Animawings
4h 31m late
OTPBucharest
ISTIstanbul
- Flight
- A2724
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Departure
- 07:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 4h 31m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
A2724 landed 4h 31m late on September 17, 2026
A2724 OTP–IST arrived 4h 31m late on September 17, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
- Free check in two minutes
- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was A2724 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Animawings flight A2724 from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul – Atatürk Airport arrived 4h 31m late on September 17, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 426 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How A2724's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 31mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h6h
- 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
- A2724
- Airline
- Animawings
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Route
- OTP → IST
- To
- Istanbul – Atatürk Airport (IST)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 4h 31m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
OTP–IST is 426 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 4h 31m 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.
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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.