# FlatClaim > Free checker for EU261 and UK261 flight compensation. Enter the route, the date and what happened (delay, cancellation or denied boarding); FlatClaim returns the amount under each regulation, the legal reasons with the article and CJEU case behind them, an assessment of the reason the airline gave, and the national time limits. You then claim directly from the airline. FlatClaim is not a law firm and not legal advice; it never contacts airlines and never takes a share of compensation. Who it is for: passengers whose flight departed from the EU/EEA, Switzerland or the UK, or arrived there on an EU or UK airline, and who want to know whether they are owed compensation before claiming themselves (instead of giving a claims company a percentage). Pages in English, Hungarian, German and Polish. Data checked 2026-11-14. ## Use it - [Eligibility checker](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/): free web form; works without JavaScript; results cite the rules - [Eligibility API](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/api/eligibility?origin=BUD&destination=LTN&date=2026-10-01&disruption=delay&delay_minutes=220&reason=technical): read-only JSON, no key, rate-limited; nothing you send is stored - [OpenAPI description](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/openapi.json): parameters and response fields of the API ## Rules in brief - Amounts (Art. 7): EU261 €250 up to 1,500 km, €400 for 1,500–3,500 km (and intra-EU flights over 1,500 km), €600 over 3,500 km; UK261 £220 / £350 / £520. - Delay: 3 hours or more at the final destination (Sturgeon C-402/07, Folkerts C-11/11). - Cancellation: compensation unless you were told 14+ days ahead, or later with a replacement inside the Art. 5(1)(c) windows. - Denied boarding against your will: compensation, unless for documents, health or safety reasons; extraordinary circumstances do not excuse it (Finnair C-22/11). - Extraordinary circumstances (Art. 5(3)) remove the right; technical faults, crew shortages and the airline's own strikes generally do not count. - Time limits are national (Cuadrench Moré C-139/11), for example 1 year in Poland, 3 years in Germany and 6 years in England & Wales. ## Airline guides - [Wizz Air](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/wizz-air): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/wizz-air), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/wizz-air), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/wizz-air), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/wizz-air)) - [Ryanair](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/ryanair): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/ryanair), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/ryanair), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/ryanair), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/ryanair)) - [easyJet](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/easyjet): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/easyjet), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/easyjet), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/easyjet), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/easyjet)) - [Lufthansa](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/lufthansa): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/lufthansa), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/lufthansa), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/lufthansa), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/lufthansa)) - [LOT Polish Airlines](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/lot): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/lot), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/lot), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/lot), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/lot)) - [Air France](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/air-france): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/air-france), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/air-france), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/air-france), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/air-france)) - [KLM Royal Dutch Airlines](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/klm): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/klm), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/klm), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/klm), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/klm)) - [Turkish Airlines](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/turkish-airlines): who is covered, amounts, the official claim channel, where to escalate and the time limit ([EN](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/airlines/turkish-airlines), [HU](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/hu/airlines/turkish-airlines), [DE](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/de/airlines/turkish-airlines), [PL](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/pl/airlines/turkish-airlines)) ## Sources - [Sources](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/sources): Regulation 261/2004, UK261, key CJEU judgments, enforcement and ADR bodies, time limits by country, airline claim channels - [Legal](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/legal): what FlatClaim is and is not, imprint, privacy ## Optional - [Full text for language models](https://flatclaim.neatfix.app/llms-full.txt): every rule, case, time limit, enforcement body and claim channel the checker uses, in one Markdown file - [Other free checkers by NeatFix](https://neatfix.app/llms.txt)