Flight cancellation compensation vol. 5
Which Canceled Flights are Covered?
Where EC 261 Applies
Extraordinary Circumstances Are Not Covered
Connecting Flights and Cancellation Compensation
Where EC 261 Applies
The regulations set out in EC 261 apply based on the flight route and the airline – it doesn’t matter where the passengers are from. So US citizens have the same rights to flight cancellation compensation as those from the EU.
Most routes that take off from a European airport are covered. And we should point out that Europe covers more of the world than you might expect. The regulations cover the so-called “outermost regions” (the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, French Guiana and Martinique, Mayotte, Guadeloupe and La Réunion, and Saint-Martin). Plus European nations that are members of the EEA: Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.

