American Airlines
19h 54m late
CLTCharlotte
FCORome
- Flight
- AA720
- Date
- September 12, 2026
- Departure
- 09:20 UTC
- Arrival
- 05:14 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
AA720 landed 19h 54m late on September 12, 2026
AA720 CLT–FCO arrived 19h 54m late on September 12, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was AA720 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
American Airlines flight AA720 from Charlotte – Douglas International Airport to Rome Fiumicino arrived 19h 54m late on September 12, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 7,726 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AA720's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
19h 54mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h12h
- 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
- AA720
- Airline
- American Airlines
- Date
- September 12, 2026
- Route
- CLT → FCO
- From
- Charlotte – Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Scheduled departure
- 09:20 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 05:14 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
CLT–FCO is 7,726 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 19h 54m 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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- AA94JFK → MADNew York – Madrid · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- AA95MAD → JFKMadrid – New York · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- AA755CDG → PHLParis – Philadelphia · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
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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.