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Trieste Airport (TRS): flight delays and compensation

Trieste 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 Trieste 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

Trieste Airport (TRS) serves Trieste, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 1,298,677 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 168th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Rome, Frankfurt, Bari, Naples.

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 Trieste – and what a delay is worth

The 22 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 TRSReturn
Rome FCO312,688458 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA101,090593 km€250€250
Bari BRI77,619585 km€250€250
Naples NAP71,829554 km€250€250
Catania CTA67,014939 km€250€250
Palermo PMO66,491851 km€250€250
London STN63,4691,176 km€250£220
Istanbul IST60,9091,328 km€250€250*
Valencia VLC48,7221,338 km€250€250
Malta MLA46,8441,113 km€250€250
Cagliari CAG42,086815 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN40,9991,045 km€250€250
Brindisi BDS40,157680 km€250€250
Tirana TIA35,328703 km€250€250*
Milan LIN34,499328 km€250€250
Dublin DUB34,0371,645 km€400€400
Olbia OLB28,223634 km€250€250
Berlin BER27,342727 km€250€250
Seville SVQ26,8581,854 km€400€400
Kraków KRK26,435666 km€250€250
Paris BVA23,930940 km€250€250
Brussels CRL22,108843 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Trieste 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.

Airlines you are likely to fly with here

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    Where did you fly from and to?

    With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

    How late did you arrive at your final destination?

    What counts is when the aircraft doors opened at your destination – not the departure delay.

    When were you told about the cancellation?
    When did you arrive on the replacement flight?
    Which airline operated the flight?
    When was the flight?

    How many passengers were on the booking?

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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 Trieste Airport?

    Yes. TRS 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 Trieste 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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