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Ottawa (YOW): flight delay compensation rules

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is in Canada. 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

Canada APPR applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline, when the cause was in the airline’s control.

Arrivals

Canada APPR applies to arrivals here on any airline.

Leaving Ottawa

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 Ottawa
ToDistanceResult
London (LHR)5,346 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Amsterdam (AMS)5,631 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
New York (JFK)543 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)2,210 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Toronto (YYZ)364 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Arriving in Ottawa

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 Ottawa
FromEU airline (KLM)UK airline (BAW)Other (Delta)
Amsterdam (AMS)EU261 EUR 600 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)EU261 EUR 600 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)EU261 EUR 600 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
London (LHR)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
New York (JFK)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Toronto (YYZ)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Check a flight at Ottawa

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 Ottawa

Which rules cover a delayed flight that leaves Ottawa?
Canada APPR applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline, when the cause was in the airline’s control.
Which rules cover a delayed flight that lands in Ottawa?
Canada APPR applies to arrivals here on any airline.

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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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