport. It's a right, not a favour.

Your involuntary layover at Hannover must not cost you any additional money beyond your initial ticket for HAJ-PMI. For a medium-haul, accommodation costs at Hannover can be significant — Germanwings must cover them.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Germanwings?

First concrete step: send a formal email to Germanwings's customer service referencing Regulation CE 261/2004 and {the 400€ amount|your specific claim}.

If you don't have the time for lengthy email exchanges, delegating your claim to specialists is the fastest way to see your 400€ credited in your account.

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

Many claimants wait more than half a year for a response from Germanwings. An specialist can cut the delay considerably.

Digital tools now make it possible to track in real time the status of your claim against Germanwings on your phone. For a medium-haul, expect around 6 to 10 weeks with an expert.

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

It is quite common for Germanwings's systems to refuse by default your initial claim under a generic pretext that is unfounded.

The win rate of expert platforms against Germanwings reaches 95-98% when the case is well-founded. This demonstrates the power of EU law against airline stalling tactics.