In short: Wrocław–Venice is 698 km. A 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth €250 per passenger from Wrocław and €250 from Venice. 60,133 passengers used the route in 2024.
What you can claim on this route
| Direction | Rules | Covered airlines | 3 h+ delay / late cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrocław → Venice | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
| Venice → Wrocław | EU261 | any airline | €250 |
The amount depends only on distance (698 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 Wrocław (WRO)
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, 18,565 flights arrived at WRO; 920 of them were held back this way, 567 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 1.13 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 – 824 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 2 October 2025 – 790 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity; 4 October 2025 – 556 minutes, mostly ATC staffing.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 16,939 arrivals, 0.57 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly aerodrome capacity (74%) and ATC capacity (19%).
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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (3% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (6%) 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
- Venice – Tirana433,144 pax
- Wrocław – Warsaw291,249 pax
- Venice – Bucharest290,045 pax
- Wrocław – Antalya270,084 pax
- Venice – Brussels247,785 pax
- Wrocław – Frankfurt176,586 pax
- Wrocław – Munich136,093 pax
- Wrocław – Amsterdam121,544 pax
- Wrocław – Málaga120,572 pax
- Venice – Malta119,443 pax
- Venice – Paris110,127 pax
- Venice – Valencia103,725 pax
- Venice – Málaga103,149 pax
- Venice – Prague95,449 pax
Frequently asked questions
How much compensation for a delayed Wrocław–Venice flight?
The great-circle distance is 698 km. From Wrocław: €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 Wrocław–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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