British Airways
3h 27m late
RAKMarrakech
LGWLondon
- Flight
- BA2811
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Departure
- 14:20 UTC
- Arrival
- 17:47 UTC
- Compensation
- £350 per passenger
Delayed flight
BA2811 landed 3h 27m late on 5 October 2026
BA2811 RAK–LGW arrived 3h 27m late on 5 October 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £350 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was BA2811 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
British Airways flight BA2811 from Marrakech – Menara International Airport to London Gatwick arrived 3h 27m late on 5 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 2,266 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £350 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BA2811’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 27mArrival 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
- BA2811
- Airline
- British Airways
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Route
- RAK → LGW
- From
- Marrakech – Menara International Airport (RAK)
- Scheduled departure
- 14:20 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 17:47 UTC
- Distance
- 2,266 km
- British Airways on this route
- 3 disruptions, 1 cancellation since 8 September 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
RAK–LGW is 2,266 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 kmThis flight
£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 27m 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 RAK → LGW
- U28706RAK → LGWMarrakech – London · easyJet · 5 October 20264h 11m late£350
- BA2813RAK → LGWMarrakech – London · British Airways · 24 September 20263h 9m late£350
- BA2813RAK → LGWMarrakech – London · British Airways · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
- U28708RAK → LGWMarrakech – London · easyJet · 8 September 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other British Airways disruptions
- BA2864LGW → GRZLondon – Graz · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- BA2817ALG → LGWAlgiers-Houari – London · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- BA2816LGW → ALGLondon – Algiers-Houari · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- BA2795AYT → LGWAntalya – London · 5 October 20263h 10m late£350
- BA2677MAH → LGWMenorca – London · 5 October 20265h 2m late€250
- BA2613CTA → LGWCatania – London · 5 October 20263h 2m late€400
Same airport
Other departures from Marrakech – Menara International Airport
- VY7335RAK → BCNMarrakech – Barcelona · Vueling · 5 October 20265h 40m late€250
- U28706RAK → LGWMarrakech – London · easyJet · 5 October 20264h 11m late£350
- FR7421RAK → MXPMarrakech – Milan · Ryanair · 5 October 20264h 6m late€400
- U26005RAK → CDGMarrakech – Paris · easyJet · 4 October 20266h 48m late€400
- RK7869RAK → STNMarrakech – London · Ryanair · 4 October 20263h 48m late£350
- D84528RAK → ARNMarrakech – Stockholm · Norwegian · 3 October 2026CancelledCheck
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.