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.
Distanza ortodromica
5848 km
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) → Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Fascia di risarcimento: Oltre 3.500 km
Risarcimento forfettario
600 €
600 € a passeggero
Regole applicabili: Regolamento (CE) 261/2004 (I voli verso Amsterdam Airport Schiphol dall'esterno dell'UE/SEE sono coperti solo se operati da una compagnia con licenza UE/SEE.)
Esempio
Un passeggero che arriva con 3+ ore di ritardo a Amsterdam su un volo coperto potrebbe richiedere 600 € a passeggero.
Se il volo è cancellato meno di 14 giorni prima della partenza senza un'alternativa ravvicinata, si applica lo stesso importo di 600 €.
Su questa rotta di lungo raggio la compagnia può dimezzare l'importo se il ritardo all'arrivo è inferiore a 4 ore.
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlinescovered on this direction· EU/EEA licence
- Delta Air Linesnot covered on this direction· third-country licence
In partenza da 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
- Regolamento (CE) 261/2004 (I voli verso Amsterdam Airport Schiphol dall'esterno dell'UE/SEE sono coperti solo se operati da una compagnia con licenza UE/SEE.) · 600 € · covered airlines only
- Amsterdam → New York
- Regolamento (CE) 261/2004 · 600 € · any airline
Cosa cambia sul volo di ritorno
| Compagnie coperte | covered airlines only | any airline |
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Ritardo, cancellazione o coincidenza persa in questa direzione
- In ritardo
- 600 € per passeggero sono dovuti quando almeno una porta si apre a Amsterdam Airport Schiphol tre ore o più dopo l’arrivo previsto; il ritardo alla partenza da John F. Kennedy International Airport non conta. Da 4 ore di ritardo la compagnia deve pasti e comunicazioni qualunque sia la causa, e da 5 ore puoi rinunciare al viaggio e chiedere il rimborso. Per un ritardo all’arrivo tra tre e quattro ore l’importo è dimezzato a 300 €.
- Cancellato
- Gli stessi 600 € per passeggero sono dovuti quando la compagnia ti ha informato meno di 14 giorni prima della partenza senza riproteggerti entro le finestre di legge (al massimo 2 ore prima e meno di 4 ore dopo con 7–14 giorni di preavviso; 1 ora e 2 ore sotto i 7 giorni). Rimborso o riprotezione, e assistenza durante l’attesa, sono dovuti in ogni caso.
- Coincidenza persa
- Se Amsterdam Airport Schiphol non è la tua destinazione finale ed entrambi i voli erano su una sola prenotazione, il ritardo si misura dove finisce il viaggio e l’importo sulla distanza da John F. Kennedy International Airport a quell’aeroporto finale (Folkerts, C-11/11), anche se il volo successivo è fuori dall’Europa. Con biglietti separati ogni volo è valutato da solo, e una coincidenza persa non è responsabilità della prima compagnia.
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)). Le cause si propongono davanti al 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 € a passeggero · 5848 km
- Why
- The distance is 5848 km (Oltre 3.500 km) and the flight falls under Regolamento (CE) 261/2004 (I voli verso Amsterdam Airport Schiphol dall'esterno dell'UE/SEE sono coperti solo se operati da una compagnia con licenza UE/SEE.); 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 settembre 2026
Cosa succede se il mio volo New York → Amsterdam è in ritardo o cancellato?
Questa direzione parte da fuori Europa, quindi EU261 si applica solo se la compagnia operativa ha una licenza europea: in tal caso 600 € a passeggero per un ritardo all'arrivo di 3 ore o più, una cancellazione comunicata con meno di 14 giorni di preavviso o un negato imbarco.
Si applica al suo volo?
Sta verificando un volo New York → Amsterdam?
Poche domande brevi: il numero di volo non serve ancora. Ottiene un risultato preliminare sui fatti indicati; la verifica completa lo conferma dall'itinerario.
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- New York (JFK) → Amsterdam (AMS)
Cosa è successo al suo volo?
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.
Domande frequenti
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.
Fonti
- 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
Ultima revisione legale: 14 settembre 2026 · Contenuto aggiornato: 14 settembre 2026
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