Flight compensation Ryanair:
Charleroi — Tenerife

Process: compensation for Ryanair flight from Charleroi to Tenerife

Major delay on your Ryanair flight Charleroi ✈ Tenerife? This happens to thousands every month. Fortunately: compensation is available.

Fortunately, for this route of 3 058 km, Regulation CE 261/2004 requires Ryanair to pay you a fixed indemnity. This medium-haul distance places your flight in an intermediate bracket.

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.

Unlike what {many think|Ryanair might suggest}, this payout doesn't depend on the fare. A €30 ticket gives the same rights as an €800 booking.

How to know if the flight Ryanair Charleroi - Tenerife is eligible?

The 3-hour threshold is measured at the moment the aircraft doors are unlocked at Tenerife South Airport. If the delay is confirmed and the disruption is not due to extraordinary circumstances, Ryanair owes you 400€.

If you had a connection are equally covered. If your first Ryanair segment Charleroi→Tenerife leads to a missed connection, the total delay at your final destination counts.

What are the conditions for Ryanair to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Tenerife.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Charleroi 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 question of strikes is a common friction point in claims. It is essential to differentiate between a strike by Ryanair's employees (flight crew) and an external strike.

Don't take at face value Ryanair's explanation. Many airlines wrongly categorise their own staff disputes as force majeure to avoid {paying compensation|the 400€}.

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

On top of the {financial compensation|400€ indemnity}, EU regulation guarantees what is known as a "right to care". If your flight is delayed at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Ryanair must provide you at no cost with food and drinks proportionate to the delay.

Don't hesitate to request this assistance at {the airline's|Ryanair's} counter. If refused and you advance costs for accommodation at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, save your invoices carefully for reimbursement.

Steps: how to get your 400 € from Ryanair?

The registered letter and collecting evidence of the delay at Tenerife South Airport (delay certificate) are mandatory requirements to challenge {the airline|Ryanair}.

To boost your odds of winning, engage a specialist firm. These professionals know the case law and won't be intimidated against Ryanair's lawyers.

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

A frequent concern is about how long it takes. A claim sent yourself to Ryanair's claims team can take several weeks, even months before you get a response.

Obtaining 400€ has never been easier thanks to integration between recovery services and Ryanair's databases.

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

An unjustified rejection from Ryanair is a tactic that specialist lawyers know how to dismantle by citing the right articles of Regulation 261.

A recovery firm will know precisely how to rebut Ryanair's excuses, having access to certified weather records and traffic reports from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to prove the airline's fault.