New York to Amsterdam flight compensation
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New York to Amsterdam 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 — but only on EU/UK/Swiss-licensed airlines such as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, because the flight departs outside Europe. Delays of three to four hours pay half. The airline can only refuse by proving extraordinary circumstances; the return direction has its own rules.
Distancia ortodrómica
5848 km
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) → Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Tramo de indemnización: Más de 3.500 km
Indemnización fija
600 €
600 € por pasajero
Normas aplicables: Reglamento (CE) 261/2004 (Los vuelos hacia Amsterdam Airport Schiphol desde fuera de la UE/EEE solo están cubiertos si los opera una aerolínea con licencia UE/EEE.)
Ejemplo
Un pasajero que llegue con 3+ horas de retraso a Amsterdam en un vuelo cubierto podría reclamar 600 € por pasajero.
Si el vuelo se cancela con menos de 14 días de antelación sin una alternativa cercana, se aplica el mismo importe de 600 €.
En esta ruta de larga distancia la aerolínea puede reducir el importe a la mitad si el retraso en la llegada es inferior a 4 horas.
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlinescovered on this direction· EU/EEA licence
- Delta Air Linesnot covered on this direction· third-country licence
Salida desde John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York JFK is outside the European regimes on departure unless the operating carrier is European. Joint-venture flight numbers make this easy to get wrong: what counts is the airline whose aircraft and crew you flew with, printed on the boarding pass.
Direction matters
- New York → Amsterdam
- Reglamento (CE) 261/2004 (Los vuelos hacia Amsterdam Airport Schiphol desde fuera de la UE/EEE solo están cubiertos si los opera una aerolínea con licencia UE/EEE.) · 600 € · covered airlines only
- Amsterdam → New York
- Reglamento (CE) 261/2004 · 600 € · any airline
Qué cambia en el vuelo de vuelta
| Aerolíneas cubiertas | covered airlines only | any airline |
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Retraso, cancelación o conexión perdida en este sentido
- Retrasado
- Corresponden 600 € por pasajero cuando al menos una puerta se abre en Amsterdam Airport Schiphol tres horas o más después de la llegada prevista; el retraso en la salida desde John F. Kennedy International Airport no cuenta. A partir de 4 horas de retraso la aerolínea debe comida y comunicación sea cual sea la causa, y a partir de 5 horas puede renunciar al viaje y pedir el reembolso. Con un retraso a la llegada de entre tres y cuatro horas el importe se reduce a la mitad, 300 €.
- Cancelado
- Los mismos 600 € por pasajero corresponden cuando la aerolínea le avisó con menos de 14 días de antelación y no le reubicó dentro de las ventanas legales (como máximo 2 horas antes y menos de 4 horas después con 7–14 días de aviso; 1 hora y 2 horas con menos de 7 días). El reembolso o transporte alternativo y la asistencia mientras espera se deben en todos los casos.
- Conexión perdida
- Si Amsterdam Airport Schiphol no es su destino final y ambos vuelos iban en una misma reserva, el retraso se mide donde termina el viaje y el importe según la distancia desde John F. Kennedy International Airport hasta ese aeropuerto final (Folkerts, C-11/11), incluso si el vuelo de conexión está fuera de Europa. Con billetes separados cada vuelo se juzga por sí solo, y la conexión perdida no es responsabilidad de la primera aerolínea.
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)). Las demandas se presentan ante el Kantonrechter.
Direct answer
- Short answer
- Yes on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: a flight from New York to Amsterdam delayed 3+ hours, cancelled at short notice or overbooked can be worth 600 € per passenger — because those airlines are European-licensed.
- Amount
- 600 €600 € por pasajero · 5848 km
- Why
- The distance is 5848 km (Más de 3.500 km) and the flight falls under Reglamento (CE) 261/2004 (Los vuelos hacia Amsterdam Airport Schiphol desde fuera de la UE/EEE solo están cubiertos si los opera una aerolínea con licencia UE/EEE.); 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.
- The flight was operated by a non-European airline (check the boarding pass).
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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 de septiembre de 2026
¿Qué pasa si mi vuelo New York → Amsterdam se retrasa o se cancela?
Este sentido sale de fuera de Europa, así que EU261 solo se aplica si la aerolínea operadora tiene licencia europea: en ese caso, 600 € por pasajero por un retraso en la llegada de 3 horas o más, una cancelación anunciada con menos de 14 días o una denegación de embarque.
¿Se aplica a su vuelo?
¿Comprueba un vuelo New York → Amsterdam?
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- New York (JFK) → Amsterdam (AMS)
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Which rules apply on this direction
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) depart outside Europe. Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EU261) still applies on arrival at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) — but only when the operating airline is licensed in the EU/EEA. The distance is 5,848 km (over 3,500 km), so a covered flight pays €600 per passenger.
On a covered airline, care starts earlier than compensation on this long-distance flight: after 4 hours of delay at John F. Kennedy International Airport the airline owes meals and communication, and after 5 hours you may abandon the trip and demand a refund of the unused ticket.
Check the boarding pass: only the KLM-operated flight from New York is covered by EU261, whatever number Delta sold it under.
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 (EU/EEA licence, arriving in the Netherlands).
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Delta Air Lines (DL, third-country licence): not covered on this direction (third-country licence on a flight from outside Europe).
Departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York JFK is outside the European regimes on departure unless the operating carrier is European. Joint-venture flight numbers make this easy to get wrong: what counts is the airline whose aircraft and crew you flew with, printed on the boarding pass.
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, Amsterdam → New York, departs the Netherlands, so it falls under Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (EU261) on every airline: €600 per passenger.
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.
Preguntas frecuentes
Is a delayed or cancelled flight from New York to Amsterdam covered by EU Regulation 261/2004?
Only on some airlines: the flight arrives in a covered country from outside it, so EU Regulation 261/2004 applies when the operating carrier is licensed there. Of the airlines that fly this route, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is covered. Delta Air Lines is not, in this direction. The operating carrier on the boarding pass decides it, not the airline you booked with.
How much compensation for a delayed or cancelled New York to Amsterdam 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 New York to Amsterdam flight?
Reply once in writing asking for the facts behind the refusal, then escalate outside the airline. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: 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 Amsterdam to New York?
Not entirely. On the return flight the regime is the same, and every airline is covered. Each direction is judged on its own departure.
Fuentes
- 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
Última revisión legal: 14 de septiembre de 2026 · Contenido actualizado: 14 de septiembre de 2026
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