Amsterdam to New York flight compensation
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Amsterdam to New York is about 5,848 km, so compensation is €600 per passenger under Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EU261) for delays of three hours or more, short-notice cancellations and denied boarding, on any airline. Delays of three to four hours pay half. The airline can only refuse by proving extraordinary circumstances; the return direction has its own rules.
Großkreisdistanz
5.848 km
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) → John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Entschädigungsstufe: Über 3.500 km
Pauschale Entschädigung
600 €
600 € pro Fluggast
Anwendbare Regeln: EU-Verordnung 261/2004
Beispiel
Ein Fluggast, der auf einem abgedeckten Flug 3+ Stunden zu spät in New York ankommt, könnte 600 € pro Fluggast fordern.
Wird der Flug weniger als 14 Tage vor Abflug ohne zeitnahe Alternative annulliert, gilt derselbe Betrag von 600 €.
Auf dieser Langstrecke darf die Airline den Betrag halbieren, wenn die Ankunftsverspätung unter 4 Stunden liegt.
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlinescovered on this direction· EU/EEA licence
- Delta Air Linescovered on this direction· third-country licence
Abflug ab Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Schiphol operates under a capped number of annual aircraft movements and uses runways in combinations dictated by wind and noise rules, so the airport itself — not the airline — imposes many of the restrictions KLM cites. A restriction imposed by the airport or by air-traffic control can be extraordinary; KLM ground handling, crew and fleet shortages are not.
Almost every KLM long-haul passenger connects at Schiphol on a single booking. When the feeder into Amsterdam is late and the onward flight is missed, the delay that counts is the one at the final destination and the distance band is measured over the whole journey.
Direction matters
- Amsterdam → New York
- EU-Verordnung 261/2004 · 600 € · any airline
- New York → Amsterdam
- EU-Verordnung 261/2004 (covered airlines only) · 600 €
Was sich auf dem Rückflug ändert
| Erfasste Airlines | any airline | covered airlines only |
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Verspätung, Annullierung oder verpasster Anschluss in dieser Richtung
- Verspätet
- 600 € pro Fluggast sind geschuldet, wenn sich in John F. Kennedy International Airport mindestens eine Tür drei Stunden oder später nach der planmäßigen Ankunft öffnet; die Abflugverspätung in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol zählt nicht. Ab 4 Stunden Verspätung schuldet die Airline unabhängig von der Ursache Verpflegung und Kommunikation, ab 5 Stunden können Sie die Reise abbrechen und die Erstattung verlangen. Bei einer Ankunftsverspätung zwischen drei und vier Stunden wird der Betrag auf 300 € halbiert.
- Annulliert
- Dieselben 600 € pro Fluggast sind geschuldet, wenn die Airline Sie weniger als 14 Tage vor Abflug informiert und nicht innerhalb der gesetzlichen Fenster umgebucht hat (höchstens 2 Stunden früher und unter 4 Stunden später bei 7–14 Tagen Vorlauf; 1 bzw. 2 Stunden unter 7 Tagen). Erstattung oder Umbuchung und Betreuung sind in jedem Fall geschuldet.
- Anschluss verpasst
- Ist John F. Kennedy International Airport nicht Ihr Endziel und waren beide Flüge auf einer Buchung, wird die Verspätung am Ende der Reise gemessen und der Betrag nach der Entfernung von Amsterdam Airport Schiphol zum Endziel berechnet (Folkerts, C-11/11) – auch wenn der Anschlussflug außerhalb Europas liegt. Bei getrennten Tickets steht jeder Flug für sich; ein verpasster Weiterflug ist nicht die Haftung der ersten Airline.
Escalation for this direction
Enforcement body: Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) (Netherlands)
Court claims: 2 years (Artikel 8:1835 Burgerlijk Wetboek (two years for claims arising from air carriage)). Klagen werden vor dem Kantonrechter erhoben.
Direct answer
- Short answer
- Yes — a flight from Amsterdam to New York delayed 3+ hours, cancelled at short notice or overbooked can be worth 600 € per passenger, on any airline.
- Amount
- 600 €600 € pro Fluggast · 5.848 km
- Why
- The distance is 5.848 km (Über 3.500 km) and the flight falls under EU-Verordnung 261/2004; the fixed amount depends only on the distance band.
- What can change it
- The airline proves extraordinary circumstances (weather, ATC, security) that it could not avoid.
- Arrival delay under 3 hours at the final destination.
- Cancellation announced 14+ days ahead, or re-routing within the legal windows.
- Delay between 3 and 4 hours on this long-haul route halves the amount.
- Check your flight
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- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights — European Parliament and CouncilLast checked against the source on 23. September 2026
Was passiert, wenn mein Flug Amsterdam → New York verspätet oder annulliert ist?
