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Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ): flight delays and compensation

Avram Iancu Cluj International 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 Avram Iancu Cluj International 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

Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ) serves Cluj-Napoca, Romania. On the routes Eurostat reports, 2,950,578 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 123rd-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Bucharest, Milan, London, Paris.

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 Cluj-Napoca – 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 CLJReturn
Bucharest OTP300,082310 km€250€250
Milan BGY296,3701,081 km€250€250
London LTN241,2621,823 km€400£350
Paris BVA212,0661,623 km€400€400
Munich MUC208,906909 km€250€250
Brussels CRL180,3561,466 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN115,2831,825 km€400€400
Dublin DUB97,3062,240 km€400€400
Madrid MAD93,3902,289 km€400€400
Bologna BLQ91,336994 km€250€250
Istanbul IST86,825733 km€250€250*
Antalya AYT84,6211,246 km€250€250*
Dortmund DTM82,3031,278 km€250€250
Eindhoven EIN69,0691,425 km€250€250
Memmingen FMM61,1511,020 km€250€250
London STN58,3061,782 km€400£350
Valencia VLC50,8782,111 km€400€400
Zaragoza ZAZ50,6092,041 km€400€400
Basel BSL49,8981,223 km€250€250
Rome CIA45,0151,041 km€250€250
Rome FCO43,1261,064 km€250€250
Warsaw WAW42,348629 km€250€250
Málaga AGP40,6582,576 km€400€400
Nuremberg NUE38,921982 km€250€250
Leeds LBA38,7221,950 km€400£350
Malmö MMX38,3591,207 km€250€250
Frankfurt HHN36,5041,260 km€250€250
Larnaca LCA36,4851,563 km€400€400
Venice TSF26,135892 km€250€250
Alicante ALC24,6692,188 km€400€400

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

Typical delay causes at Avram Iancu Cluj International 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 Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport?

    Yes. CLJ 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 Avram Iancu Cluj International 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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