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Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN): flight delays and compensation

Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo 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 Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo 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

Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN) serves Verona, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 2,987,020 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 122nd-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Catania, Palermo, London, Tirana.

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 Verona – and what a delay is worth

The 29 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 VRNReturn
Catania CTA378,562948 km€250€250
Palermo PMO314,584823 km€250€250
London LGW217,1921,038 km€250£220
Tirana TIA182,492839 km€250€250*
Istanbul IST168,8491,511 km€400€400*
Cagliari CAG156,988699 km€250€250
Bari BRI138,438671 km€250€250
Olbia OLB126,343512 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA114,119544 km€250€250
Munich MUC113,429336 km€250€250
London STN109,4181,063 km€250£220
Dublin DUB97,7561,522 km€400€400
Naples NAP83,636572 km€250€250
Amsterdam AMS79,220889 km€250€250
Lamezia Terme SUF74,559846 km€250€250
Madrid MAD72,6421,295 km€250€250
Brindisi BDS70,866778 km€250€250
Birmingham BHX64,6681,209 km€250£220
Paris ORY63,366744 km€250€250
Brussels CRL59,784739 km€250€250
Valencia VLC48,2071,139 km€250€250
Chișinău RMO45,6201,397 km€250€250*
Manchester MAN44,6871,297 km€250£220
Barcelona BCN41,074845 km€250€250
Palma de Mallorca PMI30,725931 km€250€250
Comiso CIY28,619984 km€250€250
Helsinki HEL25,2641,901 km€400€400
Cologne CGN24,240669 km€250€250
Pantelleria (TP) PNL11,673958 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo 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 Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport?

    Yes. VRN 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 Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo 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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