Air Canada
3h 40m late
MANManchester
YYZToronto
- Flight
- AC909
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Departure
- 08:00 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 40m late
- Compensation
- £260 per passenger
Delayed flight
AC909 landed 3h 40m late on October 4, 2026
AC909 MAN–YYZ arrived 3h 40m late on October 4, 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £260 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was AC909 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
Air Canada flight AC909 from Manchester to Toronto Pearson International Airport arrived 3h 40m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 5,511 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £260 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AC909's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 40mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 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
- AC909
- Airline
- Air Canada
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- MAN → YYZ
- From
- Manchester (MAN)
- To
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:00 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 40m late
- Distance
- 5,511 km
- Air Canada on this route
- 1 disruption since October 4, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
MAN–YYZ is 5,511 km by great-circle distance. UK Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£350
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
£260
Halved for landing under four hours late. £520 from four hours.
Arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to £260.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth £220 to £520 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 3h 40m 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.