EU261 gilt für jede Airline auf dieser Strecke: 600 € pro Passagier bei einer Ankunftsverspätung von 3 Stunden oder mehr, einer Annullierung mit weniger als 14 Tagen Vorlauf oder Nichtbeförderung, es sei denn, die Airline beweist außergewöhnliche Umstände. Erstattung, anderweitige Beförderung und Betreuung sind unabhängig von der Ursache geschuldet.
Gilt das für Ihren Flug?
Sie prüfen einen Flug Amsterdam → New York?
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- Amsterdam (AMS) → New York (JFK)
Was ist mit Ihrem Flug passiert?
Which rules apply on this direction
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) depart the Netherlands, so Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EU261) applies to every airline that operates the route. The great-circle distance is 5,848 km (over 3,500 km), which puts the fixed compensation at €600 per passenger for a delay of three hours or more at arrival, a cancellation announced less than 14 days ahead without a close replacement, or involuntary denied boarding.
For arrival delays between three and four hours on this long-haul route the amount is halved (€300).
Whatever the cause, care starts earlier than compensation on this long-distance flight: after 4 hours of delay at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol the airline owes meals and communication, and after 5 hours you may abandon the trip and demand a refund of the unused ticket.
Airlines on the route and whether they are covered
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, EU/EEA licence): covered on this direction (EU261 applies to every airline departing the Netherlands).
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Delta Air Lines (DL, third-country licence): covered on this direction (EU261 applies to every airline departing the Netherlands).
Departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Schiphol operates under a capped number of annual aircraft movements and uses runways in combinations dictated by wind and noise rules, so the airport itself — not the airline — imposes many of the restrictions KLM cites. A restriction imposed by the airport or by air-traffic control can be extraordinary; KLM ground handling, crew and fleet shortages are not.
Almost every KLM long-haul passenger connects at Schiphol on a single booking. When the feeder into Amsterdam is late and the onward flight is missed, the delay that counts is the one at the final destination and the distance band is measured over the whole journey.
Airport guides: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol — the causes airlines cite at each end, the enforcement body, and the other routes with their own page.
Return direction
The return, New York → Amsterdam, departs outside Europe: Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EU261) only applies when the operating airline is licensed in the EU/EEA (€600 per passenger). Third-country carriers are outside the regime on that leg, although every one of them is covered on this one.
Where to escalate
Claim from the airline first. If it refuses or does not answer, the competent enforcement body for this direction is Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) (Netherlands). No aviation ADR scheme for standalone flights (the Geschillencommissie Luchtvaart no longer exists; Reizen excludes standalone flights). After the airline: the ILT complaint form (flights under one year old) and the kantonrechter.
Court claims in the Netherlands are subject to a limitation period of 2 years (Artikel 8:1835 Burgerlijk Wetboek (two years for claims arising from air carriage)).
A court claim goes to the Kantonrechter. Claims up to €25,000 without a lawyer.
About this route
Amsterdam–New York is a joint KLM/Delta operation with several daily flights, and tickets are routinely sold under one partner’s number and flown by the other. The operating carrier decides the return: a Delta-operated flight from New York is not covered even when sold under a KLM number, while a KLM-operated flight is. Schiphol capacity restrictions imposed by the airport are the main extraordinary-circumstances defence on the outbound.
Häufige Fragen
Is a delayed or cancelled flight from Amsterdam to New York covered by EU Regulation 261/2004?
Yes, on any airline: the flight departs from the Netherlands, so EU Regulation 261/2004 applies whatever the carrier's nationality. Whether compensation is due then depends on the disruption — an arrival delay of three hours or more, a cancellation announced less than 14 days ahead, or denied boarding — and on the cause.
How much compensation for a delayed or cancelled Amsterdam to New York flight?
600 € per passenger for a 5,848 km flight, if the disruption qualifies and no extraordinary circumstance is proven. On an arrival delay between three and four hours the amount is halved to 300 €. It is the same for every fare and does not depend on the ticket price; a re-routing that gets you there within the Article 7(2) time limits can halve it.
What if the airline rejects my claim for a Amsterdam to New York flight?
Reply once in writing asking for the facts behind the refusal, then escalate outside the airline. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Delta Air Lines: no ADR scheme on file for this country — complain to the enforcement body instead. The enforcement body is Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT). Court claims must be brought within the limitation period of the Netherlands: 2 years.
Do the same rules apply on the way back, from New York to Amsterdam?
Not entirely. On the return flight the regime is the same, and only airlines licensed in the arrival country are covered. Each direction is judged on its own departure.
Quellen
- Court of Justice of the European UnionCase C-559/16 Bossen v Brussels Airlines — the distance is the great-circle distance between the first departure and the final destination
- Court of Justice of the European UnionJoined Cases C-402/07 and C-432/07 Sturgeon v Condor and Böck v Air France — passengers of flights delayed by three hours or more may claim compensation
- European CommissionInterpretative Guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (2016/C 214/04)
- European Parliament and CouncilRegulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights
Letzte rechtliche Prüfung: 14. September 2026 · Inhalt aktualisiert: 14. September 2026
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