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Pisa International Airport (PSA): flight delays and compensation

Pisa 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 Pisa 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.

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About the airport

Pisa International Airport (PSA) serves Pisa, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 4,885,455 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 87th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Tirana, London, Palermo, Catania.

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 Pisa – 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 PSAReturn
Tirana TIA426,181804 km€250€250*
London STN310,2861,184 km€250£220
Palermo PMO303,620653 km€250€250
Catania CTA254,399796 km€250€250
London LGW191,2051,148 km€250£220
Cagliari CAG188,882505 km€250€250
Brussels CRL173,517877 km€250€250
Bari BRI164,083594 km€250€250
Brindisi BDS158,433707 km€250€250
Manchester MAN148,6811,419 km€250£220
London LHR135,1991,186 km€250£220
Amsterdam AMS126,3951,046 km€250€250
Paris ORY125,134834 km€250€250
Bucharest OTP121,3381,256 km€250€250
Berlin BER121,211992 km€250€250
Eindhoven EIN117,254942 km€250€250
Valencia VLC116,7001,016 km€250€250
Dublin DUB104,1461,629 km€400€400
Lamezia Terme SUF99,345722 km€250€250
Girona GRO94,667653 km€250€250
Copenhagen CPH92,8321,337 km€250€250
Paris BVA85,595900 km€250€250
Madrid MAD84,8061,204 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA81,167719 km€250€250
Prague PRG76,686771 km€250€250
Budapest BUD73,673806 km€250€250
Alghero AHO68,907381 km€250€250
Kraków KRK67,2481,006 km€250€250
Trapani TPS62,666666 km€250€250
Porto OPO61,5891,584 km€400€400

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

Air traffic flow delays at Galileo Galilei (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, 23,292 flights arrived at PSA; 257 of them were held back this way, 161 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.32 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • aerodrome capacity61%
  • equipment (ATC)38%
  • other1%
  • airspace management0%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 30 July 2025 – 2,247 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 17 April 2025 – 497 minutes, mostly equipment (ATC); 26 December 2025 – 412 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 19,279 arrivals, 0.84 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (worse than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (67%) and other (25%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (0% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (38%) 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 Pisa International Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 23,292 arrivals at PSA in 2025; 257 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 161 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was aerodrome capacity (61%).
  • The worst day was 30 July 2025, with 2,247 minutes of flow delay, mostly aerodrome capacity.
  • 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 Pisa International Airport?

    Yes. PSA 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 Pisa 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
    2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL

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