Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Athens — Barcelona

Olympic Airlines passengers Athens-Barcelona: your guide to get compensated

You travelled with Olympic Airlines from Athens to Barcelona and the flight was disrupted? EU law mandates compensation when the airline is at fault.

Don't miss this opportunity: the Olympic Airlines flight Athens - Barcelona (1 905 km) qualifies you for 400€ per person under CE 261/2004.

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.

Good to know? Even if Olympic Airlines is a airline based outside the EU, if the flight takes off from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, CE 261 applies in full.

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

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

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

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

The question of strikes is a common friction point in claims. It is essential to differentiate between a strike by Olympic Airlines's employees (flight crew) and an external strike.

Don't take at face value Olympic 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 Athens airport in case of prolonged wait?

Once the delay reaches the regulatory threshold, i.e. 3 hours for flights between 1500 and 3500 km, Olympic Airlines must automatically provide the regulatory care to all passenger{s} waiting at Athens.

Even in extraordinary circumstances, the right to assistance at Athens remains valid. The hotel is owed if Olympic Airlines pushes your flight by a day.

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

The battle to recover 400€ from Olympic Airlines starts with sending a formal complaint. {Without a response within 6 weeks|If Olympic 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?

A frequent concern is about how long it takes. A claim sent yourself to Olympic Airlines's claims team can take several weeks, even months before you get a response.

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?

Olympic 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.

Refuse to allow Olympic Airlines to retain the {money|400€} that is legally owed to you. The longer you wait without action is a win for {the airline|Olympic Airlines} and time lost for you.