Air France
3h 17m late
CDGParis
LHRLondon
- Flight
- AF1680
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Departure
- 05:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 17m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
AF1680 landed 3h 17m late on October 4, 2026
AF1680 CDG–LHR arrived 3h 17m late on October 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was AF1680 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Air France flight AF1680 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to London – Heathrow Airport arrived 3h 17m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 347 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AF1680's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 17mArrival 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
- AF1680
- Airline
- Air France
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- CDG → LHR
- To
- London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Scheduled departure
- 05:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 17m late
- Distance
- 347 km
- Air France on this route
- 3 disruptions, 2 cancellations since September 8, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
CDG–LHR is 347 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 3h 17m 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
Other disruptions on CDG → LHR
- BA315CDG → LHRParis – London · British Airways · October 4, 20263h 39m late€250
- AF1280CDG → LHRParis – London · Air France · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA3887CDG → LHRParis – London · United Airlines · September 13, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA309CDG → LHRParis – London · British Airways · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- ET710CDG → LHRParis – London · Ethiopian Airlines · September 9, 20264h 53m late€250
- BA301CDG → LHRParis – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other Air France disruptions
- AF2CDG → JFKParis – New York · October 4, 20263h 51m late€300
- AF1842CDG → GVAParis – Geneve Aeroport · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF1734CDG → BERParis – BER · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF1449BCN → CDGBarcelona – Paris · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF7407TLS → CDGToulouse – Paris · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF7363LYS → CDGLyon – Paris · October 3, 20263h 5m late€250
Same airport
Other departures from Paris Charles de Gaulle
- AF2CDG → JFKParis – New York · Air France · October 4, 20263h 51m late€300
- AF1842CDG → GVAParis – Geneve Aeroport · Air France · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF1734CDG → BERParis – BER · Air France · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- VY8249CDG → BCNParis – Barcelona · Vueling · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- VY8243CDG → BCNParis – Barcelona · Vueling · October 3, 20264h 58m late€250
- HC404CDG → DSSParis – DSS · MyWay Airlines · October 3, 20263h 40m lateCheck
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.