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BA Euroflyer flight delay and cancellation compensation

BA Euroflyer flies British Airways' Gatwick short-haul routes on its own UK licence. Your ticket, your flight number and your compensation rights are British Airways' throughout.

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Jaacov SonenblickTravel Advisor

Published 9 September 2026Updated 10 September 2026

General information, not legal advice for your specific case.

BA Euroflyer flight delay and cancellation: your rights

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

Flight distanceExamplePer passenger
Up to 1,500 kmDublin → London€250
1,500–3,500 kmLondon → Athens€400
Over 3,500 kmLondon → New York€600

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 Gatwick departure

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.

The sums are fixed by distance:

  • £220 or €250 on routes up to 1,500 km
  • £350 or €400 on routes between 1,500 and 3,500 km
  • £520 or €600 on longer routes

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 British Airways. It sold you the ticket and it handles the claim.

Write to BA, give the flight number and the date, and say when you actually landed. You do not need to name the subsidiary at all. If BA replies that a different company operated the flight, that is not a defence — it is a fact about rostering.

How to 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.

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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.

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Sources

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

My flight number was BA but the aircraft said Euroflyer. Am I still covered?

Yes. Compensation follows the flight and the departure airport, not the company that supplied the crew. A BA-numbered flight from Gatwick is covered by UK261 whichever British Airways subsidiary operated it.

Is the amount lower because it is a subsidiary?

No. The figure is set by the distance flown and nothing else. A 1,200 km Gatwick route pays £220 or €250 whether mainline BA, BA Euroflyer or BA CityFlyer operated it.

BA said the delay was outside its control. What can I ask for?

Ask for the reason in writing. The airline must show both that the cause was extraordinary and that no reasonable measure would have avoided the delay. A technical fault found in maintenance is not extraordinary.