--- title: "Lufthansa City Airlines Flight Delay and Cancellation" url: https://flightcompensations.com/airlines/lufthansa-city-airlines author: "Jaacov Sonenblick" published: 2026-09-09 updated: 2026-09-10 publisher: FlightCompensations summary: "Lufthansa City Airlines is Lufthansa's own German-licensed short-haul carrier, flying LH flight numbers from Munich and Frankfurt. EU261 covers it in both directions." --- # Lufthansa City Airlines flight delay and cancellation compensation Lufthansa City Airlines is Lufthansa's own German-licensed short-haul carrier, flying LH flight numbers from Munich and Frankfurt. EU261 covers it in both directions. ## Lufthansa City Airlines flight delay and cancellation: your rights Lufthansa City Airlines is a Lufthansa company with its own German operating licence. It began flying from Munich in June 2024 and added Frankfurt routes in 2026. The flight number starts LH. The booking is a Lufthansa booking. And because the licence is German, the airline is an EU carrier. ## What that means for a claim EU261 covers every departure from an EU or EEA airport, whoever operates it. An EU licence adds the other direction: your flight back into Munich from Manchester or Birmingham is covered too. The compensation runs **€250**, **€400** or **€600**, set by the distance of the route. Most of this airline's network is short-haul, so the first two bands cover almost everything it flies. You are owed the money when you land three or more hours late at your final destination, when the airline cancels with less than fourteen days' notice, or when it denies you boarding on a full flight. ## Does a Lufthansa City Airlines flight count as a Lufthansa flight? For your rights, yes. Write to Lufthansa with the flight number and the date. One point is worth knowing. If a short leg on this airline makes you miss a long-haul connection on the same booking, the delay is measured at your final destination. A ninety-minute delay into Frankfurt can therefore be worth €600, not €250, once the missed connection is counted. ## How to claim Lufthansa City Airlines 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 Lufthansa City Airlines flight falls in. A Lufthansa City Airlines 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 Lufthansa City Airlines 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 ### Is Lufthansa City Airlines covered by EU261? Yes, in both directions. It holds a German operating licence, which makes it an EU carrier: EU261 covers its departures from the EU and its arrivals into the EU from outside. ### My connection was in Frankfurt and I missed it. What am I owed? If both flights were on one booking, the delay is measured at your final destination, not at Frankfurt. The distance of the whole journey then sets the band, so the figure is often larger than the short leg suggests. ### Who do I write to, Lufthansa or the subsidiary? Lufthansa. It sold the ticket and handles the claim. Give the LH flight number, the date and the time you actually arrived. ## 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/lufthansa-city-airlines