Nouvelair
3h 23m late
TUNTunis
BLQBologna
- Flight
- BJ612
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Departure
- 15:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 18:53 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
BJ612 landed 3h 23m late on September 20, 2026
BJ612 TUN–BLQ arrived 3h 23m late on September 20, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
- Free check in two minutes
- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was BJ612 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Nouvelair flight BJ612 from Tunis – Carthage International Airport to Bologna arrived 3h 23m late on September 20, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 859 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BJ612's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 23mArrival 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
- BJ612
- Airline
- Nouvelair
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Route
- TUN → BLQ
- From
- Tunis – Carthage International Airport (TUN)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 18:53 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
TUN–BLQ is 859 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 23m 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 TUN → BLQ
Same airline
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- BJ594MIR → NCEMonastir – Nice · September 27, 20263h 1m late€250
- BJ844TUN → LGWTunis – London · September 26, 20263h 7m late€400
- BJ594MIR → NCEMonastir – Nice · September 25, 20264h 43m late€250
- BJ7483WAW → MIRWarsaw – Monastir · September 20, 20263h 10m late€400
- BJ613BLQ → TUNBologna – Tunis · September 20, 20263h 10m late€250
- BJ7482MIR → WAWMonastir – Warsaw · September 20, 20263h 1m late€400
Same airport
Other departures from Tunis – Carthage International Airport
- TU954TUN → BRUTunis – Brussels · Tunisair · September 29, 20263h 55m late€400
- UG1730TUN → NAPTunis – Naples · Luxwing · September 28, 20264h 38m late€250
- TU362TUN → BLQTunis – Bologna · Fly2Sky · September 28, 20263h 3m late€250
- BJ844TUN → LGWTunis – London · Nouvelair · September 26, 20263h 7m late€400
- TU756TUN → MXPTunis – Milan · Tunisair · September 25, 20263h 26m late€250
- UG1760TUN → CTATunis – Catania · Luxwing · September 25, 20268h 1m 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.