British Airways
4h+ late
FAOFaro
LGWLondon
- Flight
- BA2661
- Date
- 13 October 2026
- Departure
- 15:30
- Distance
- 1,688 km
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
BA2661 was delayed on 13 October 2026
BA2661 FAO–LGW arrived more than 4 hours late on 13 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was BA2661 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
British Airways flight BA2661 from Faro Airport to London Gatwick arrived more than three hours late on 13 October 2026, going by reported arrival times. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,688 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- BA2661
- Airline
- British Airways
- Date
- 13 October 2026
- Route
- FAO → LGW
- From
- Faro Airport (FAO)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:30
- Status
- 4h+ late
- Distance
- 1,688 km
- British Airways on this route
- 3 disruptions, 2 cancellations since 8 September 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
FAO–LGW is 1,688 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 kmThis flight
€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
Reported arrival times put it more than three hours late, past the 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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Same route
Other disruptions on FAO → LGW
- U28544FAO → LGWFaro – London · easyJet · 2 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U28540FAO → LGWFaro – London · easyJet · 9 September 2026~3h late€400
- U28538FAO → LGWFaro – London · easyJet · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
- BA2661FAO → LGWFaro – London · British Airways · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
- U28540FAO → LGWFaro – London · easyJet · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
- BA2663FAO → LGWFaro – London · British Airways · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
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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.