In short: Burgas–Košice is 834 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Burgas and €250 from Košice. 20,576 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgas → Košice | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Košice → Burgas | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (834 km, measured as the great circle between the airports) – not on the ticket price – and is paid per passenger, children included. Whatever the cause, from 2 hours’ delay the airline must provide care (meals, drinks, a hotel overnight), and after a cancellation you choose between a refund or re-routing.
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Other routes from these airports
- Burgas – Prague113,762 pax
- Košice – Antalya96,555 pax
- Burgas – Katowice95,653 pax
- Košice – Vienna86,942 pax
- Košice – Prague81,551 pax
- Burgas – Warsaw81,290 pax
- Burgas – Kraków69,402 pax
- Burgas – Bratislava47,986 pax
- Burgas – Brno47,056 pax
- Burgas – Gdańsk45,416 pax
- Burgas – Dublin44,461 pax
- Burgas – Vienna43,703 pax
- Burgas – Budapest38,312 pax
- Burgas – Ostrava35,840 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Burgas–Košice flight?
The great-circle distance is 834 km. From Burgas: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Košice: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). The delay at your final destination must be 3 hours or more, and the airline must not be able to prove extraordinary circumstances.
Is a Burgas–Košice flight covered if the airline is not European?
Yes. Both airports apply EU261 (or UK261) to every departing flight, so the airline’s nationality does not matter in either direction.
What if the flight was cancelled?
You can choose a refund or re-routing, get care while you wait, and – unless you were told at least 14 days before departure or the airline proves extraordinary circumstances – fixed compensation. Cancelled flight compensation.
Passenger numbers: Eurostat 2024 (passengers carried between the two airports, both directions). Delay data: EUROCONTROL. Information only, not legal advice.
Sources
- Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
- EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL
- Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – EUR-Lex
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