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Hamburg (HAM): flight delay compensation rules

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is in Germany. This page says which compensation rules apply to flights that leave and arrive here. It does not claim airport-specific causes of disruption.

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Departures

EU261 applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline.

Arrivals

EU261 applies to arrivals here only when the flight comes from outside the EU on an airline with an EU operating license.

Leaving Hamburg

Results for a flight that lands 4 hours late, no extraordinary circumstances, on an airline that is neither a UK nor an EU airline. Departure rules apply to every airline, so the airline changes little here.

Computed examples leaving Hamburg
ToDistanceResult
London (LHR)745 kmEU261 EUR 250
Amsterdam (AMS)379 kmEU261 EUR 250
New York (JFK)6,118 kmEU261 EUR 600
Miami (MIA)7,744 kmEU261 EUR 600
Toronto (YYZ)6,229 kmEU261 EUR 600 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Arriving in Hamburg

The same 4 hour delay, by the type of airline. KLM stands for an EU airline, British Airways for a UK airline and Delta for an airline from outside both.

Computed examples arriving in Hamburg
FromEU airline (KLM)UK airline (BAW)Other (Delta)
Amsterdam (AMS)EU261 EUR 250EU261 EUR 250EU261 EUR 250
London (LHR)EU261 EUR 250 and UK261 GBP 220UK261 GBP 220UK261 GBP 220
New York (JFK)EU261 EUR 600UK261 GBP 520Nothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)EU261 EUR 600 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)EU261 EUR 600UK261 GBP 520Nothing owed under these rules

Check a flight at Hamburg

Where the trip started. For one booking with connections, the first airport.

Where the trip ended: the final destination.

The operating airline, not the one on the ticket. A boarding pass or the flight status page names it.

What happened

At the final destination, when the aircraft door opened.

We read this to explain the result. We never decide whether it counts as extraordinary.

Carried into the claim letter. It does not change the amount.

Results

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Questions about Hamburg

Which rules cover a delayed flight that leaves Hamburg?
EU261 applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline.
Which rules cover a delayed flight that lands in Hamburg?
EU261 applies to arrivals here only when the flight comes from outside the EU on an airline with an EU operating license.

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Information, not advice

Hours Late is not a law firm and not a claims company. It does not file claims for you. The results are estimates from published rules and the details you enter. They are not legal advice. Airlines and courts decide each case.

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