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Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ): flight delays and compensation

Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza 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

Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) serves Zaragoza, Spain. On the routes Eurostat reports, 599,910 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 222nd-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Palma de Mallorca, London, Bucharest, Milan.

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 Zaragoza – and what a delay is worth

The 12 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 ZAZReturn
Palma de Mallorca PMI142,524396 km€250€250
London STN72,6171,140 km€250£220
Bucharest OTP60,9112,216 km€400€400
Milan BGY52,141971 km€250€250
Cluj-Napoca CLJ50,6092,041 km€400€400
Paris BVA38,870900 km€250€250
Santiago de Compostela SCQ36,378622 km€250€250
Brussels CRL36,1611,065 km€250€250
Venice TSF34,0501,151 km€250€250
Tenerife TFN28,9042,016 km€400€400
Gran Canaria LPA28,5332,006 km€400€400
Bologna BLQ18,2121,049 km€250€250

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

Air traffic flow delays at Zaragoza (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, 4,881 flights arrived at ZAZ; 0 of them were held back this way, 0 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.00 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

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    2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 3,957 arrivals, 0.00 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025).

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

    • EUROCONTROL recorded 4,881 arrivals at ZAZ in 2025; 0 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 0 of them by more than 15 minutes.
    • 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 Zaragoza Airport?

      Yes. ZAZ 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 Zaragoza 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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