What does EU261 pay after a Seville flight delay or cancellation?
Seville mixes city-break traffic with domestic Spanish routes, and summer heat is a real operational constraint here.
Spain is in the EU, so EU261 covers every flight out of Seville. Land three or more hours late at your final destination and the airline owes you a fixed sum. The three bands are €250 up to 1,500 km, €400 to 3,500 km and €600 beyond.
What we have observed · last 90 days
105
claimable disruptions
78
cancellations
10h 7m
worst arrival delay
The worst was FR2403 on 2026-10-30, one of 52 flights affected. Passengers on any of them may be owed compensation.
Based on flights we track directly. Not a complete record of the airline's operations, and not a decision on any individual claim.
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Does EU261 cover non-European airlines at Seville?
Spain is in the EU, so EU261 covers every departure from Seville, whoever flies it. A non-European airline leaving here is bound on the same terms as a European one.
An arrival into Seville is narrower. It is covered only when an EU or EEA airline operates the flight. A flight in from outside Europe on a non-European airline falls outside the rules, even though it lands in the EU.
The sums are fixed by distance, never by the fare:
| Flight distance | Delay at your final destination | Compensation per passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1,500 km | 3 hours or more | €250 |
| 1,500 to 3,500 km | 3 hours or more | €400 |
| Over 3,500 km | 3 hours or more | €600 (€400 if the flight is within the EU) |
A cancellation inside fourteen days pays the same, and so does denied boarding.
Is a cheap Seville city-break fare worth claiming on?
Yes, and this is where people talk themselves out of money they are owed.
The sum is set by the distance flown. It has nothing to do with what you paid. A seat bought in a sale, or as part of a package, carries exactly the same figure as a flexible one.
On a family booking it multiplies. Four passengers on a delayed Seville flight are owed €1,000 between them at €250 each, or €1,600 at €400, which is often more than the holiday's flights cost.
Which Seville delays are the airline's own doing?
Holiday flying runs on tight turnarounds, so a delay early in an aircraft's day often lasts to its last rotation. Late inbound aircraft are a common cause of a late departure here.
Mediterranean and Atlantic weather cuts the landing rate at times, and European flow limits on busy weekends do the rest. Weather can be an extraordinary circumstance and take the money away. Even then the airline must prove it for your flight.
Technical faults, crews running out of hours and the consolidation of thin flights are the airline's own doing, so the money still stands.
How do you claim Seville flight delay compensation?
Start with the flight itself. Our free flight check reads the recorded departure and arrival times for your flight from Seville and tells you which band it falls in.
Your Seville 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 Seville cancellation compensation too. Has the airline said no? The case law summary sets out what the courts make of the usual excuses.
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.