In short: Thessaloniki–Venice is 1,043 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Thessaloniki and €250 from Venice. 35,685 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thessaloniki → Venice | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Venice → Thessaloniki | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (1,043 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 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
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 Venice (TSF)
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, 10,347 flights arrived at TSF; 0 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
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 8,001 arrivals, 0.05 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (worse than 2025), mainly weather (61%) and industrial action (ATC) (39%).
Air traffic control strike days recorded for TSF since 2024: 10 April 2026 (167 min).
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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
- Thessaloniki – Athens1,649,094 pax
- Venice – Tirana433,144 pax
- Thessaloniki – Crete299,024 pax
- Venice – Bucharest290,045 pax
- Thessaloniki – Larnaca285,913 pax
- Thessaloniki – Munich265,266 pax
- Venice – Brussels247,785 pax
- Thessaloniki – Düsseldorf229,556 pax
- Thessaloniki – Frankfurt229,477 pax
- Thessaloniki – Vienna217,087 pax
- Thessaloniki – Stuttgart209,387 pax
- Thessaloniki – Berlin193,735 pax
- Thessaloniki – Paphos157,298 pax
- Thessaloniki – Bucharest153,348 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Thessaloniki–Venice flight?
The great-circle distance is 1,043 km. From Thessaloniki: €250 per passenger (EU261, any airline). From Venice: €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–Venice 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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