Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Kastelorizo — Rhodos

Procedure: Olympic Airlines flight compensation from Kastelorizo to Rhodos

No one likes waiting for hours at the airport. If Olympic Airlines did not respect its scheduled times for your Kastelorizo - Rhodos flight, the law is on your side.

Fortunately, for this specific route with a distance of 137 km, EC Regulation 261/2004 requires Olympic Airlines to pay you financial compensation.

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.

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 Olympic Airlines Kastelorizo - Rhodos is eligible?

For an Olympic Airlines flight from Kastelorizo to Rhodos, punctuality is a performance obligation. A delay of 180 minutes triggers the right to financial compensation of 250 €.

An unexpected cancellation or a diverted flight from Kastelorizo Airport without an immediate satisfactory solution gives rise to this same indemnity of 250 €.

What are the conditions for Olympic Airlines to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Rhodos.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Kastelorizo 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 all strikes exempt the company from its obligations. If the delay of your Kastelorizo - Rhodos trip is due to an internal strike within Olympic Airlines, the European justice recently ruled that this entitles to compensation.

A strike by weather services at Kastelorizo Airport or European air traffic control is an external cause over which Olympic Airlines has no control.

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

Assistance is due from 2 hours of delay for a flight of this distance. Olympic Airlines must ensure the well-being of its passengers stuck at Kastelorizo.

Some passengers are unaware that transportation between the hotel and Kastelorizo Airport terminal is also included in the legal package due by Olympic Airlines.

Steps: how to get your 250 € from Olympic Airlines?

Getting justice against carrier Olympic Airlines requires perseverance. No response or standardized refusals are common tactics.

To maximize your chances of success, use a collection service. These experts know the case law perfectly and will not be intimidated by the legal department of Olympic Airlines.

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

Patience is often the watchword. Airlines receive thousands of requests weekly and processing your file for the flight from Kastelorizo to Diagoras Airport can drag on if you don't follow up.

Technology today allows real-time tracking of the progress of your request against Olympic Airlines on your smartphone.

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 Olympic Airlines convictions, which is a decisive advantage.