EMA → DUB · 336 KM · UK 261

What is a cancelled East Midlands to Dublin flight worth?

UK 261 sets compensation on East Midlands (EMA) to Dublin (DUB) at £220 per passenger. The great circle distance is 336 km, which falls in the up to 1,500 km band under Art. 7(1). Whether a particular flight is covered depends on the cause of the disruption, and the free check applies these rules to your answers.

A preliminary assessment of the published rules, not a decision and not a guarantee.

REVIEWED AGAINST RULE SET V6 AND THE CITED PRIMARY SOURCES · UPDATED 7 AUGUST 2026

COMPUTED BY RULE SET V6 · ENGINE 2.0.0

£220

PER PASSENGER

336 km

DISTANCE

Up to 1,500 km

BAND

UK 261

REGIME

The scenario this page evaluated

Cancelled at short notice, with no extraordinary circumstance proved by the airline.

Change any of those facts and the answer can change. The rules engine ran the same evaluation the free check runs, with the carrier left out: coverage on a UK departure follows the departure airport under Art. 3(1)(a), so the airline does not affect whether the regulation applies.

The full band table for this regime

UK 261, ART. 7(1)
DISTANCE BAND	PER PASSENGER	THIS ROUTE
Up to 1,500 km	£220	Yes
1,500 to 3,500 km	£350
Over 3,500 km	£520

Great circle distance from EMA to DUB is 336 km, computed from the airport coordinates in our published inventory.

How long a claim on this route stays live

United Kingdom applies 6 years from the date of the flight. Time limits for a Regulation 261/2004 claim come from national law, which Cuadrench Moré settled in 2012, so the departure country sets the clock. The rule id behind this row is lim.uk_6y, and the full country table is published.

What would change the answer

The airline proves an extraordinary circumstance The delay at arrival was under three hours The cancellation was announced far enough ahead The flight was re-routed inside the Art. 7(2) window

The same route, other disruptions

ON THIS ROUTE

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MACHINE READABLE · SAME VALUES AS ABOVE

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  "from": {
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    "name": "East Midlands",
    "country": "GB"
  },
  "to": {
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    "name": "Dublin",
    "country": "IE"
  },
  "distanceKm": 336,
  "disruption": "cancelled-flight",
  "scenarioEvaluated": "Cancelled at short notice, with no extraordinary circumstance proved by the airline.",
  "regulation": "UK261",
  "distanceBand": "Up to 1,500 km",
  "compensationPerPassenger": "£220",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "amountMinorUnits": 22000,
  "limitationYears": 6,
  "limitationRuleId": "lim.uk_6y",
  "rulesetVersion": 6,
  "engineVersion": "2.0.0",
  "dataset": "/rights/rules-dataset.json",
  "caveat": "Preliminary assessment of the published rules for this route and scenario. Not a decision, not an assessment of any individual claim."
}

The rules behind these figures are downloadable in full: the open rules dataset. This route is served for reference and is not listed in our sitemap.

SOURCES

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, Art. 7(1) · EUR-Lex · checked 7 August 2026
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, Art. 3(1) · EUR-Lex · checked 7 August 2026
The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/278), reg. 8 · legislation.gov.uk · checked 7 August 2026
Case C-139/11 Cuadrench Moré v KLM, judgment of 22 November 2012 (ECLI:EU:C:2012:741) · EUR-Lex · checked 7 August 2026

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