Air France Compensation For Missed Connection​

Missed your connecting Air France flight due to a delay or cancellation?

 

If your connecting Air France flight was missed because of a delay or cancellation, you may be entitled to up to €600 in compensation under EU Regulation 261/2004. This applies even if you were offered a rebooking, voucher, or refund your rights go beyond basic reimbursement, and you can still submit a flight compensation claim if certain conditions are met.

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What is a missed connection compensation?

A missed connection occurs when your initial Air France flight is delayed, cancelled, or overbooked, preventing you from catching your next flight even if you arrived at the airport on time.

Under EU Regulation 261/2004, you may be eligible for Air France missed connection compensation if:

• Both flights were booked under a single reservation
• You arrived at your final destination more than 3 hours later than planned
• The disruption was not caused by extraordinary circumstances

Does Air France pay missed flight compensation voluntarily?
 

In most cases, Air France does not automatically pay compensation for missed connections. The airline may:

• Avoid proactively informing passengers about their rights.
• Offer travel vouchers instead of cash compensation.
• Claim “extraordinary circumstances” to reject valid Air France compensation for missed connection claims.

We specialise in challenging these denials. Our legal team handles every step of the process  from the initial flight claim submission to possible legal action ensuring you receive the compensation you’re entitled to.

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Tip: Even if Air France rebooked your onward flight or provided alternative transport, you may still be entitled to additional monetary compensation under EU Regulation 261/2004.

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More about Air France

Air France traces its roots back to the consolidation of several pioneering French carriers—including Air Orient, Air Union, Société Générale de Transports Aériens, CIDNA, and Aéropostale—merging into a single flag carrier on 30 August 1933, a union made official with a ceremony on 7 October that same yea. As France’s national airline, it boldly launched its first transatlantic route between Paris and New York in 1946, helping establish itself as a long-haul leader. Over the decades, Air France pioneered the Jet Age, introduced the iconic Concorde alongside British Airways in 1976, and played a critical role in the development of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, which it uses as its primary hub. In 2004, the airline merged with KLM to form the Air France–KLM Group, one of the world’s largest airline groups, while preserving its own brand identity and operational independence.

Despite these lofty achievements, Air France has faced notable operational challenges in recent times. A Flightright study covering 2024 revealed that 23.4 % of Air France flights experienced delays, while 1.16 % were cancelled—a performance better than many traditional peers, but still indicative of disruption that impacts thousands of passengers annually. The airline’s hub, Charles de Gaulle, remains particularly vulnerable: one analysis found cancellation rates there are 40 % higher than at other Air France hubs, even as the network-wide cancellation rate improved to about 12 %. This summer in particular brought fresh turmoil: on a single day in July 2025, about 50 flights were delayed or cancelled across key airports like CDG, Amsterdam, and Marseille due to internal bottlenecks such as crew shortages, scheduling issues, and ground handling congestion. Coupled with widespread French air traffic control strikes that forced airlines—including Air France—to revise schedules dramatically during the early summer season, the disruptions have underlined the fragility of operations amidst staffing and infrastructure strains.