Flight delays and cancellations in March 2026
March 2026 has brought a different kind of disruption to air travel across Europe. Instead of extreme winter weather, the main pressure points have shifted toward operational issues, airspace congestion, and strike-related interruptions. The result is the same though: widespread delays and cancellations affecting thousands of passengers.
Many travellers still overlook a key fact. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, you could be entitled to compensation of up to €600 if your flight arrived late or was cancelled, even if the disruption happened earlier this month.
In this article, we highlight several flights impacted during March 2026. If you were on one of them and reached your destination with a delay, there is a strong chance you may still be eligible to claim. In Germany, passengers generally have up to three years to enforce their rights, which means March 2026 flights can typically be claimed until March 2029.
If your flight is listed, it is worth checking your case. Many passengers simply never claim what they are owed.
Use our compensation calculator to find out in just a few clicks if you’re entitled to a payout.
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Flight Number | Airline | Route | Date | Possible compensation |
LH8329 | Lufthansa | Helsinki → Frankfurt | 01.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
LH631 | Lufthansa | Dubai → Frankfurt | 01.03.2026 | up to 600€ |
LH691 | Lufthansa | Athens → Frankfurt | 01.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
LH843 | Lufthansa | Billund → Frankfurt | 01.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH2239 | Lufthansa | Paris CDG → Munich | 02.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
AF1542 | Air France | Paris CDG → Geneva | 02.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
AF7520 | Air France | Paris CDG → Brest | 02.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
HV6888 | Transavia | Reykjavik → Amsterdam | 03.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
KL1838 | KLM | Nuremberg → Amsterdam | 03.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
3V4235 | ASL Airlines Belgium | Paris CDG → Amsterdam | 03.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
KL1170 | KLM | Bergen → Amsterdam | 03.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
EI153 | Aer Lingus | London Heathrow → Dublin | 04.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LX353 | Swiss | London Heathrow → Geneva | 04.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
EW461 | Eurowings | London Heathrow → Cologne Bonn | 04.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
IB124 | Iberia | Lima → Madrid | 05.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
IB212 | Iberia | New York → Madrid | 05.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
IB342 | Iberia | Chicago → Madrid | 05.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
IB1244 | Iberia | Bologna → Madrid | 05.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
FR1644 | Ryanair | Rome Fiumicino → Vienna | 06.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
AZ620 | ITA Airways | Rome Fiumicino → Los Angeles | 06.03.2026 | up to 600€ |
NO403 | Neos | Rome Fiumicino → Verona | 06.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
VY1518 | Vueling | Nice → Barcelona | 07.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
VY3209 | Vueling | Tenerife North → Barcelona | 07.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
VY3003 | Vueling | Las Palmas → Barcelona | 07.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
TP1030 | TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon → Barcelona | 07.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
U27736 | EasyJet | Geneva → Porto | 08.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
AY1532 | Finnair | Geneva → Helsinki | 08.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
SN2724 | Brussels Airlines | Geneva → Brussels | 08.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH2001 | Lufthansa | Dusseldorf → Munich | 09.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
UA102 | United Airlines | Houston → Munich | 09.03.2026 | up to 600€ |
AC836 | Air Canada | Toronto → Munich | 09.03.2026 | up to 600€ |
LX1068 | Swiss | Zurich → Frankfurt | 10.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LX1266 | Swiss | Zurich → Copenhagen | 10.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LX2250 | Swiss | Zurich → Budapest | 10.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
KL1922 | KLM | Zurich → Amsterdam | 10.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
DE4347 | Condor | Frankfurt → Vienna | 11.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
OS762 | Austrian | Skopje → Vienna | 11.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
OS634 | Austrian | Budapest → Vienna | 11.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
U28424 | EasyJet | Nice → London Gatwick | 12.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
JU251 | Air Serbia | Nice → Belgrade | 12.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
U24190 | EasyJet | Nice → Naples | 12.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
SN2816 | Brussels Airlines | Prague → Brussels | 13.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
SN2630 | Brussels Airlines | Hamburg → Brussels | 13.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
SN3604 | Brussels Airlines | Marseille → Brussels | 13.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH2457 | Lufthansa | Oslo → Munich | 14.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
SK451 | SAS | Oslo → Copenhagen | 14.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
DY1890 | Norwegian | Oslo → Larnaca | 14.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
SK701 | SAS | Helsinki → Stockholm | 15.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
SK1854 | SAS | Alicante → Stockholm | 15.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
SK2690 | SAS | Milan Malpensa → Stockholm | 15.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
EW6904 | Eurowings | Hamburg → Stockholm | 15.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
AF1017 | Air France | Dublin → Paris CDG | 16.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
TOM1170 | TUI Airways | Dublin → Las Palmas | 16.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
IB1882 | Iberia | Dublin → Madrid | 16.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
TP1696 | TAP Air Portugal | Funchal → Lisbon | 17.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
TP945 | TAP Air Portugal | Geneva → Lisbon | 17.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
U23321 | EasyJet | Edinburgh → Lisbon | 17.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
EW7547 | Eurowings | Porto → Hamburg | 18.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
