Flight compensation Ryanair:
Bordeaux — Marseille

Compensation & claim for Ryanair: Bordeaux to Marseille

The stress of a cancellation at Bordeaux towards Marseille with Ryanair gives you a right to a payout. Here are the steps you can take.

European legislation upholds passenger rights. For 498 km, the statutory payout applies if {the airline is at fault|Ryanair bears responsibility}. The short-haul bracket applies fully here.

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.

This key legislation of European aviation rights covers nearly a billion passengers every year. Yet, over 85% don't bother because they don't know their rights.

How to know if the flight Ryanair Bordeaux - Marseille is eligible?

To determine if your flight between Bordeaux and Marseille is eligible for a payout, the determining criterion is the arrival delay ({not the departure delay|measured at Marseille Provence Airport}). It must be greater than 3 hours.

Even if Ryanair reroutes you, the 250€ compensation still applies if the arrival at Marseille exceeds 3 hours.

What are the conditions for Ryanair to compensate you?

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

The impact of a strike on your Ryanair compensation

Not all strike{s} exempt the airline from its obligations. If your Bordeaux - Marseille delay was caused by an staff strike at Ryanair, the CJEU have confirmed that this entitles you to a payout.

A strike by ATC services at Bordeaux or European ATC is an external cause over which Ryanair has no control.

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

Once the delay exceeds the legal trigger, i.e. 2 hours for flights ≤1500 km, Ryanair is obliged to deliver the required assistance to every passenger{s} stranded at Bordeaux.

The law is unambiguous: care is never a goodwill gesture from Ryanair. It is a binding duty enforceable in court.

Steps: how to get your 250 € from Ryanair?

Launching a claim against Ryanair for a flight from Bordeaux to Marseille can be complex if you act without help. The airline's team frequently will invoke extraordinary circumstances to dodge liability.

By entrusting your BOD-MRS case to our experts, you benefit from the "no result, no charge" principle (you only pay if you win).

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

Some passengers wait over 6 months for a response from Ryanair. An expert can significantly speed things up.

By entrusting the recovery of your 250€ to a trusted partner, you spare yourself months of waiting and the stress of seeing your case ignored, as chasing are handled by legal experts.

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

It is not uncommon for Ryanair's algorithms to automatically reject your first attempt under a vague excuse without merit.

The success rate of specialist firms against Ryanair approaches 98% when the claim is legitimate. This proves the strength of Regulation CE 261 against unjustified refusals.