RZE · Jasionka · compensation guide

Delayed or cancelled from Rzeszów-Jasionka?

Every flight departing Rzeszów-Jasionka is covered by EC261, whatever the airline and wherever it was going.

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On this page
  1. What you’re owed
  2. About Rzeszów-Jasionka
  3. Popular routes from RZE
  4. How we check a RZE flight
  5. How much, by distance
  6. When nothing is owed
  7. Cancellations and notice
  8. Meals, hotels and refunds
  9. Connecting flights
  10. What you need to claim
  11. If the airline refuses
  12. Questions
EC261covers every departure, any airline€250–€600per passenger, by distance£0to pay if we don’t win

What you’re owed

Three hours late on arrival, cancelled within 14 days, or denied boarding, for a reason within the airline’s control: €250 for flights up to 1,500 km, €400 to 3,500 km, €600 beyond, per passenger. Because the flight departed Rzeszów-Jasionka, it does not matter which airline operated it or where it was going.

About Rzeszów-Jasionka

Airport
Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE), Jasionka, Poland
Law on departures
EC261, on every airline, wherever the flight is going
Most passengers owed
€250 to €600 each, by distance
Airlines we see most here
LOT Polish AirlinesRyanairPegasus AirlinesBuzzWizz Air MaltaEnter AirXQ
If an airline refuses
Rzecznik Praw Pasażerów (Passenger Rights Ombudsman at ULC), then court

Popular routes from RZE

Where flights from Rzeszów-Jasionka go most often, and what a qualifying delay on each is worth. Because the flight leaves RZE, the amount is the same whichever airline flew it.

RouteDistanceLawOwed per passenger
Jasionka → WarsawRZE–WAW240 kmEC261€250
Jasionka → LondonRZE–STN1,532 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → AntalyaRZE–AYT1,628 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → LondonRZE–LTN1,573 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → BristolRZE–BRS1,738 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → AlicanteRZE–ALC2,215 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → ManchesterRZE–MAN1,703 kmEC261€400
Jasionka → RomeRZE–FCO1,191 kmEC261€250

For an arrival three hours or more late, a cancellation inside 14 days, or denied boarding, when the cause was within the airline’s control. Each passenger on the booking claims the same amount, children included.

How we check a RZE flight

We hold the actual arrival times of departures from Rzeszów-Jasionka from live flight-data providers, and the weather reports from the airport around each flight. Enter your flight number and date and we tell you in two minutes whether it qualifies, and whether the airline has a weather argument.

If the airline refuses

A refusal is not the end of it. We answer it in writing with the arrival data and the case law; a final refusal goes to the enforcement body or dispute scheme in Poland, and to court where that is the only route — at our cost.

How much, by distance

The amount is fixed by law. It depends on how far the flight goes, not on what the ticket cost.

Flight distanceUK261 (UK flights)EC261 (EU flights)
Up to 1,500 kme.g. London–Dublin, Paris–Barcelona£220€250
1,500 to 3,500 kmand every flight within the EU over 1,500 km£350€400
Over 3,500 kme.g. London–New York, Frankfurt–Dubai£520€600

The amount can be halved when the airline re-routed you and you still arrived within two hours (short flights), three hours (medium) or four hours (long flights) of the original arrival time.

When nothing is owed

An airline does not have to pay when the delay or cancellation was caused by extraordinary circumstances it could not have avoided with all reasonable measures. That is narrower than airlines often say.

Usually extraordinary

  • Severe weather at the airport or on the route
  • Air traffic control restrictions or ATC strikes
  • Security alerts and airport closures
  • A bird strike or damage by a third party
  • A passenger falling seriously ill on board

Usually not, so you are owed

  • Technical faults found in normal operation
  • Strikes by the airline’s own staff
  • Crew shortages or crew out of hours
  • Late arrival of the aircraft from an earlier flight, unless that delay was itself extraordinary
  • Overbooking

When the airline cites weather or air traffic control, we check the airport weather reports and the flight’s history before accepting it.

Cancellations and notice

  • 14 days’ notice or more: no compensation, but you can still choose a refund or a new flight.
  • 7 to 13 days’ notice: compensation is owed unless the new flight left no more than 2 hours earlier and arrived no more than 4 hours later than planned.
  • Under 7 days’ notice: compensation is owed unless the new flight left no more than 1 hour earlier and arrived no more than 2 hours later.

Denied boarding because the flight was overbooked is owed straight away, at the same amounts, on top of a refund or a new flight.

Meals, hotels and refunds

These are owed whatever caused the delay, even in extraordinary circumstances, and they are separate from compensation:

  • Meals and refreshments once the delay reaches 2 hours (short flights), 3 hours (medium) or 4 hours (long).
  • A hotel and transport to it when the new departure is the next day.
  • A full refund of the ticket if the delay reaches 5 hours and you decide not to travel, or if the flight is cancelled.

If you paid for these yourself, keep the receipts: the airline owes them back.

Connecting flights

If your flights were on one booking, what counts is how late you reached your final destination. A 1-hour delay that makes you miss a connection and arrive 4 hours late is a 4-hour delay. The distance is measured from where you started to where you finished.

What you need to claim

  • The flight number and date, or your booking reference
  • A boarding pass or e-ticket for each passenger
  • Photo ID for the lead passenger
  • Your signature on our authority to act, which takes seconds on your phone

That’s all. Our fee is 30% including VAT, taken only from compensation we win. Nothing up front, and nothing if the claim fails.

Questions

Can I claim if my flight from Rzeszów-Jasionka was delayed?

Yes, if it reached its destination three or more hours late, was cancelled within 14 days of departure, or you were denied boarding, and the cause was within the airline’s control. Every departure from Rzeszów-Jasionka is covered by EC261, whichever airline operated it.

Does it matter which airline I flew with from RZE?

No. Because the flight departed Rzeszów-Jasionka, EC261 applies to every airline, including airlines from outside the UK and EU.

How much compensation for a delay from Rzeszów-Jasionka?

€250 per passenger for flights up to 1,500 km, €400 up to 3,500 km, and €600 beyond. Children count as passengers. It’s a fixed amount, not linked to the ticket price.

What if the airline blames the weather or air traffic control?

Sometimes that’s true, and then nothing is owed. Often it isn’t: we check the actual weather reports for Rzeszów-Jasionka and the flight’s history before we take a claim, and answer a refusal with the evidence.

Which airlines fly from Rzeszów-Jasionka?

The airlines we see most often on departures from RZE include LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines, Buzz, Wizz Air Malta, Enter Air, XQ. A claim works the same way whichever of them you flew.

My flight from RZE connected somewhere else. Can I still claim?

Yes, if the flights were on one booking. What counts is how late you reached your final destination, and the distance is measured from RZE to where you finished.

How long do I have to claim?

It depends on the country the claim is brought in: as little as one year in some, several years in most. The sooner you check, the safer.

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