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Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU): flight delays and compensation

Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias 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 Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias 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

Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU) serves Corfu, Greece. On the routes Eurostat reports, 3,824,866 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 100th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Athens, London, Manchester, Birmingham.

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 Corfu – 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 CFUReturn
Athens ATH409,405396 km€250€250
London LGW320,6252,016 km€400£350
Manchester MAN222,1872,268 km€400£350
Birmingham BHX129,3632,184 km€400£350
Düsseldorf DUS124,2121,650 km€400€400
London STN106,3932,037 km€400£350
London LHR104,8452,052 km€400£350
Munich MUC94,1861,169 km€250€250
Bristol BRS94,1592,182 km€400£350
Prague PRG90,0711,249 km€250€250
Milan MXP79,1701,133 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA78,1371,461 km€250€250
London LTN77,0862,070 km€400£350
Berlin BER73,5831,501 km€400€400
East Midlands EMA72,2372,184 km€400£350
Milan BGY70,0591,072 km€250€250
Budapest BUD69,822872 km€250€250
Amsterdam AMS68,8521,828 km€400€400
Paris ORY66,7141,723 km€400€400
Vienna VIE63,715983 km€250€250
Naples NAP63,289498 km€250€250
Katowice KTW57,5921,211 km€250€250
Stuttgart STR56,4071,320 km€250€250
Newcastle NCL52,8662,347 km€400£350
Warsaw WAW52,2381,399 km€250€250
Liverpool LPL51,8232,299 km€400£350
Edinburgh EDI51,5702,493 km€400£350
Hamburg HAM51,2881,731 km€400€400
Cologne CGN50,2281,598 km€400€400
Dublin DUB47,0262,501 km€400€400

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

Air traffic flow delays at Corfu (2025)

EUROCONTROL records the delay imposed on arriving flights when the airport or the airspace around it cannot take more traffic (air traffic flow management, “ATFM”). In 2025, 16,436 flights arrived at CFU; 1,502 of them were held back this way, 781 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 2.10 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • aerodrome capacity82%
  • weather17%
  • equipment (ATC)1%
  • equipment (non-ATC)0%
  • ATC capacity0%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 31 August 2025 – 4,898 minutes, mostly weather; 30 August 2025 – 3,034 minutes, mostly weather; 15 August 2025 – 1,910 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 15,406 arrivals, 1.70 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (97%) and equipment (ATC) (2%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (17% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (1%) or airport limits – causes airlines often cite as extraordinary circumstances. They are only part of the story: most long delays come from the airline’s own operation (technical faults, crew, late inbound aircraft), which this data does not show. Source: EUROCONTROL.

Typical delay causes at Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 16,436 arrivals at CFU in 2025; 1,502 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 781 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was aerodrome capacity (82%); weather accounted for 17%.
  • The worst day was 31 August 2025, with 4,898 minutes of flow delay, mostly weather.
  • 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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    Where did you fly from and to?

    With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

    How late did you arrive at your final destination?

    What counts is when the aircraft doors opened at your destination – not the departure delay.

    When were you told about the cancellation?
    When did you arrive on the replacement flight?
    Which airline operated the flight?
    When was the flight?

    How many passengers were on the booking?

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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 Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport?

    Yes. CFU 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 Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias 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
    2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL

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