Delay Claim Ranking Gives TAP 88.7%, Ryanair 2.1%

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Euronews reports on an AirAdvisor ranking of European airlines by how often carriers resolve flight delay compensation claims. AirAdvisor handled 68,283 claims against 59 airlines from January to June 2026. TAP Air Portugal ranked first with an 88.7% resolution rate and an average payout wait of 10 days, ahead of LOT Polish Airlines and Wizz Air. TAROM ranked last, resolving 3.3% of claims, while Ryanair placed third from the bottom at 2.1%. The report covers the full best and worst lists and the limits of the data.  Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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00:00A new ranking shows which European airlines pay out most often when flights are delayed.

00:04The data comes from AirAdvisor, which handled 68,283 claims against 59 airlines between January and June 2026.

00:15TAP Air Portugal ranks first, with an 88.7% resolution rate and just 0.6% of claims going

00:23to court.

00:23The average wait for a payout is 10 days.

00:26Low-T Polish Airlines is second at 82.8%, with no claims sent to court.

00:32Wizz Air is third at 72.4%.

00:34At the other end, Terom resolved just 3.3% of 122 claims, and 46.7% went to court.

00:43The average wait there is 110 days.

00:46Aerotalia is next worst at 0.6%.

00:49Ryanair is third from the bottom, resolving 2.1% of 991 qualified claims, with 17.8% sent to

00:57court.

00:58The data covers only claims made through AirAdvisor and airlines, with more than 100 claims.

01:04Disclosure.

01:04This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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