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Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG): flight delays and compensation

Cagliari Elmas 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 Cagliari Elmas 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.

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About the airport

Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) serves Cagliari, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 4,686,781 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 89th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Rome, Milan, Milan, Milan.

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 Cagliari – and what a delay is worth

The 30 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 CAGReturn
Rome FCO790,268392 km€250€250
Milan LIN630,769689 km€250€250
Milan BGY375,266716 km€250€250
Milan MXP234,720710 km€250€250
Bologna BLQ231,924616 km€250€250
Rome CIA203,911412 km€250€250
Pisa PSA188,882505 km€250€250
Verona VRN156,988699 km€250€250
Venice VCE149,086746 km€250€250
Turin TRN145,052672 km€250€250
Naples NAP120,157481 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN102,048634 km€250€250
London LGW89,2591,505 km€400£350
Catania CTA85,450560 km€250€250
London STN82,7661,561 km€400£350
Brussels CRL76,3851,297 km€250€250
Palermo PMO76,116370 km€250€250
Kraków KRK68,2541,470 km€250€250
Bari BRI67,567687 km€250€250
Malta MLA66,872611 km€250€250
Vienna VIE54,2141,154 km€250€250
Rimini RMI53,116607 km€250€250
Madrid MAD52,7371,085 km€250€250
Paris BVA49,8711,260 km€250€250
Perugia PEG49,415516 km€250€250
Parma (PR) PMF48,119628 km€250€250
Levaldigi (CN) CUF47,769601 km€250€250
Istanbul IST47,5101,681 km€400€400*
Genoa GOA45,072574 km€250€250
Seville SVQ43,4561,318 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Cagliari Elmas 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 Cagliari Elmas Airport?

    Yes. CAG 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 Cagliari Elmas 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.

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    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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