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Menorca Airport (MAH): flight delays and compensation

Menorca 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 Menorca 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

Menorca Airport (MAH) serves Menorca, Spain. On the routes Eurostat reports, 3,752,793 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 101st-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, London.

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 Menorca – 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 MAHReturn
Barcelona BCN930,794241 km€250€250
Palma de Mallorca PMI406,840131 km€250€250
Madrid MAD391,603665 km€250€250
London LGW233,1651,300 km€250£220
Manchester MAN177,6971,578 km€400£350
Paris ORY118,781997 km€250€250
Bilbao BIO110,709705 km€250€250
London STN104,4581,371 km€250£220
Valencia VLC103,945404 km€250€250
Birmingham BHX86,9541,472 km€250£220
Milan MXP86,577739 km€250€250
East Midlands EMA69,5221,502 km€400£350
Bristol BRS68,8971,388 km€250£220
Lyon LYS55,206656 km€250€250
Marseille MRS53,403406 km€250€250
London LTN48,6211,381 km€250£220
Newcastle NCL44,5411,743 km€400£350
Málaga AGP43,281839 km€250€250
Lisbon LIS42,4991,154 km€250€250
Nantes NTE39,519936 km€250€250
Milan BGY39,307786 km€250€250
Toulouse TLS38,710481 km€250€250
Seville SVQ37,873919 km€250€250
Bordeaux BOD36,396685 km€250€250
Düsseldorf DUS34,0521,286 km€250€250
Rome FCO33,394709 km€250€250
Porto OPO31,5431,100 km€250€250
Leeds LBA31,5151,619 km€400£350
Bologna BLQ27,176780 km€250€250
Geneva GVA27,155725 km€250€250

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

Air traffic flow delays at Menorca (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, 18,250 flights arrived at MAH; 10 of them were held back this way, 7 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.02 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

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Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 10 July 2025 – 427 minutes, mostly weather.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 15,579 arrivals, 0.02 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly weather (84%) and aerodrome capacity (16%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (100% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (0%) 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 Menorca Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 18,250 arrivals at MAH in 2025; 10 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 7 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was weather (100%).
  • The worst day was 10 July 2025, with 427 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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    With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

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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 Menorca Airport?

    Yes. MAH 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 Menorca 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
    2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL

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