Flight compensation Olympic Airlines:
Tirana — Athens

Claim and compensation for flight Olympic Airlines Tirana - Athens

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

European legislation strictly frames passenger rights. For a distance of 529 km as is the case here, legal compensation is due if the company is at fault.

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.

Did you know? Even if Olympic Airlines is a non-EU airline, if the flight takes off from Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, the European regulation applies in full.

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

Don't confuse ticket refund and legal compensation! Even if Olympic Airlines offers you a voucher for your Tirana - Athens flight, you can still claim the 250 euros cash provided by law.

Also note that the distance of 529 km perfectly justifies the compensation bracket of 250 €. This amount is net and the airline cannot derogate from it in its own terms and conditions.

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 Tirana 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

When a social movement disrupts your itinerary to Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, the company will often try to clear itself. However, a strike by its own staff is no longer, in the majority of cases, considered an exonerating circumstance.

On the other hand, if it is the air traffic controllers, the baggage handlers at Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa airport, or the security staff who are on strike, it is indeed an extraordinary circumstance. In this precise scenario, the 250 € will not be due.

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

If Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa 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 Tirana remains valid. The hotel is due if Olympic Airlines offsets your flight by one night.

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

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

If you don't have the time or the desire to engage in long email exchanges, delegating your claim to lawyers is the most effective solution to see your 250 € arrive in your bank account.

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

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

The advantage of delegating your claim to a major LegalTech player is that they can speed up this process thanks to automated formal notice systems and the constant threat of legal proceedings.

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

An unfounded refusal from Olympic Airlines is a practice that experts know perfectly how to bypass by citing the right articles of Regulation 261.

A claim organization will know exactly how to counter the airline's arguments, having access to certified meteorological histories and traffic reports from Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa airport to prove their faults.