Under EU law, you have significant rights on many flights to, from or within the European Union.
However, because the rules cover all EU countries plus a few others, it’s sometimes difficult to be
certain when they apply.
This page explains how to determine if EU law applies to your flight.
Is my flight covered?
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Does your flight depart from one of the countries in the list below?
then yes it is covered by the rules, regardless of which airline operates it.
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Will your flight arrive in one of the countries in the list below, with an airline
based in one of these countries?
then yes it is covered by the rules.
If your flight does not fit into either of these categories then it is not covered by EU
rules.
Countries where the rules apply
EU laws on flight disruptions cover all EU countries, plus some others.
Where we refer to ‘EU airports’ and ‘EU airlines’ on this website, we mean airports in and
airlines based in any of these countries:
EU Countries
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- The Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Other countries
Although these countries are not in the EU, the rules still apply to them:
- Iceland
- Norway
- Switzerland
Your rights
Learn more about your rights when flying to and from airports in these
countries.