In short: Eindhoven–Vilnius is 1,372 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Eindhoven and €250 from Vilnius. 114,835 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eindhoven → Vilnius | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Vilnius → Eindhoven | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (1,372 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 Vilnius (VNO)
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, 20,837 flights arrived at VNO; 17 of them were held back this way, 10 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.02 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 8 November 2025 – 94 minutes, mostly other; 25 October 2025 – 90 minutes, mostly other; 26 November 2025 – 56 minutes, mostly accident/incident.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 16,743 arrivals, 0.01 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly other (84%) and accident/incident (16%).
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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.
Other routes from these airports
- Vilnius – Antalya376,368 pax
- Eindhoven – Málaga360,821 pax
- Eindhoven – Alicante342,123 pax
- Vilnius – Warsaw288,203 pax
- Eindhoven – Faro257,567 pax
- Eindhoven – Budapest257,054 pax
- Vilnius – Riga254,505 pax
- Eindhoven – Valencia253,353 pax
- Vilnius – Frankfurt232,886 pax
- Eindhoven – Rome213,712 pax
- Eindhoven – Kraków212,022 pax
- Eindhoven – Sofia210,385 pax
- Vilnius – Istanbul184,889 pax
- Eindhoven – Milan173,603 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Eindhoven–Vilnius flight?
The great-circle distance is 1,372 km. From Eindhoven: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Vilnius: €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–Vilnius 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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