In short: Frankfurt–Antalya is 2,298 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €400 per passenger from Frankfurt and €400 from Antalya (only an EU airline). 664,475 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt → Antalya | EU261 | any airline | €400 |
| Antalya → Frankfurt | EU261 | only an EU airline | €400 |
The amount depends only on distance (2,298 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.
Check your Frankfurt–Antalya flight
Two minutes, free, no sign-up.
Strikes that could affect this route
- 2026-11-15, Germany: Lufthansa pilots (Vereinigung Cockpit) (watch)
Strikes by air traffic controllers or airport staff usually count as extraordinary circumstances; strikes by the airline’s own staff usually do not. Strike calendar.
Air traffic flow delays at Frankfurt (FRA)
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, 230,160 flights arrived at FRA; 10,386 of them were held back this way, 4,854 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.95 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Worst days: 27 July 2025 – 13,020 minutes, mostly weather; 25 July 2025 – 9,943 minutes, mostly weather; 15 June 2025 – 8,581 minutes, mostly weather.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 166,844 arrivals, 0.59 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly weather (94%) and aerodrome capacity (3%).
Check what happened at FRA on your travel day →
What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (82% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (16%) 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.
Air traffic flow delays at Antalya (AYT)
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, 116,428 flights arrived at AYT; 8,619 of them were held back this way, 2,226 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.90 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Worst days: 7 October 2025 – 4,028 minutes, mostly weather; 9 August 2025 – 3,534 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 5 July 2025 – 3,319 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 88,397 arrivals, 0.28 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (89%) and other (5%).
Check what happened at AYT on your travel day →
What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (8% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (1%) 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
- Antalya – Istanbul2,357,074 pax
- Antalya – Istanbul1,743,262 pax
- Frankfurt – Berlin1,167,085 pax
- Antalya – Düsseldorf1,119,151 pax
- Frankfurt – Hamburg1,083,599 pax
- Frankfurt – Vienna1,033,819 pax
- Antalya – Cologne1,022,489 pax
- Frankfurt – Munich1,012,334 pax
- Frankfurt – Palma de Mallorca965,640 pax
- Frankfurt – Madrid908,421 pax
- Frankfurt – Istanbul844,658 pax
- Antalya – Ankara823,201 pax
- Frankfurt – Barcelona808,807 pax
- Antalya – Hanover786,898 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Frankfurt–Antalya flight?
The great-circle distance is 2,298 km. From Frankfurt: €400 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Antalya: €400 per passenger (EU261, only an EU 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 Frankfurt–Antalya flight covered if the airline is not European?
Departures from an EU or UK airport are covered with any airline. From Antalya (Turkey) you are covered only on an EU-licensed airline flying into the EU (or a UK/EU airline into the UK).
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
We check every rule against the sources above. Spotted an error? Tell us – see our editorial policy.