Paris to Réunion flight compensation
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Quick answer
Paris to Réunion is about 9,400 km, yet because Réunion is an EU outermost region the flight is "intra-Community": compensation is €400 per passenger, not €600, with no 3–4 hour reduction. Every airline departing Paris is covered, and the return from Réunion is covered too because it departs EU territory.
Great-circle distance
9,370 km
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) → Roland Garros Airport (RUN)
Compensation band: Over 3,500 km, both airports in EU/EEA
Fixed compensation
€400
€400 per passenger
Applicable rules: EU Regulation 261/2004
Example
A passenger arriving 3+ hours late at Réunion on a covered flight could claim €400 per passenger.
If the flight is cancelled less than 14 days before departure without a close alternative, the same €400 applies.
- Air Francecovered on this direction· EU/EEA licence· Médiation Tourisme et Voyage (MTV)
Departing from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Charles de Gaulle is exposed to French air-traffic-control industrial action, which on strike days is applied as a mandatory flight-reduction plan imposed on the airlines. That is a genuine extraordinary circumstance, but only for the flights actually caught by the plan.
CDG is Air France's hub and most long-haul passengers connect there on one booking, so a late feeder that loses the connection is assessed at the final destination over the full distance.
Direction matters
- Paris → Réunion
- EU Regulation 261/2004 · €400 · any airline
- Réunion → Paris
- EU Regulation 261/2004 · €400 · any airline
What changes on the return leg
| Enforcement body | Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) | — |
|---|---|---|
| Dispute-resolution scheme | Médiation Tourisme et Voyage (MTV) | no country-wide scheme |
| Time limit for a court claim | 5 years | — |
| Court | Tribunal judiciaire — procédure simplifiée / European Small Claims Procedure | — |
Delay, cancellation or missed connection on this direction
- Delayed
- €400 per passenger is due when at least one door opens at Roland Garros Airport three hours or more after the scheduled arrival; the departure delay at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport does not count. From 4 hours of delay the airline owes meals and communication whatever the cause, and from 5 hours you may abandon the trip for a refund.
- Cancelled
- The same €400 per passenger is due when the airline told you less than 14 days before departure and did not re-route you within the legal windows (at most 2 hours early and under 4 hours late with 7–14 days’ notice; 1 hour and 2 hours under 7 days). A refund or re-routing, and care while you wait, are due in every case.
- Missed connection
- If Roland Garros Airport is not your final destination and both flights were on one booking, the delay is measured where the journey ends and the amount on the distance from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to that final airport (Folkerts, C-11/11) — even when the onward flight is outside Europe. On separate tickets each flight stands alone, and a missed onward flight is not the first airline’s liability.
Escalation for this direction
Enforcement body: Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) (France)
Dispute-resolution scheme: Médiation Tourisme et Voyage (MTV) · non-binding
Court claims: 5 years (Article 2224 Code civil (five-year general limitation)). Court claims are brought before the Tribunal judiciaire — procédure simplifiée / European Small Claims Procedure.
Direct answer
- Short answer
- Yes — a flight from Paris to Réunion delayed 3+ hours, cancelled at short notice or overbooked can be worth €400 per passenger, on any airline.
- Amount
- €400€400 per passenger · 9,370 km
- Why
- The distance is 9,370 km (Over 3,500 km, both airports in EU/EEA) and the flight falls under EU Regulation 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.
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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
What happens if my Paris → Réunion flight is delayed or cancelled?
EU261 applies to every airline on this route: €400 per passenger for an arrival delay of 3 hours or more, a cancellation announced under 14 days ahead, or denied boarding, unless the airline proves an extraordinary circumstance. Refund, re-routing and care are due whatever the cause.
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Already known from this page
- Paris (CDG) → Réunion (RUN)
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Why €400 and not €600
Article 7(1)(b) sets €400 for “all intra-Community flights of more than 1,500 km”. Réunion, like Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte, is part of the EU (an outermost region under Article 349 TFEU), so Paris–Réunion is an intra-Community flight despite its length. The long-haul 50% reduction for 3–4 hour delays only applies to flights under Article 7(1)©, so it does not apply here either: 3 hours late means €400.
Both directions covered
Because Réunion is EU territory, flights from Réunion to Paris are EU departures: covered on any airline.
The route
Air France, Air Austral, Corsair and French Bee fly Paris (CDG/Orly)–Saint-Denis Roland Garros. Cyclone-season weather is a genuine extraordinary circumstance; long-haul technical faults and crew issues are not.
Escalation
MTV mediation (Air France, Air Austral, Corsair), DGAC complaint, tribunal judiciaire within 5 years.
Frequently asked questions
Is a delayed or cancelled flight from Paris to Réunion covered by EU Regulation 261/2004?
Yes, on any airline: the flight departs from France, 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 Paris to Réunion flight?
€400 per passenger for a 9,370 km flight, if the disruption qualifies and no extraordinary circumstance is proven. 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 Paris to Réunion flight?
Reply once in writing asking for the facts behind the refusal, then escalate outside the airline. ADR schemes for this route: Air France → Médiation Tourisme et Voyage (MTV) — free for passengers. The enforcement body is Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC). Court claims must be brought within the limitation period of France: 5 years.
Do the same rules apply on the way back, from Réunion to Paris?
Not entirely. On the return flight the regime is the same; the competent enforcement body is different; the court deadline follows the other country. Each direction is judged on its own departure.
Sources
- 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 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
Last legally reviewed: 12 September 2026 · Content updated: 12 September 2026
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