Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Lyon — Athens

Get your Olympic Airlines flight compensation for the route Lyon - Athens

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

Fortunately, for this specific route with a distance of 1 780 km, EC Regulation 261/2004 requires Olympic Airlines to pay you financial compensation.

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.

Too few travelers claim their due (less than 15% on average). Don't let this compensation fly away: the procedure, although sometimes administratively heavy on the company side, is an absolute right for the consumer.

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

The 3-hour limit is calculated at the moment the aircraft doors open at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport airport. If this is the case, and the flight cancellation is not due to extraordinary circumstances, Olympic Airlines owes you 400 €.

The compensation also covers boarding denials (overbooking). If Olympic Airlines sold more seats than planned and you stay on the tarmac at Lyon, the 400 € compensation is automatic.

What are the conditions for Olympic Airlines to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Athens.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Lyon 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

A work stoppage of Olympic Airlines crews is considered inherent in the normal activity of the carrier and no longer constitutes a valid excuse to refuse the 400 €.

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

What are your rights at Lyon 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 Lyon.

If your new flight is not scheduled until the next day, the company must also take care of your hotel night near Lyon and the transfer by taxi or bus between the airport and the place of accommodation.

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

The amicable route with Olympic Airlines to recover 400 € often fails without a technical and legal file.

Don't fill out complex forms on the Olympic Airlines website. Go through a passenger defense portal to secure your 400 € indemnity.

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

Patience is often the watchword. Airlines receive thousands of requests weekly and processing your file for the flight from Lyon to Eleftherios Venizelos International 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 400 € 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.