Sichuan Airlines
5h 21m late
CTUChengdu
BUDBudapest
- Flight
- 3U9817
- Date
- September 6, 2026
- Departure
- 18:08 UTC
- Arrival
- 23:29 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
3U9817 landed 5h 21m late on September 6, 2026
3U9817 CTU–BUD arrived 5h 21m late on September 6, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was 3U9817 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Sichuan Airlines flight 3U9817 from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Budapest arrived 5h 21m late on September 6, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 7,186 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How 3U9817's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 21mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h7h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- 3U9817
- Airline
- Sichuan Airlines
- Date
- September 6, 2026
- Route
- CTU → BUD
- From
- Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)
- Scheduled departure
- 18:08 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 23:29 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
CTU–BUD is 7,186 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 5h 21m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
Same route
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- CA3155CTU → ARNChengdu – Stockholm · Air China Cargo · September 25, 202614h 33m late€600
Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.