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easyJet Delay Compensation

If your easyJet flight arrived more than 3 hours late, or was cancelled with less than 14 days’ notice, you may be owed fixed compensation under UK261, unless there were extraordinary circumstances. easyJet asks you to claim using its online form, and says it will contact you to arrange payment if you are entitled.

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At a Glance

3 hourslate arriving before compensation can be due
£220 to £520fixed compensation per passenger, by distance
14 daysor more notice of a cancellation means no compensation
8 weeksfor the airline to reply before you can escalate

Your Rights

What the rules say, with a link to the official source for each.

Claiming from easyJet

  • How to Claim

    easyJet asks you to fill in its online form to claim compensation, completed in full with accurate information. Have your booking reference (it begins with E or K) and flight number (EZY, EJU or EZS) ready. easyJet says that if you are entitled to compensation, it will contact you to arrange payment. source

  • Early Cancellations

    easyJet’s claim page says that if your flight was cancelled more than 14 days before the flight date, you are not eligible for compensation. source

Delays

  • Compensation for Long Delays

    Delays: you may get compensation if you arrive more than 3 hours late at your destination airport. The amount is fixed and does not depend on the price you paid: £220 under 1,500 km, £350 for 1,500 to 3,500 km, and over 3,500 km £260 if 3 to 4 hours late or £520 if more than 4 hours late. source

  • Care and Assistance

    Care and assistance for long delays, whatever the cause: once the delay reaches 2 hours (under 1,500 km), 3 hours (1,500 to 3,500 km) or 4 hours (over 3,500 km) you should get food and drink suited to the wait, two phone calls or emails, and a hotel and transport if the delay is overnight. source

  • Delays of 5 Hours or More

    If a delay is at least 5 hours you can choose not to travel and get a refund for the unused flights. The CAA advises against this if you still want to travel. source

Cancellations

  • Refund or Re-Routing

    Cancellations: you can choose a refund for all unused parts of the ticket (for example the return leg) or to be re-routed at no extra cost, at a time that suits you. Care and assistance also applies until you are flown, whatever the cause. source

  • When Compensation Is Due

    Cancellation compensation is only due if you got less than 14 days' notice and the cause was within the airline's control. With 7 to 14 days' notice you may get £110, £175 or £260 (depending on distance) if the replacement flight gets you there less than 2, 3 or 4 hours late, and the full £220, £350 or £520 if it is later than that. With under 7 days' notice the full amount applies unless the replacement left no more than 1 hour earlier and arrived less than 2 hours later. source

  • Extraordinary Circumstances

    No compensation is due if the cause was extraordinary circumstances, for example extreme weather or airport or air traffic control strikes. Your rights to care, a refund or re-routing still apply. source

Time Limits to Know

Miss a deadline and you can lose a right. Check the dates on your own paperwork.

  • 3 hours
    Delay that qualifies for compensationMore than 3 hours late arriving at your final destination
  • 14 days
    Compensation for a cancellationOnly if you were told less than 14 days before departure
  • 8 weeks
    Airline should reply to your complaintWithin 8 weeks, then you can escalate to ADR or the CAA
  • 6 years
    Legal claim for compensationGenerally 6 years in England and Wales, 5 years in Scotland (the CAA page does not state a limit, so check before you wait)

Steps to Take

Step 1 of 5

Check your flight: more than 3 hours late arriving, or cancelled with less than 14 days’ notice.

Step 2 of 5

Find your booking reference (starts with E or K) and flight number (EZY, EJU or EZS).

Step 3 of 5

Claim using easyJet’s online compensation form, filled in completely.

Step 4 of 5

Keep receipts for meals, drinks or hotels while you waited, and claim those too. Our free letter templates can write it for you.

Step 5 of 5

If easyJet says no, or does not reply within 8 weeks, take it to its ADR scheme.

(Tap the numbers to reveal steps)

Where to Go If It Is Not Put Right

Your options, in order, and when each one applies.

Airline's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Provider

You are unhappy with the airline's final response, or it has taken more than 8 weeks to reply, and the airline belongs to an ADR scheme.

Civil Aviation Authority: Passenger Advice and Complaints Team

The airline is not in an ADR scheme, after you have complained to the airline first.

Card Provider: Section 75 or Chargeback

You paid by card and the airline has not refunded a cancelled flight.

Small Claims Court

The airline refuses and you want to claim the fixed compensation. Check the time limit first.

Good to Know

Small things that make your complaint stronger.

You do not need to pay a claims company. Claiming from the airline yourself is free.

Use our free Flight Delay Checker to see what you could be owed.

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Luke Marley

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Luke founded CPUK in 2026 after seeing how hard it is for ordinary people to get problems with companies put right. He oversees our guides and checks them against official sources.

Research by Katie Burt, Co-founder and Operations Lead (17 years in the care sector, including managing services for vulnerable adults), and the CPUK Research Team. Researched with AI-assisted research tools, then checked and corrected by our team.

Last checked: 12 October 2026. We are not paid by the companies we write about. Adverts never affect our guidance. Read our editorial policy.

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