In short: Geneva–Naples is 887 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Geneva and €250 from Naples. 152,254 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva → Naples | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Naples → Geneva | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (887 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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Strikes that could affect this route
- 2026-11-20, Italy: general strike (CGIL), also affecting air transport (announced)
- 2026-11-21, Italy: ENAV air traffic controllers (FILT-CGIL, UGL-TA) (announced)
- 2026-11-22, Italy: ENAV controllers at Malpensa (Fast-Confsal); Sicuritalia IVRI security staff at Venice Marco Polo (Fisascat-Cisl) (announced)
- 2026-11-22, Italy: Toscana Aeroporti, GH Toscana and Consulta staff (USB Lavoro Privato) (announced)
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 Geneva (GVA)
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, 85,533 flights arrived at GVA; 5,329 of them were held back this way, 2,060 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 1.03 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 1 June 2025 – 4,635 minutes, mostly weather; 17 December 2025 – 2,585 minutes, mostly weather; 18 December 2025 – 2,416 minutes, mostly weather.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 63,500 arrivals, 0.81 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly weather (43%) and ATC staffing (24%).
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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (32% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (43%) 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 Naples (NAP)
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, 45,721 flights arrived at NAP; 4,816 of them were held back this way, 2,444 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 2.34 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 9 June 2025 – 8,788 minutes, mostly equipment (ATC); 10 June 2025 – 4,633 minutes, mostly equipment (ATC); 25 September 2025 – 3,976 minutes, mostly equipment (ATC).
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 37,729 arrivals, 0.89 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly environmental issues (77%) and weather (6%).
Air traffic control strike days recorded for NAP since 2024: 10 April 2026 (577 min).
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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (27% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (25%) 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
- Geneva – Porto820,413 pax
- Geneva – Lisbon724,294 pax
- Geneva – Amsterdam641,328 pax
- Geneva – Paris558,129 pax
- Geneva – Madrid554,224 pax
- Naples – Milan543,209 pax
- Geneva – Barcelona539,963 pax
- Geneva – Brussels526,592 pax
- Naples – Milan482,874 pax
- Geneva – Zurich472,510 pax
- Geneva – Nice452,124 pax
- Naples – Barcelona411,484 pax
- Naples – Milan409,927 pax
- Naples – Catania408,205 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Geneva–Naples flight?
The great-circle distance is 887 km. From Geneva: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Naples: €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 Geneva–Naples 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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