Flight delays and cancellations in May 2026
May 2026 has brought a wave of disruption to air travel across Europe. Increased passenger volumes, air traffic control congestion, and operational bottlenecks as airlines transition to their summer schedules have led to 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 May 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 May 2026 flights can typically be claimed until May 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 |
LH197 | Lufthansa | Berlin → Frankfurt | 01.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LH71 | Lufthansa | Dusseldorf → Frankfurt | 01.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LX1068 | Swiss | Zurich→ Frankfurt | 01.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR8563 | Ryanair | Malaga → Dublin | 02.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
VY2616 | Vueling | Malaga → Bilbao | 02.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SN3738 | Brussels Airlines | Malaga → Brussels | 02.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
IB2264 | Iberia Airlines | Malaga → Melilla | 02.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
IB711 | Iberia Airlines | Madrid → London Heathrow | 03.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
BA429 | British Airways | Amsterdam → London Heathrow | 03.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
BA469 | British Airways | Palma de Mallorca→ London Heathrow | 03.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SK581 | SAS | Copenhagen → Madrid | 04.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
BA813 | British Airways | Copenhagen → London Heathrow | 04.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
VY1873 | Vueling | Copenhagen → Barcelona | 04.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
X32831 | TUIfly | Madeira→ Hannover | 05.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
EW3591 | Eurowings | Palma de Mallorca → Hannover | 05.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
KL1791 | KLM | Amsterdam → Hannover | 05.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EW6850 | Eurowings | Palma de Mallorca → Hannover | 05.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
KL1751 | KLM | Amsterdam → Hamburg | 06.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
KL1509 | KLM | Amsterdam → Madrid | 06.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U27831 | EasyJet | Amsterdam → London Luton | 06.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR1568 | Ryanair | Alicante → Vienna | 07.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
OS250 | Austrian | Cologne → Vienna | 07.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
DE4349 | Condor | Frankfurt → Vienna | 07.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
IB539 | Iberia | Madrid → Lisbon | 08.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX6025 | Air Europa | Madrid → Ibiza | 08.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
IB539 | Iberia | Madrid → Lisbon | 08.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LH1134 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt→ Barcelona | 09.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
VY8483 | Vueling | Porto → Barcelona | 09.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
W95359 | Wizz Air UK | London Luton → Barcelona | 09.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
OS190 | Austrian | Munich → Vienna | 10.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EI357 | Aer Lingus | Munich → Dublin | 10.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EN8206 | Air Dolomiti | Munich → Venice | 10.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
TP1037 | TAP Air Portugal | Barcelona → Lisbon | 11.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U22209 | EasyJet | Manchester → Lisbon | 11.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
LX2084 | Swiss | Zurich→ Lisbon | 11.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
AF1006 | Air France | Paris CDG → Dusseldorf | 12.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U22114 | EasyJet | Paris CDG → Manchester | 12.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
AF1300 | Air France | Paris CDG → Madrid | 12.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
BA390 | British Airways | London Heathrow → Brussels | 13.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SN2588 | Brussels Airlines | Berlin → Brussels | 13.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX1173 | Air Europa | Madrid → Brussels | 13.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
AZ400 | ITA Airways | Rome Fiumicino → Frankfurt | 14.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX1040 | Air Europa | Rome Fiumicino → Madrid | 14.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
W46025 | Wizz Air Malta | Rome Fiumicino → Malaga | 14.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
LX5711 | Swiss | Brussels → Zurich | 15.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LX425 | Swiss | Birmingham Airport → Zurich | 15.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX1671 | Air Europa | Madrid → Zurich | 15.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
DE1163 | Condor | Palma de Mallorca → Zurich | 15.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR5432 | Ryanair | Dublin → Ibiza | 16.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EI3254 | Aer Lingus | Dublin → Edinburgh | 16.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR8564 | Ryanair | Dublin → Malaga | 16.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
