--- title: "Binter Canarias Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation" url: https://flightcompensations.com/airlines/binter-canarias author: "Jaacov Sonenblick" published: 2026-09-09 updated: 2026-09-10 publisher: FlightCompensations summary: "Binter Canarias flies the Canary Islands network and routes to mainland Spain and West Africa. It is a Spanish EU carrier, so EU261 covers it in both directions." --- # Binter Canarias flight delay and cancellation compensation Binter Canarias flies the Canary Islands network and routes to mainland Spain and West Africa. It is a Spanish EU carrier, so EU261 covers it in both directions. ## Binter Canarias flight delay and cancellation: your rights Binter flies between the Canary Islands, on to mainland Spain, and south to Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and Cape Verde. It is a Spanish airline, so it holds an EU operating licence. That licence covers the flight in both directions, including the leg home from Dakar or Marrakesh. ## The island hops are worth more than people think Every Canary Islands route is under 1,500 km, so the compensation is **€250** a passenger. Mainland routes sit in the **€400** band. The figure does not follow the fare. It is set by distance alone. An inter-island seat can cost far less than €250, and the compensation is still €250 if you land three or more hours late. The resident discount does not change it either. That discount is a subsidy on the ticket price, and EU261 never looks at the price. ## Is a short island hop worth claiming? Yes, and for a family it is worth several times the fare. Four passengers on a delayed Tenerife to Lanzarote flight are owed €1,000 between them. Keep the boarding pass and ask the airline in writing for the cause. On island routes the answer is often the weather, which can be a genuine defence. It is not an automatic one: the airline must also show that no reasonable measure would have avoided the disruption. ## How to claim Binter Canarias flight delay compensation Start with the flight itself. Our [free flight check](/claim) reads the recorded departure and arrival times and tells you which band your Binter Canarias flight falls in. A Binter Canarias 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](/flight-delay-compensation). For a flight that never flew, read the [cancellation compensation guide](/flight-cancellation-compensation). It covers Binter Canarias cancellation compensation too. Has the airline said no? The [case law summary](/passenger-rights/case-law) sets out what the courts make of the usual excuses. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much is a delayed inter-island flight worth? €250 per passenger. Every route inside the Canary Islands is under 1,500 km, which is the first EU261 distance band. You are owed it once you land three or more hours late. ### I paid the resident discount. Is my compensation lower? No. The discount reduces the fare, and EU261 sets compensation by distance rather than by what you paid. Residents and visitors are owed exactly the same figure. ### Binter blamed the wind. Does that end the claim? Not on its own. Weather can be an extraordinary circumstance, but the airline must also show it took every reasonable measure. If other airlines flew the same route that day, ask about it. ## Sources - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32004R0261 - https://www.caa.co.uk/passengers/resolving-travel-problems/delays-and-cancellations/ - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-402/07 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-549/07 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-195/17 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-452/13 Read the full page with the claim check at https://flightcompensations.com/airlines/binter-canarias