Is a BA Euroflyer flight delay covered by UK261?
BA Euroflyer flight delay compensation pays £220 to £520 per passenger under UK261, or €250 to €600 under EU261 on a departure from an EU airport. You are owed it when you land three or more hours late, or when the airline cancels with under fourteen days' notice. The British Airways name on your ticket changes nothing.
Your ticket says British Airways. The flight number starts BA. You booked on ba.com. And the airline that flew you was BA Euroflyer, a separate company British Airways owns and runs from Gatwick.
None of that changes what you are owed. The rules follow the flight, not the company badge on the tail.
What a delayed flight pays
Amounts are per passenger, not per booking. A delay of 3–4 hours over 3,500 km may be reduced by half under Article 7(2).
Which rules cover a BA Euroflyer departure from Gatwick?
UK261 covers every flight out of a UK airport, whoever operates it. That is most of what BA Euroflyer flies.
On the way back, the airline's licence matters. BA Euroflyer holds a UK operating licence, so UK261 also covers your flight into the UK from Málaga, Faro or Tirana. A departure from an EU airport falls under EU261 as well.
Distance fixes the sums:
| Route distance | UK261 | EU261 |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1,500 km | £220 | €250 |
| 1,500 to 3,500 km | £350 | €400 |
| Longer routes | £520 | €600 |
You are owed the money once you land three or more hours late, or when the airline cancels with less than fourteen days' notice.
Do I claim from BA or from BA Euroflyer?
From BA Euroflyer, the airline that operated the flight. The rules put the duty on the operating airline, even when British Airways sold the ticket under a BA flight number.
Name BA Euroflyer, give the flight number and the date, and say when you actually landed. A different company on the tail does not reduce what you are owed; it only tells you whose name goes on the claim.
How do you claim BA Euroflyer flight delay compensation?
Start with the flight itself. Our free flight check reads the recorded departure and arrival times and tells you which band your BA Euroflyer flight falls in.
A BA Euroflyer compensation claim turns on two things: the arrival time, and the reason the airline gives.
For a late arrival, read the flight delay compensation guide. For a flight that never flew, read the cancellation compensation guide. It covers BA Euroflyer cancellation compensation too. Has the airline said no? The case law summary sets out what the courts make of the usual excuses.
Check what you're owed
What you need to claim
- Your flight number and date
- The airports you flew between
- Roughly how late you arrived
- Your booking reference, if you still have it
No boarding pass? We can usually work from the flight number and date alone.