Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Athens — Manchester

Legal right: Olympic Airlines flight between Athens and Manchester

If your journey from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Manchester Airport operated by Olympic Airlines was disrupted, legal remedies exist when dealing with the carrier.

Given the route between Athens and Manchester (2 637 km), the EU scale provides for automatic protection in case of a breach by Olympic Airlines. Medium-haul flights attract a substantial indemnity.

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.

CE 261/2004 is one of the most robust passenger protection laws globally. Every eligible passenger should taking advantage of it.

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

Be sure to keep your boarding pass for the Olympic Airlines ATH→MAN flight. They constitute the key proof of your check-in.

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 Manchester.
• 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

Not every strike{s} release the airline from its duties. If your Athens → Manchester delay was caused by an internal strike at Olympic Airlines, EU courts have recently ruled that compensation is owed.

Even if the 400€ are not owed due to an external strike at Athens, care (food/accommodation) remains owed Olympic Airlines. Never forget this.

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

An often-forgotten point: the right to care applies even {in extraordinary circumstances|when force majeure is invoked|when the 400€ indemnity is not owed}. Even if Olympic Airlines is exempt from the payout, care is still owed.

In case of a next-day flight delay, the regulation stipulates that hotel accommodation and transfers to and from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport are fully at the airline's expense.

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

To get started: submit a written complaint to Olympic Airlines's claims department explicitly citing Regulation CE 261/2004 and {the 400€ amount|your specific claim}.

This is precisely why specialists and LegalTech platforms exist. By using a specialist partner, you check your flight instantly and hand over all formalities to obtain your 400€ stress-free.

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

Many claimants wait more than half a year for a response from Olympic Airlines. An specialist can halve this time.

A group claim on the Olympic Airlines flight from Athens can also be a means to {get your funds|recover your 400€} more efficiently.

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

Don't take at face value Olympic Airlines's email claiming that Athens's airport was blocked by snow without consulting certified METAR data.

If you are certain of your legal right, you can contact the Civil Aviation Authority of the departure country, or more effectively, take the case to a tribunal with a expert partner lawyer.