EgyptAir Flight Delayed or Cancelled? What Compensation You Can Claim
EgyptAir flight from the UK to Cairo disrupted? As an Egyptian carrier, coverage depends on direction. Here's what you're owed and how to claim it.
EgyptAir operates direct routes between London Heathrow and Cairo, often used both for travel to Egypt itself and as a connection point onward across North Africa and the Middle East. As a non-UK, non-EU carrier, your coverage depends on which direction you were flying.
Does UK261 cover EgyptAir?
A flight departing a UK airport for Cairo is covered by UK261 regardless of the airline operating it. A return leg departing Egypt is not covered by UK261 or EU261, since Egypt is outside both regimes and EgyptAir isn't a UK or EU carrier.
How much can you claim?
- £350 or €400 for flights 1,500-3,500km delayed 3+ hours, the band the London-Cairo route falls into
Missed connections through Cairo
If you were connecting through Cairo to a destination further into Africa or the Middle East on a single booking, and a delayed UK departure caused you to miss that connection, it counts as one journey. Your compensation depends on your final arrival time at your ultimate destination, not the length of the first delay.
What counts as extraordinary circumstances
Airlines sometimes cite regional air traffic congestion or weather as a blanket excuse. If other airlines operated normally out of the same airport that day, or the real cause was a technical fault, crew shortage, or knock-on delay from an earlier rotation, the rejection is worth challenging.
How far back can you claim?
You have 6 years to bring a claim in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 5 years in Scotland, for any qualifying EgyptAir flight departing the UK.
How to claim
Klaimly confirms your flight departed the UK and checks the actual cause of the disruption before submitting, then handles the EgyptAir claim end to end for a flat 5% fee, only if we win. No VAT, no minimum fee, and nothing to pay unless your claim succeeds.