Air Algérie
4h 5m late
CDGParis
ALGAlgiers-Houari
- Flight
- AH1215
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Departure
- 16:00 UTC
- Arrival
- 4h 5m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
AH1215 landed 4h 5m late on September 14, 2026
AH1215 CDG–ALG arrived 4h 5m late on September 14, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was AH1215 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Avion Express flight AH1215 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Algiers-Houari Boumedienne Airport arrived 4h 5m late on September 14, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,371 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AH1215's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 5mArrival 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
- AH1215
- Airline
- Avion Express
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Route
- CDG → ALG
- To
- Algiers-Houari Boumedienne Airport (ALG)
- Scheduled departure
- 16:00 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 4h 5m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
CDG–ALG is 1,371 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 5m 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 → ALG
- AH1231CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air Algerie · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF1754CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air France · September 17, 20263h 40m late€250
- AH1215CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air Algerie · September 12, 2026CancelledCheck
- AH1001CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air Algerie · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- AH1231CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air Algerie · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- AH1233CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · Air Algerie · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other Avion Express disruptions
- AH1231CDG → ALGParis – Algiers-Houari · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- AH1287CDG → TLMParis – Zenata-Messali · September 21, 20263h 28m late€400
- AH1010ALG → ORYAlgiers-Houari – Paris · September 17, 20264h 17m late€250
- AH1062ORN → CDGOran-Es – Paris · September 17, 20263h 10m late€400
- AH1063CDG → ORNParis – Oran-Es · September 17, 20263h 12m late€400
- AH1062ORN → CDGOran-Es – Paris · September 15, 20264h 6m late€400
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.