EU261 / UK261 · No win, no fee

Prague to Zurich flight compensation

If your flight from Prague to Zurich was delayed, cancelled or caused you to miss a connection, you may be entitled to compensation. FlightClaimly helps you check your case and handle the claim process.

Check your Prague to Zurich flight

Quick facts

Route
Prague → Zurich
Origin airport
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)
Destination airport
Zurich Airport (ZRH)
Countries
Czech Republic → Switzerland

About Prague to Zurich

Flights from Prague to Zurich connect Václav Havel Airport Prague in Czech Republic with Zurich Airport in Switzerland. Depending on the airline, route, delay length and reason for the disruption, passengers may be protected by EU261 or UK261 when flights are delayed, cancelled or disrupted.

How much compensation can you receive?

The amount of compensation depends on the flight distance and the length of the delay at arrival. Eligible passengers may receive between €250 and €600.

Up to 1,500 km
€250
Short-haul flights
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Medium-haul flights
Over 3,500 km
€600
Long-haul flights

Passenger rights under EU261

Passengers flying from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport may have the right to compensation when the flight arrives at least three hours late, is cancelled at short notice, or causes a missed connection, as long as the disruption was within the airline's control.

When are you entitled to compensation?

To qualify for compensation, the flight disruption must normally be within the airline's control. Delays caused by technical issues, operational problems or crew shortages may qualify, while extraordinary circumstances such as severe weather, airport restrictions or air traffic control decisions may not.

Prague to Zurich compensation statistics

The statistics below provide an overview of passenger compensation rules and help explain when compensation may apply.

€600
Maximum compensation

Per passenger under EU261.

3h+
Delay threshold

Arrival delay normally required.

EU261 / UK261
Coverage

Applies on eligible European and UK flights.

What happens after you submit your claim?

After you submit your claim, FlightClaimly reviews your information, prepares the claim and follows up with the airline throughout the process.

  1. 1

    Submit your claim

    You check your flight, add your passenger details and upload the documents needed to start the case.

  2. 2

    FlightClaimly reviews the case

    We review the information and prepare the claim before contacting the airline.

  3. 3

    The airline responds

    The airline reviews the claim and may approve, reject or request additional information.

  4. 4

    You receive your payout

    If the claim is successful, FlightClaimly helps complete the payout process.

How the claim process works

  1. 1Check your flight details and tell us what happened.
  2. 2Confirm whether the disruption may qualify under EU261 or UK261.
  3. 3Add your passenger details and booking reference.
  4. 4Sign the authority form so FlightClaimly can handle the claim.
  5. 5Upload your supporting documents.
  6. 6FlightClaimly submits the claim and follows up with the airline.

Common Prague to Zurich disruption types

  • Flight delayed more than 3 hours
  • Flight cancelled
  • Missed connection
  • Denied boarding
  • Technical problems
  • Operational disruption
  • Crew shortage
  • Strike
  • Bad weather

Frequently asked questions

Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight?

Yes. If your flight arrived at least three hours late and the disruption was within the airline's control, you may be entitled to compensation under EU261 or UK261.

How much compensation can I receive?

Depending on the flight distance and the circumstances, you may be entitled to €250, €400 or €600 per passenger.

What documents do I need?

Usually your booking confirmation or boarding pass is enough to get started. In some cases we may request additional documentation.

How long does the claim process take?

Every airline is different. Some claims are resolved within a few weeks, while others may take several months if they are disputed.

Do I pay anything upfront?

No. FlightClaimly works on a no win, no fee basis. You only pay if we successfully recover compensation for you.

Airports on this route

Related airline guides

More routes from Prague

CopenhagenZurich

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

CopenhagenPrague

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

StockholmZurich

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

StockholmPrague

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

OsloZurich

Oslo Airport (OSL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

OsloPrague

Oslo Airport (OSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

HelsinkiZurich

Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

HelsinkiPrague

Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

FrankfurtZurich

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

FrankfurtPrague

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

MunichZurich

Munich Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

MunichPrague

Munich Airport (MUC) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

AmsterdamZurich

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

AmsterdamPrague

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

ParisZurich

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

ParisPrague

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LondonZurich

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LondonPrague

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LondonZurich

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LondonPrague

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LondonZurich

London Stansted Airport (STN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LondonPrague

London Stansted Airport (STN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

