In short: Izmir–Trabzon is 1,121 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth nothing under EU261/UK261 per passenger from Izmir and nothing under EU261/UK261 from Trabzon. 128,332 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izmir → Trabzon | none | – | – |
| Trabzon → Izmir | none | – | – |
The amount depends only on distance (1,121 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 Izmir (ADB)
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, 38,142 flights arrived at ADB; 105 of them were held back this way, 43 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.07 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 3 July 2025 – 1,380 minutes, mostly accident/incident; 29 June 2025 – 565 minutes, mostly other; 23 November 2025 – 249 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 30,583 arrivals, 0.02 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly weather (60%) and other (41%).
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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
- Izmir – Istanbul1,899,873 pax
- Izmir – Istanbul1,724,367 pax
- Trabzon – Istanbul1,406,683 pax
- Izmir – Ankara875,721 pax
- Trabzon – Istanbul692,916 pax
- Izmir – Tymbou (Kirklar)470,870 pax
- Izmir – Düsseldorf349,788 pax
- Trabzon – Ankara346,086 pax
- Izmir – Antalya291,636 pax
- Izmir – Frankfurt290,811 pax
- Izmir – Gaziantep264,279 pax
- Izmir – Diyarbakır264,234 pax
- Izmir – Berlin233,471 pax
- Izmir – Cologne230,134 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Izmir–Trabzon flight?
The great-circle distance is 1,121 km. From Izmir: EU261/UK261 do not apply. From Trabzon: EU261/UK261 do not apply. 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 Izmir–Trabzon flight covered if the airline is not European?
Departures from an EU or UK airport are covered with any airline. From Izmir (Turkey) you are covered only on an EU-licensed airline flying into the EU (or a UK/EU airline into the UK). From Trabzon (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
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