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Iaşi International Airport (IAS): flight delays and compensation

Iaşi 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 Iaşi 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.

About the airport

Iaşi International Airport (IAS) serves Iași, Romania. On the routes Eurostat reports, 2,133,784 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 139th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to London, Milan, Brussels, 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 Iași – and what a delay is worth

The 26 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 IASReturn
London LTN251,9602,072 km€400£350
Milan BGY225,7441,380 km€250€250
Brussels CRL165,3821,727 km€400€400
Paris BVA154,8051,894 km€400€400
Bucharest OTP144,349313 km€250€250
Rome CIA92,1101,331 km€250€250
Bologna BLQ89,0231,296 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN82,8102,126 km€400€400
Dublin DUB79,2082,478 km€400€400
Dortmund DTM77,9581,522 km€400€400
Vienna VIE76,434834 km€250€250
Turin TRN75,2211,549 km€400€400
Venice VCE65,7701,185 km€250€250
Memmingen FMM57,6341,304 km€250€250
Larnaca LCA56,7661,457 km€250€250
Istanbul IST54,314662 km€250€250*
Liverpool LPL53,2142,252 km€400£350
Madrid MAD47,6802,591 km€400€400
Basel BSL42,6741,510 km€400€400
Billund BLL40,7171,586 km€400€400
Berlin BER38,0621,163 km€250€250
Antalya AYT36,1911,173 km€250€250*
Eindhoven EIN36,0771,674 km€400€400
Rome FCO31,0481,355 km€250€250
Catania CTA29,5841,490 km€250€250
Copenhagen CPH29,0491,394 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Iaşi 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 Iaşi International Airport?

    Yes. IAS 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 Iaşi 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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