Flight compensation Ryanair:
Alicante — Nuernberg

Ryanair passengers Alicante-Nuernberg: your guide to get compensated

You travelled with Ryanair from Alicante to Nuernberg and the flight was disrupted? EU law mandates compensation when the airline is at fault.

With 1 553 km between Alicante International Airport and Nuremberg Airport, EU regulation grants you a fixed indemnity of 400€ per passenger.

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.

This is by no means a commercial courtesy from Ryanair, but a binding duty that applies to all flights subject to the scope of the directive.

How to know if the flight Ryanair Alicante - Nuernberg is eligible?

Be sure to retain your flight records for the Ryanair ALC→NUE flight. They constitute the essential proof of your presence on board.

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

What are the conditions for Ryanair to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Nuernberg.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Alicante airport.
• Airline responsibility: The problem must be attributable to Ryanair (technical problem, sick crew, scheduling...).

The impact of a strike on your Ryanair compensation

The CJEU has definitively ruled: staff strikes are not force majeure for carriers. This precedent is authoritative across all 27 EU member states.

Even if the 400€ are not payable due to an external strike at Alicante, assistance (meals/hotel) stays the responsibility of Ryanair. Never forget this.

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

Don't buy your food without first asking coupons from Ryanair. If you advance costs, save your invoices diligently.

The regulation is very clear: assistance is not an optional courtesy from Ryanair. It is a legal obligation that can be sanctioned.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Ryanair?

The journey to claim 400€ from Ryanair begins by drafting a registered letter. {Without a response within 6 weeks|If Ryanair doesn't reply}, legal escalation becomes necessary.

If you lack availability for months of back-and-forth, outsourcing your case to legal experts is the most effective way to see your 400€ arrive in your bank account.

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

Patience is often key. Airlines receive a huge volume of claims every week and your Alicante to Nuremberg Airport case can stall if you remain passive.

A collective action on the Ryanair flight from Alicante can also be a way to {get your funds|recover your 400€} faster.

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

Know that Ryanair doesn't need to justify its refusal immediately. But when you respond with documentation, the obligation to prove shifts {to the airline|onto Ryanair}.

As a last resort, it is court action that often unlocks payment. Ryanair will almost always choose to pay the 400€ rather than face lawyer fees for a case doomed to fail in court.