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Bucharest to Dortmund flight delayed or cancelled: what you can get

Bucharest and Dortmund are 1,569 km apart, so for a flight that arrives 3 hours or more late, is cancelled less than 14 days before or where you are denied boarding you can get up to €400 per person under EU Regulation 261/2004. The rule applies to every airline leaving Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP), unless the cause is an extraordinary circumstance.

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Distance and compensation by airport
AirportDistanceCompensation per person
Dortmund (DTM)1,569 kmup to €400

For flights leaving Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP), under EU Regulation 261/2004, per person.

Flying from Dortmund (DTM)

EU rules cover every airline leaving Dortmund (DTM): up to €400 a passenger when you arrive 3 hours late or more, the flight is cancelled less than 14 days before, or you're denied boarding, unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances.

Care and other rights, in short

From 3 hours of waiting on this route, the airline owes meals and refreshments, two phone calls or emails, and a hotel with transfers if you must stay overnight (article 9).

From 5 hours of delay, or if the flight is cancelled, you can choose a refund or another flight (article 8).

Getting to the airports

Questions

How far is it from Bucharest to Dortmund by air?

1,569 km between Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP) and Dortmund, by the great circle Regulation 261/2004 uses.

How much compensation for a delayed flight from Bucharest to Dortmund?

EU rules cover every airline leaving Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP): up to €400 a passenger when you arrive 3 hours late or more, the flight is cancelled less than 14 days before, or you're denied boarding, unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances.

And from Dortmund to Bucharest?

EU rules cover every airline leaving Dortmund (DTM): up to €400 a passenger when you arrive 3 hours late or more, the flight is cancelled less than 14 days before, or you're denied boarding, unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances.

What do I get at the airport if my flight to Dortmund is delayed?

From 3 hours of waiting on this route, the airline owes meals and refreshments, two phone calls or emails, and a hotel with transfers if you must stay overnight (article 9).

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