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Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG): flight delays and compensation

Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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

Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) serves Perugia, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 481,904 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 234th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to London, Catania, Tirana, Palermo.

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 Perugia – and what a delay is worth

The 11 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 PEGReturn
London STN98,2671,340 km€250£220
Catania CTA70,364662 km€250€250
Tirana TIA69,706622 km€250€250*
Palermo PMO52,241549 km€250€250
Cagliari CAG49,415516 km€250€250
Brussels CRL35,4381,022 km€250€250
Malta MLA22,848824 km€250€250
London LHR21,2331,347 km€250£220
Kraków KRK21,138954 km€250€250
Bucharest OTP21,0371,101 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN20,217882 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport?

    Yes. PEG 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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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