In short: Eindhoven–Reus is 1,190 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Eindhoven and €250 from Reus. 54,275 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eindhoven → Reus | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Reus → Eindhoven | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (1,190 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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Air traffic flow delays at Reus (REU)
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, 5,574 flights arrived at REU; 336 of them were held back this way, 245 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 1.60 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 7 October 2025 – 548 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 5 August 2025 – 515 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 22 July 2025 – 507 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 5,243 arrivals, 0.16 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (100%).
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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (0% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (3%) 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.
Other routes from these airports
- Eindhoven – Málaga360,821 pax
- Eindhoven – Alicante342,123 pax
- Eindhoven – Faro257,567 pax
- Eindhoven – Budapest257,054 pax
- Eindhoven – Valencia253,353 pax
- Eindhoven – Rome213,712 pax
- Eindhoven – Kraków212,022 pax
- Eindhoven – Sofia210,385 pax
- Reus – Dublin177,041 pax
- Eindhoven – Milan173,603 pax
- Eindhoven – Barcelona171,469 pax
- Eindhoven – Lisbon165,794 pax
- Eindhoven – Palma de Mallorca161,362 pax
- Eindhoven – Ibiza155,242 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Eindhoven–Reus flight?
The great-circle distance is 1,190 km. From Eindhoven: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Reus: €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 Eindhoven–Reus 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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