British Airways
3h 52m late
LISLisbon
LHRLondon
- Flight
- BA509
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Departure
- 06:20 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 52m late
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
BA509 landed 3h 52m late on October 4, 2026
BA509 LIS–LHR arrived 3h 52m late on October 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was BA509 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
British Airways flight BA509 from Lisbon to London – Heathrow Airport arrived 3h 52m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,564 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BA509's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 52mArrival 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
- BA509
- Airline
- British Airways
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- LIS → LHR
- From
- Lisbon (LIS)
- To
- London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Scheduled departure
- 06:20 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 52m late
- Distance
- 1,564 km
- British Airways on this route
- 5 disruptions, 4 cancellations since September 8, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
LIS–LHR is 1,564 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
We measured a 3h 52m 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 LIS → LHR
- TP1356LIS → LHRLisbon – London · TAP Air Portugal · October 4, 20263h 3m late€400
- TP1352LIS → LHRLisbon – London · TAP Air Portugal · October 4, 20263h 48m late€400
- BA509LIS → LHRLisbon – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA501LIS → LHRLisbon – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA507LIS → LHRLisbon – London · British Airways · September 8, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1350LIS → LHRLisbon – London · TAP Air Portugal · September 8, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other British Airways disruptions
- BA779ARN → LHRStockholm – London · October 4, 20263h 5m late€250
- BA729VIE → LHRVienna – London · October 4, 20263h 33m late€250
- BA563FCO → LHRRome – London · October 4, 20263h 15m late€250
- BA315CDG → LHRParis – London · October 4, 20263h 39m late€250
- BA1381MAN → LHRManchester – London · October 4, 20263h 4m late£220
- BA1379MAN → LHRManchester – London · October 4, 20263h 32m late£220
Same airport
Other departures from Lisbon
- TP1356LIS → LHRLisbon – London · TAP Air Portugal · October 4, 20263h 3m late€400
- TP1352LIS → LHRLisbon – London · TAP Air Portugal · October 4, 20263h 48m late€400
- VY8469LIS → BCNLisbon – Barcelona · Vueling · October 3, 20263h 34m late€250
- UA65LIS → EWRLisbon – Newark · United Airlines · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- U27214LIS → BCNLisbon – Barcelona · easyJet · October 3, 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.