British Airways
3h 4m late
MANManchester
LHRLondon
- Flight
- BA1381
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Departure
- 06:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 4m late
- Compensation
- £220 per passenger
Delayed flight
BA1381 landed 3h 4m late on October 4, 2026
BA1381 MAN–LHR arrived 3h 4m late on October 4, 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £220 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was BA1381 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
British Airways flight BA1381 from Manchester to London – Heathrow Airport arrived 3h 4m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 243 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £220 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BA1381's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 4mArrival 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
- BA1381
- Airline
- British Airways
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- MAN → LHR
- From
- Manchester (MAN)
- To
- London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Scheduled departure
- 06:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 4m late
- Distance
- 243 km
- British Airways on this route
- 9 disruptions, 6 cancellations since September 5, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
MAN–LHR is 243 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 kmThis flight
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£350
Over 3,500 km
£520
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 4m 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 MAN → LHR
- BA1379MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · October 4, 20263h 32m late£220
- BA1363MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · September 22, 20264h 29m late£220
- BA1381MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA1373MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA1379MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA1381MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other British Airways disruptions
- BA563FCO → LHRRome – London · October 4, 20263h 15m late€250
- BA509LIS → LHRLisbon – London · October 4, 20263h 52m late€400
- BA315CDG → LHRParis – London · October 4, 20263h 39m late€250
- BA1379MAN → LHRManchester – London · October 4, 20263h 32m late£220
- BA1358LHR → MANLondon – Manchester · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA485BCN → LHRBarcelona – London · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Manchester
- LS825MAN → IBZManchester – Ibiza · Jet2 · October 4, 20263h 39m late£350
- BA1379MAN → LHRManchester – London · British Airways · October 4, 20263h 32m late£220
- AC909MAN → YYZManchester – Toronto · Air Canada · October 4, 20263h 40m late£260
- VY8747MAN → BCNManchester – Barcelona · Vueling · October 3, 20263h 54m late£220
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.