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Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV): flight delays and compensation

Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković 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 Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković 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

Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV) serves Dubrovnik, Croatia. On the routes Eurostat reports, 2,514,642 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 134th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to London, Zagreb, Vienna, Dublin.

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 Dubrovnik – 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 DBVReturn
London LGW244,0991,690 km€400£350
Zagreb ZAG216,579395 km€250€250
Vienna VIE131,777631 km€250€250
Dublin DUB130,2972,172 km€400€400
London STN112,2811,703 km€400£350
Manchester MAN110,2111,932 km€400£350
Frankfurt FRA101,9511,114 km€250€250
Rome FCO97,159502 km€250€250
Madrid MAD92,3861,827 km€400€400
Munich MUC89,688818 km€250€250
Helsinki HEL88,0402,026 km€400€400
Paris ORY75,0811,410 km€250€250
Amsterdam AMS65,5021,480 km€250€250
Paris CDG65,2421,410 km€250€250
Athens ATH63,758705 km€250€250
Bristol BRS55,0951,860 km€400£350
Istanbul IST51,398877 km€250€250*
Barcelona BCN50,5501,344 km€250€250
Birmingham BHX44,8451,852 km€400£350
London LHR44,1641,723 km€400£350
Edinburgh EDI42,3532,147 km€400£350
Warsaw WAW42,3111,087 km€250€250
Naples NAP41,742379 km€250€250
Lyon LYS41,0441,107 km€250€250
Stockholm ARN40,7291,900 km€400€400
Bari BRI38,964201 km€250€250
Berlin BER38,6991,146 km€250€250
Copenhagen CPH32,3631,507 km€400€400
East Midlands EMA31,4501,848 km€400£350
Leeds LBA29,6441,927 km€400£350

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

Typical delay causes at Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković 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 Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport?

    Yes. DBV 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 Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković 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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