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Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB): flight delays and compensation

Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda 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

Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) serves Olbia, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 3,505,748 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 108th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Rome, Milan, Milan, Bologna.

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 Olbia – 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 OLBReturn
Rome FCO497,679249 km€250€250
Milan LIN363,317506 km€250€250
Milan MXP330,794530 km€250€250
Bologna BLQ174,636429 km€250€250
Milan BGY171,458531 km€250€250
Naples NAP132,975401 km€250€250
Verona VRN126,343512 km€250€250
Munich MUC116,254848 km€250€250
Venice VCE101,615561 km€250€250
Paris ORY96,4601,037 km€250€250
Istanbul IST95,4881,608 km€400€400*
Amsterdam AMS89,4371,319 km€250€250
London LGW88,0531,361 km€250£220
Basel BSL81,895762 km€250€250
Geneva GVA79,450654 km€250€250
Turin TRN78,816502 km€250€250
Düsseldorf DUS77,0931,174 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA76,0381,018 km€250€250
Berlin BER69,0181,310 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN64,850625 km€250€250
Stuttgart STR48,923867 km€250€250
Zurich ZRH39,716733 km€250€250
Cologne CGN38,8761,123 km€250€250
Vienna VIE38,027977 km€250€250
London STN33,5911,411 km€250£220
Hamburg HAM32,1461,416 km€250€250
Madrid MAD31,6251,104 km€250€250
London LHR31,2871,401 km€250£220
Nice NCE28,545361 km€250€250
Rome CIA28,279276 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport?

    Yes. OLB 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda 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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