Bridges Air Cargo
7h 16m late
FCORome
MLALuqa
- Flight
- 5B7141
- Date
- 8 October 2026
- Departure
- 06:00 UTC
- Arrival
- 14:36 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
5B7141 landed 7h 16m late on 8 October 2026
5B7141 FCO–MLA arrived 7h 16m late on 8 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was 5B7141 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Bridges Air Cargo flight 5B7141 from Rome Fiumicino to Malta arrived 7h 16m late on 8 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 689 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How 5B7141’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
7h 16mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h9h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
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
- 5B7141
- Airline
- Bridges Air Cargo
- Date
- 8 October 2026
- Route
- FCO → MLA
- Scheduled departure
- 06:00 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 14:36 UTC
- Distance
- 689 km
- Bridges Air Cargo on this route
- 1 disruption since 8 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
FCO–MLA is 689 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 kmThis flight
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 km
€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 7h 16m 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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- FR8560FCO → MLARome – Luqa · Ryanair · 25 September 2026CancelledCheck
- FR1120FCO → MLARome – Luqa · Ryanair · 10 September 20264h 28m late€250
- AZ884FCO → MLARome – Luqa · ITA Airways · 10 September 20263h 35m late€250
Same airport
Other departures from Rome Fiumicino
- AZ1271FCO → NAPRome – Naples · ITA Airways · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- AZ1269FCO → NAPRome – Naples · ITA Airways · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
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- 3V4603FCO → MLARome – Luqa · ASL Airlines · 8 October 20263h 7m late€250
- VY6111FCO → BCNRome – Barcelona · Vueling · 7 October 2026CancelledCheck
- UA971FCO → ORDRome – Chicago · United Airlines · 7 October 2026CancelledCheck
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.