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Eindhoven Airport (EIN): flight delays and compensation

Eindhoven 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 Eindhoven 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

Eindhoven Airport (EIN) serves Eindhoven, Netherlands. On the routes Eurostat reports, 6,209,754 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 76th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Málaga, London, Alicante, Faro.

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 Eindhoven – 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 EINReturn
Málaga AGP360,8211,818 km€400€400
London STN344,075358 km€250£220
Alicante ALC342,1231,536 km€400€400
Faro FAO257,5671,919 km€400€400
Budapest BUD257,0541,097 km€250€250
Valencia VLC253,3531,405 km€250€250
Rome FCO213,7121,193 km€250€250
Kraków KRK212,0221,023 km€250€250
Sofia SOF210,3851,670 km€400€400
Milan BGY173,603717 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN171,4691,157 km€250€250
Lisbon LIS165,7941,804 km€400€400
Palma de Mallorca PMI161,3621,339 km€250€250
Ibiza IBZ155,2421,433 km€250€250
Bucharest OTP150,6941,713 km€400€400
Warsaw WAW147,2021,073 km€250€250
Gdańsk GDN133,236935 km€250€250
Tirana TIA132,5451,561 km€400€400*
Katowice KTW120,445965 km€250€250
Porto OPO120,1641,560 km€400€400
Bologna BLQ118,906885 km€250€250
Pisa PSA117,254942 km€250€250
Vilnius VNO114,8351,372 km€250€250
Seville SVQ109,0321,794 km€400€400
Tenerife TFS106,2173,182 km€400€400
Athens ATH94,5622,089 km€400€400
Gran Canaria LPA89,4143,137 km€400€400
Skopje SKP86,1451,621 km€400€400*
Crete HER84,7032,387 km€400€400
Belgrade BEG80,8291,327 km€250€250*

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

Typical delay causes at Eindhoven 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 Eindhoven Airport?

    Yes. EIN 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 Eindhoven 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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