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Flights to Tunisia: delays, cancellations and your rights

Tunisia’s international airports include Tunis–Carthage – the hub of Tunisair – Enfidha-Hammamet, Monastir and Djerba. Flights to Tunisia from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland or the UK are covered by EU261 or UK261 whatever the airline; flights from Tunisia are covered by EU261 only when they land in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Switzerland on an airline licensed in one of those countries, and by UK261 only when they land in the UK on a UK or EU airline (in both cases not if you received benefits or compensation and assistance under local rules).

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In short: Flying to Tunisia from elsewhere in Europe, a delay of 3 hours or more is worth €250 per passenger on typical routes (EU261, any airline); from the UK £350 under UK261. On the way home you are covered only on an EU airline (into the EU) or a UK or EU airline (into the UK). Local rules may help on airlines from there.

Your rights each way

DirectionRulesCovered airlines3h+ delay / late cancellation
Another EU/EEA country or Switzerland → TunisiaEU261any airline€250
Tunisia → another EU/EEA country or SwitzerlandEU261only an EU airline€250
UK → TunisiaUK261any airline£350
Tunisia → UKUK261only a UK or EU airline£350
Outside Europe → Tunisianone––

Amounts are per passenger and depend on the great-circle distance between your airports – the ranges cover the busiest routes. Whatever the cause, from 2 hours’ delay the airline must provide meals and drinks, and a hotel if you are stuck overnight – where EU261 or UK261 applies.

Local rules: We found no national compensation scheme for flight delays or cancellations in Tunisia on an official source (checked 10 November 2026). Tunisia has been a party to the Montreal Convention 1999 since 2018, which covers proven damage caused by delay and baggage problems, not fixed compensation.

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Routes from the UK to Tunisia

From the UK: in the CAA’s 2025 data UK flights to Tunisia served Enfidha-Hammamet, Tunis and Djerba. Your flight from the UK to Tunisia is covered by UK261 whatever the airline. The return flight is covered by UK261 only if a UK or EU airline operates it (and not if you received benefits or compensation and assistance under local rules); a flight from Tunisia to the EU is covered by EU261 only on an EU airline.

Punctuality of the busiest routes in 2025, from UK Civil Aviation Authority data (departures from UK airports).

RouteFlightsOn time3h+ lateCancelled
London Gatwick – Enfidha1,19369.7%0.84%0.00%

Strikes

No strikes affecting flights in Tunisia are announced in our calendar at the moment.

Strike calendar

Where to complain

  1. The airline first – in writing, with your booking reference. Use our complaint letter generator.
  2. From the UK: if you flew from a UK airport or with a UK airline, you can also use UK ADR, the CAA or the small claims court.

Tips for flying to Tunisia

  • On the way home from Tunisia, EU261 applies only if an EU airline flies you to the EU, and UK261 only if a UK or EU airline flies you to the UK. From the UK, most holiday flights go to Enfidha-Hammamet.
  • If neither EU261 nor UK261 covers your return flight, keep every receipt: under the Montreal Convention you can claim proven costs caused by a delay.
  • Tunisia joined the Montreal Convention 1999 in 2018 (in force from 20 November 2018).

Frequently asked questions

Am I covered on a flight to Tunisia?

From anywhere in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, yes: EU261 covers every departing flight, whatever the airline – €250 per passenger on typical routes if you arrive 3 hours or more late. From the UK, UK261 covers every departing flight (£350). From outside Europe you are covered by neither rule.

Am I covered on the flight home from Tunisia?

Flights from Tunisia into the EU are covered by EU261 only on an EU airline, and into the UK by UK261 only on a UK or EU airline. With a Tunisia airline you are not covered by EU261 or UK261.

We found no national compensation scheme for flight delays or cancellations in Tunisia on an official source (checked 10 November 2026). Tunisia has been a party to the Montreal Convention 1999 since 2018, which covers proven damage caused by delay and baggage problems, not fixed compensation.

Are strikes covered?

It depends whose staff are on strike. Air traffic control or airport strikes are usually extraordinary circumstances; strikes by the airline’s own staff are not (CJEU C-28/20). See strikes and compensation.

Data: Eurostat 2024, EUROCONTROL, UK Civil Aviation Authority 2025. Information only, not legal advice.

Sources

  1. Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – full text (Article 3: scope; recital 15: air traffic management decisions) – EUR-Lex
  2. Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 as it applies in the UK (UK261) – Article 3, scope – legislation.gov.uk
  3. Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, 1999) – list of parties – ICAO
  4. UK flight punctuality statistics 2025 (flights by destination from UK airports) – UK Civil Aviation Authority
  5. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
  6. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL
  7. UK flight punctuality statistics 2025 – UK Civil Aviation Authority

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