HV6004 | Transavia | Porto → Amsterdam | 18.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
U27703 | EasyJet | Porto → Nantes | 18.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR2945 | Ryanair | Porto → Berlin | 18.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
3V4038 | ASL Airlines Belgium | Paris CDG → Prague | 19.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH1394 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt → Prague | 19.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
TP1242 | TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon → Prague | 19.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
LO381 | LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw → Frankfurt | 20.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LO783 | LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw → Riga | 20.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
W61353 | Wizz Air | Warsaw → Paris Orly | 20.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR2217 | Ryanair | Marrakech → Valencia | 21.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
TP1094 | TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon → Valencia | 21.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR2208 | Ryanair | Sevilla → Valencia | 21.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR1848 | Ryanair | Memmingen → Valencia | 21.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR8374 | Ryanair | Budapest → Manchester | 22.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
LY2366 | El Al | Budapest → Tel Aviv-Yafo | 22.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
SN2826 | Brussels Airlines | Budapest → Brussels | 22.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR9075 | Ryanair | Bucharest → Milan Malpensa | 23.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
T75411 | Twin Jet | Lyon → Milan Malpensa | 23.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
UX1065 | Air Europa | Madrid → Milan Malpensa | 23.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
AZ1460 | ITA Airways | Venice Marco Polo → Rome Fiumicino | 24.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
5O4211 | ASL Airlines France | Venice Marco Polo → Ljubljana | 24.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR3734 | Ryanair | Venice Marco Polo → Brindisi | 24.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
FR3087 | Ryanair | Venice Marco Polo → Dublin | 24.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH178 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt → Berlin | 25.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
DY1104 | Norwegian | Oslo → Berlin | 25.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
EW8591 | Eurowings | Palma de Mallorca → Berlin | 25.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LH2037 | Lufthansa | Düsseldorf → Munich | 26.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
IB758 | Iberia | Düsseldorf → Madrid | 26.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
XQ1391 | SunExpress | Düsseldorf → Gaziantep | 26.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LX1050 | Swiss | Zurich → Hamburg | 27.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
OS253 | Austrian | Vienna → Hamburg | 27.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
LG9513 | Luxair | Luxembourg → Hamburg | 27.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
EW7275 | Eurowings | Salzburg → Hamburg | 27.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
PC5310 | Pegasus | Cologne Bonn → Izmir | 28.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
EW896 | Eurowings | Cologne Bonn → Pisa | 28.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
FR7670 | Ryanair | Cologne Bonn → Fuerteventura | 28.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR1954 | Ryanair | Birmingham → Palma de Mallorca | 29.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
EW6815 | Eurowings | Nuremberg → Palma de Mallorca | 29.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
EW3590 | Eurowings | Hanover → Palma de Mallorca | 29.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
FR2447 | Ryanair | Malaga → Leeds Bradford | 30.03.2026 | up to 250€ |
D8*5078 | Norwegian Air Sweden | Malaga → Aalborg | 30.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
FR6214 | Ryanair | Malaga → Poznan | 30.03.2026 | up to 400€ |
If you were on one of these flights or others, it’s worth checking your case – you may be entitled to compensation.
Why flights were being disrupted in March 2026
March is less about weather extremes and more about system pressure. Airlines and airports are transitioning out of the winter season while already preparing for spring and Easter travel demand. That overlap creates friction.
The main causes behind delays and cancellations right now include:
Airport and airline strikes across parts of Europe, affecting ground handling and security operations
Air traffic control congestion as traffic volumes increase ahead of the spring travel period
Aircraft rotation delays and scheduling inefficiencies after the winter season
Knock-on delays, where earlier disruptions continue to impact later flights throughout the day
Ongoing staffing shortages in key operational roles
Here is what matters: airlines often point to “operational issues” or “external factors” when rejecting claims, but that does not automatically mean you are not entitled to compensation. Each case depends on the specific cause and how it is classified legally.
How to claim compensation for March 2026 flight disruptions
If your flight in March 2026 was delayed or cancelled, you still have time to take action. In Germany, the legal window to submit a claim is typically three years from the date of the flight. That means affected flights from March 2026 can usually be claimed until March 2029.
Check your flight to see if it qualifies for compensation
No upfront costs, you only pay if the claim is successful
Applies to private travel, business trips, and package holidays
The reality is simple. March disruptions are often brushed off as “normal delays”, but that does not mean you have no rights. If you do not check, you are leaving money behind.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Can I claim compensation for a flight delayed in March 2026?
Yes. If your flight meets the conditions under EU Regulation 261/2004 (for example, an arrival delay of more than three hours and no extraordinary circumstances), you can usually file a claim. In Germany, you generally have up to three years from the date of the flight.
Which flights are heavily delayed in March 2026?
This article includes a detailed overview of some of the most affected flights this month that could qualify for compensation.
How much compensation could I receive?
Depending on the flight distance and the length of the delay at arrival, you could receive between €250 and €600 if your arrival was delayed by more than three hours.
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