EW4609 | Eurowings | Berlin → Stockholm | 17.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SK2546 | SAS | Edinburgh → Stockholm | 17.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SK526 | SAS | London Heathrow → Stockholm | 17.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX1066 | Air Europa | Milan Malpensa → Madrid | 18.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U28148 | EasyJet | Milan Malpensa → London Gatwick | 18.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
VY6337 | Vueling | Milan Malpensa → Barcelona | 18.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EW7825 | Eurowings | Milan Malpensa → Hamburg | 18.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LH862 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt → Oslo | 19.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
SK4746 | SAS | Brussels → Oslo | 19.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
RK1394 | Ryanair UK | London Stansted → Oslo | 19.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
TP561 | TAP Air Portugal | Hamburg → Lisbon | 20.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
DE1448 | Condor | Hamburg → Tenerife | 20.05.2026 | Up to 600€ |
EW7754 | Eurowings | Hamburg → Vienna | 20.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
A3741 | Aegean Airlines | Madrid → Athens | 21.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
LH1282 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt → Athens | 21.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
BA626 | British Airways | London Heathrow → Athens | 21.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
LO377 | LOT | Warsaw → Frankfurt | 22.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
BA845 | British Airways | Warsaw → London Heathrow | 22.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
W61311 | Wizz Air | Warsaw → Liverpool | 22.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
FR6145 | Ryanair | Warsaw → Palma de Mallorca | 22.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
VY1515 | Vueling | Barcelona → Nice | 23.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
BA8475 | British Airways | London City→ Nice | 23.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U22765 | EasyJet | Bristol → Nice | 23.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
W62203 | Wizz Air | Budapest → London Luton | 24.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
W62389 | Wizz Air | Budapest → Malaga | 24.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
DE4466 | Condor | Budapest → Frankfurt | 24.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EI336 | Aer Lingus | Dublin → Berlin | 25.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U25086 | EasyJet | Venice → Berlin | 25.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LX982 | Swiss | Zurich → Berlin | 25.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
LH1946 | Lufthansa | Munich → Berlin | 25.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
U22876 | EasyJet | Porto → Bristol | 26.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR5488 | Ryanair | Porto → Weeze Airport | 26.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
VY8479 | Vueling | Porto → Barcelona | 26.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX1140 | Air Europa | Porto → Madrid | 26.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR2028 | Ryanair | Porto → Alicante | 26.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR7577 | Ryanair | Lisbon → Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
IB2376 | Iberia | Barcelona → Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
VY3105 | Vueling | Tenerife → Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
FR9380 | Ryanair | Birmingham→ Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
UX4065 | Air Europa | Madrid → Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
VY8947 | Vueling | London Gatwick → Valencia | 27.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EW602 | Eurowings | Cologne Bonn → Lisbon | 28.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
EW586 | Eurowings | Cologne Bonn → Palma de Mallorca | 28.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
EW8053 | Eurowings | Cologne Bonn → Berlin | 28.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
FR9840 | Lisbon | Cologne Bonn → Lisbon | 28.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
EW8 | Eurowings | Cologne Bonn → Berlin | 28.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
QS1153 | Smartwings | Malaga → Prague | 29.05.2026 | Up to 400€ |
RO225 | Tarom | Bucharest → Prague | 29.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
OU320 | Croatia Airlines | Zagreb → Prague | 29.05.2026 | Up to 250€ |
If you were on one of these flights, it’s worth checking your case – you may be entitled to compensation.
Why flights are being disrupted in May 2026
May is a high-pressure transition month for European aviation. Airlines are ramping up summer schedules while managing the tail end of spring demand. That overlap creates system-wide friction.
The main causes behind delays and cancellations right now include:
• Increased passenger volumes and summer schedule changeovers
• Air traffic control congestion at major European hubs
• Aircraft rotation delays and scheduling inefficiencies during the seasonal ramp-up
• Knock-on delays, where earlier disruptions continue to impact later flights throughout the day
• Ongoing staffing shortages in ground handling and security
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 May 2026 flight disruptions
If your flight in May 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 May 2026 can usually be claimed until May 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. May disruptions are often brushed off as “seasonal 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 May 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 May 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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