Air Canada
6h 11m late
YYZToronto
VCEVenice
- Flight
- AC816
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 13:41 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
AC816 landed 6h 11m late on September 22, 2026
AC816 YYZ–VCE arrived 6h 11m late on September 22, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was AC816 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Air Canada flight AC816 from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Venice Marco Polo arrived 6h 11m late on September 22, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 6,854 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AC816's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
6h 11mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h8h
- 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
- AC816
- Airline
- Air Canada
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Route
- YYZ → VCE
- From
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 13:41 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
YYZ–VCE is 6,854 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 6h 11m 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 airline
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- AC933CTA → YULCatania – Montreal · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- AC819VCE → YULVenice – Montreal · September 22, 20264h 54m late€600
- AC826YYZ → BRUToronto – Brussels · September 19, 20263h 23m late€300
Same airport
Other departures from Toronto Pearson International Airport
- TS206YYZ → MANToronto – Manchester · Air Transat · September 25, 2026CancelledCheck
- AC826YYZ → BRUToronto – Brussels · Air Canada · September 19, 20263h 23m late€300
- AC824YYZ → MADToronto – Madrid · Air Canada · September 17, 2026CancelledCheck
- LO42YYZ → WAWToronto – Warsaw · LOT · September 17, 20265h 50m late€600
- AC890YYZ → FCOToronto – Rome · Air Canada · September 11, 20263h 5m late€300
- AZ8651YYZ → FCOToronto – Rome · ITA Airways · September 5, 20266h 37m 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.