ManchesterZurich

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

ManchesterPrague

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

BarcelonaZurich

Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

BarcelonaPrague

Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

MadridZurich

Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

MadridPrague

Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

MalagaZurich

Malaga Airport (AGP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

MalagaPrague

Malaga Airport (AGP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

AlicanteZurich

Alicante Airport (ALC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

AlicantePrague

Alicante Airport (ALC) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

PalmaZurich

Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

PalmaPrague

Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

RomeZurich

Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

RomePrague

Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

MilanZurich

Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

MilanPrague

Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

ViennaZurich

Vienna Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

ViennaPrague

Vienna Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

ZurichCopenhagen

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

ZurichStockholm

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN)

ZurichOslo

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oslo Airport (OSL)

ZurichHelsinki

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)

ZurichFrankfurt

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

ZurichMunich

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich Airport (MUC)

ZurichAmsterdam

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)

ZurichParis

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

ZurichLondon

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

ZurichLondon

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

ZurichLondon

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)

ZurichManchester

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)

ZurichBarcelona

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)

ZurichMadrid

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD)

ZurichMalaga

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Malaga Airport (AGP)

ZurichAlicante

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alicante Airport (ALC)

ZurichPalma

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI)

ZurichRome

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

ZurichMilan

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP)

ZurichVienna

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna Airport (VIE)

ZurichBrussels

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)

ZurichLisbon

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lisbon Airport (LIS)

ZurichPorto

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Porto Airport (OPO)

ZurichWarsaw

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)

ZurichDublin

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)

ZurichEdinburgh

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)

ZurichNice

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)

ZurichMarseille

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)

ZurichLyon

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)

ZurichHamburg

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)

ZurichDüsseldorf

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

ZurichBerlin

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

ZurichGeneva

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva Airport (GVA)

ZurichPrague

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

ZurichBudapest

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD)

ZurichAthens

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)

ZurichRiga

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)

ZurichLarnaca

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)

ZurichLuqa

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)

BrusselsZurich

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

BrusselsPrague

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LisbonZurich

Lisbon Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LisbonPrague

Lisbon Airport (LIS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

PortoZurich

Porto Airport (OPO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

PortoPrague

Porto Airport (OPO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

WarsawZurich

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

WarsawPrague

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

DublinZurich

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

DublinPrague

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

EdinburghZurich

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

EdinburghPrague

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

NiceZurich

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

NicePrague

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

MarseilleZurich

Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

MarseillePrague

Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LyonZurich

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LyonPrague

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

HamburgZurich

Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

HamburgPrague

Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

DüsseldorfZurich

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

DüsseldorfPrague

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

BerlinZurich

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

BerlinPrague

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

GenevaZurich

Geneva Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

GenevaPrague

Geneva Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

PragueCopenhagen

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

PragueStockholm

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN)

PragueOslo

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Oslo Airport (OSL)

PragueHelsinki

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)

PragueFrankfurt

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

PragueMunich

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Munich Airport (MUC)

PragueAmsterdam

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)

PragueParis

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

PragueLondon

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

PragueLondon

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

PragueLondon

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)

PragueManchester

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)

PragueBarcelona

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)

PragueMadrid

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD)

PragueMalaga

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Malaga Airport (AGP)

PragueAlicante

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Alicante Airport (ALC)

PraguePalma

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI)

PragueRome

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

PragueMilan

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP)

PragueVienna

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna Airport (VIE)

PragueBrussels

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)

PragueLisbon

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lisbon Airport (LIS)

PraguePorto

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Porto Airport (OPO)

PragueWarsaw

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)

PragueDublin

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)

PragueEdinburgh

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)

PragueNice

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)

PragueMarseille

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)

PragueLyon

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)

PragueHamburg

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)

PragueDüsseldorf

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

PragueBerlin

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

PragueGeneva

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva Airport (GVA)

PragueBudapest

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD)

PragueAthens

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)

PragueRiga

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)

PragueLarnaca

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Larnaca International Airport (LCA)

PragueLuqa

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Malta International Airport (MLA)

BudapestZurich

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

BudapestPrague

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

AthensZurich

Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

AthensPrague

Athens International Airport (ATH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

RigaZurich

Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

RigaPrague

Riga International Airport (RIX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LarnacaZurich

Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LarnacaPrague

Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

LuqaZurich

Malta International Airport (MLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)

LuqaPrague

Malta International Airport (MLA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

Prague to Zurich flight compensation