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Thessaloniki to Poznań: flight delays and compensation

32,283 passengers travelled between Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG) and Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ) in 2024, according to Eurostat. Here is what a delay or cancellation on this route is worth in each direction, which rules apply, and how often the two airports are hit by air traffic restrictions.

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In short: Thessaloniki–Poznań is 1,403 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Thessaloniki and €250 from Poznań. 32,283 passengers used the route in 2024.

What you can claim on this route

DirectionRulesCovered airlines3 h+ delay / late cancellation
Thessaloniki → PoznańEU261any airline€250
Poznań → ThessalonikiEU261any airline€250

The amount depends only on distance (1,403 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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What happened to your flight?
Where did you fly from and to?

With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

How late did you arrive at your final destination?

What counts is when the aircraft doors opened at your destination – not the departure delay.

When were you told about the cancellation?
When did you arrive on the replacement flight?
Which airline operated the flight?
When was the flight?

How many passengers were on the booking?

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Every passenger gets their own compensation, children too. Infants under 2 without their own seat do not count.

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Strikes that could affect this route

  • 2026-11-25, Greece: public sector (ADEDY) (uncertain)

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 Thessaloniki (SKG)

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, 31,024 flights arrived at SKG; 120 of them were held back this way, 61 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.11 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • other42%
  • ATC capacity31%
  • weather15%
  • aerodrome capacity9%
  • equipment (ATC)3%
  • accident/incident2%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 28 October 2025 – 1,427 minutes, mostly other; 23 October 2025 – 731 minutes, mostly other; 3 January 2025 – 359 minutes, mostly weather.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 25,168 arrivals, 0.31 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (worse than 2025), mainly ATC capacity (87%) and equipment (ATC) (7%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (15% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (34%) 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 Poznań (POZ)

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, 17,003 flights arrived at POZ; 3 of them were held back this way, 0 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.00 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • ATC staffing100%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 26 September 2025 – 30 minutes, mostly ATC staffing.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 13,327 arrivals, 0.00 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (98%) and weather (2%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (0% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (100%) 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How much compensation for a delayed Thessaloniki–Poznań flight?

The great-circle distance is 1,403 km. From Thessaloniki: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Poznań: €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 Thessaloniki–Poznań 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

  1. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
  2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL
  3. Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – EUR-Lex

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