British Airways
3h 15m late
FCORome
LHRLondon
- Flight
- BA563
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Departure
- 05:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 15m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
BA563 landed 3h 15m late on October 4, 2026
BA563 FCO–LHR arrived 3h 15m late on October 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was BA563 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
British Airways flight BA563 from Rome Fiumicino to London – Heathrow Airport arrived 3h 15m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,444 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BA563's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 15mArrival 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
- BA563
- Airline
- British Airways
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- FCO → LHR
- To
- London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Scheduled departure
- 05:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 15m late
- Distance
- 1,444 km
- British Airways on this route
- 10 disruptions, 9 cancellations since September 8, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
FCO–LHR is 1,444 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 3h 15m 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 FCO → LHR
- BA565FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA555FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 10, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA549FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA565FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA547FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
- BA553FCO → LHRRome – London · British Airways · September 9, 2026CancelledCheck
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- BA509LIS → LHRLisbon – London · October 4, 20263h 52m late€400
- BA315CDG → LHRParis – London · October 4, 20263h 39m late€250
- BA1381MAN → LHRManchester – London · October 4, 20263h 4m late£220
Same airport
Other departures from Rome Fiumicino
- VY6115FCO → BCNRome – Barcelona · Vueling · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- W61442FCO → WAWRome – Warsaw · Wizz Air · October 3, 20263h 3m late€250
- W46255FCO → PMORome – Palermo · Wizz Air · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- W46021FCO → BCNRome – Barcelona · Wizz Air · October 3, 20265h 40m late€250
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.