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Burgas Airport (BOJ): flight delays and compensation

Burgas Airport. As an EU airport, every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004. Here is what to expect if your flight was delayed or cancelled here, or you were stranded.

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In short: Any flight departing from Burgas Airport that arrives 3 or more hours late, is cancelled less than 14 days before departure, or is overbooked can give €250–600 per passenger. Departures: EU261 with any airline.

About the airport

Burgas Airport (BOJ) serves Burgas, Bulgaria. On the routes Eurostat reports, 1,223,630 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 171st-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Prague, Manchester, Katowice, London.

Every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline. Flights arriving here are covered if they depart from the EU, or if an EU airline operates them from outside the EU.

Busiest routes from Burgas – and what a delay is worth

The 28 busiest routes on Eurostat’s 2024 data, with the compensation for a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation in each direction.

DestinationPassengers 2024DistanceFrom BOJReturn
Prague PRG113,7621,315 km€250€250
Manchester MAN97,5352,496 km€400£350
Katowice KTW95,6531,089 km€250€250
London LTN93,9252,327 km€400£350
Warsaw WAW81,2901,174 km€250€250
Kraków KRK69,4021,023 km€250€250
Bratislava BTS47,9861,016 km€250€250
Brno BRQ47,0561,111 km€250€250
Gdańsk GDN45,4161,470 km€250€250
Dublin DUB44,4612,754 km€400€400
Vienna VIE43,7031,053 km€250€250
Budapest BUD38,312844 km€250€250
Ostrava OSR35,8401,072 km€250€250
Birmingham BHX32,8012,434 km€400£350
Poznań POZ32,7441,355 km€250€250
London LGW31,6402,294 km€400£350
Newcastle NCL28,6772,520 km€400£350
Oslo OSL27,7672,253 km€400€400
Copenhagen CPH26,8901,802 km€400€400
Warsaw WMI26,8811,212 km€250€250
Düsseldorf DUS25,1101,840 km€400€400
Leipzig LEJ22,4681,515 km€400€400
Berlin BER21,9011,510 km€400€400
Wrocław WRO20,8891,244 km€250€250
Helsinki HEL20,6131,981 km€400€400
Košice KSC20,576834 km€250€250
Vilnius VNO20,0531,351 km€250€250
Debrecen DEB10,279717 km€250€250

* only with an EU (or UK) airline. Passengers: Eurostat, both directions, routes reported by EU/EEA airports.

Typical delay causes at Burgas Airport

  • Most long delays that earn compensation are not flow delays but airline problems – technical faults, crew shortages and late inbound aircraft – which do not count as extraordinary circumstances.

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    Local information

    • Ask the airline staff at the gate for the reason for the delay or cancellation and write it down; take a photo of the departure board.
    • From 2 hours’ delay (depending on distance) the airline must give you meals and drinks, and a hotel if you are stuck overnight – keep the receipts if you had to pay yourself.
    • If the airline rejects your claim, complain to the national enforcement body of the country where the flight departed (or arrived, for flights from outside the EU), or go to court.

    Frequently asked questions

    Can I claim compensation for a flight departing from Burgas Airport?

    Yes. BOJ is an EU airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline and wherever it is based.

    Can I claim compensation for a flight arriving at Burgas Airport?

    If the flight departed from an EU airport: yes, with any airline. If it departed from the UK: yes, under UK261, with any airline. If it departed from elsewhere: only if an EU airline operated it.

    How is the length of the delay measured?

    By your arrival time at your final destination – more precisely, the moment the aircraft door opens at the gate. It must be at least 3 hours after the scheduled arrival time.

    Related guides

    Information only, not legal advice. Passenger figures are approximate and based on the airports' published statistics; punctuality figures are from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. We earn a commission when a claim submitted through our partner links is successful.

    Sources

    1. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat

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