Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Athens — Barcelona

Refund and compensation Olympic Airlines: route Athens to Barcelona

Your claim for compensation for the Olympic Airlines flight from Athens to Barcelona deserves to be examined. A flight delay or cancellation is a frustrating experience for any traveler.

By taking off from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, you are protected by the EU's legal framework. The distance of 1 905 km determines your legal compensation level.

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 Olympic Airlines is a non-EU airline, if the flight takes off from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, the European regulation applies in full.

How to know if the flight Olympic Airlines Athens - Barcelona is eligible?

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

In the case of a cancellation, if you are notified less than 14 days before your departure from Athens, the regulation applies in the same way.

What are the conditions for Olympic Airlines to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Olympic Airlines compensation

If your Olympic Airlines flight from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was cancelled due to an internal union strike, you are eligible for legal repair.

On the other hand, if it is the air traffic controllers, the baggage handlers at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport airport, or the security staff who are on strike, it is indeed an extraordinary circumstance. In this precise scenario, the 400 € will not be due.

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

If Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport airport becomes your temporary residence because of Olympic Airlines, know that your essential needs must be covered by the carrier.

Even in extraordinary circumstances, this right to assistance at Athens remains valid. The hotel is due if Olympic Airlines offsets your flight by one night.

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

Starting a procedure against Olympic Airlines for a flight from Athens to Barcelona can be complex if you decide to go it alone. Customer service often tends to invoke the weather to clear themselves.

This is where lawyers and specialized services come in. By going through an expert partner, you check your flight instantly and delegate the entire procedure to recover your 400 € without stress.

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

On the ATH-BCN line, delays can vary according to the reactivity of Olympic Airlines's legal department.

Recovering 400 € has never been faster thanks to the interconnection between defense platforms and Olympic Airlines systems.

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

The use of complex legal jargon by Olympic Airlines is often a maneuver to encourage the traveler to abandon their 400 €.

DGAC or its European equivalents can be slow. A private court proceeding against Olympic Airlines is often more striking.