Bluebird Airways
5h 53m late
TLVTel Aviv
BCNBarcelona
- Flight
- BZ252
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Departure
- 15:50 UTC
- Arrival
- 21:43 UTC
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
BZ252 landed 5h 53m late on October 2, 2026
BZ252 TLV–BCN arrived 5h 53m late on October 2, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was BZ252 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Bluebird Airways flight BZ252 from Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport to Barcelona El Prat arrived 5h 53m late on October 2, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 3,082 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BZ252's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 53mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h7h
- 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
- BZ252
- Airline
- Bluebird Airways
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Route
- TLV → BCN
- From
- Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:50 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 21:43 UTC
- Distance
- 3,082 km
- Bluebird Airways on this route
- 2 disruptions since September 25, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
TLV–BCN is 3,082 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 5h 53m 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 TLV → BCN
- BZ252TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · Tus Air · October 3, 20265h 44m late€400
- BZ252TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · Bluebird Airways · September 25, 20263h 8m late€400
- BZ252TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · Tus Air · September 23, 20265h 31m late€400
- IZ271TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · arkia · September 21, 20266h 9m late€400
Same airline
Other Bluebird Airways disruptions
- BZ316TLV → VIETel Aviv – Vienna · October 3, 20263h 7m late€400
- BZ703ATH → TLVAthens – Tel Aviv · October 2, 20264h 57m late€250
- BZ251BCN → TLVBarcelona – Tel Aviv · October 2, 20266h 13m late€400
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · October 1, 20267h 41m late€400
- BZ316TLV → VIETel Aviv – Vienna · October 1, 20267h 24m late€400
Same airport
Other departures from Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport
- BZ316TLV → VIETel Aviv – Vienna · Bluebird Airways · October 3, 20263h 7m late€400
- BZ252TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · Tus Air · October 3, 20265h 44m late€400
- BZ706TLV → ATHTel Aviv – Athens · FLYYO · October 2, 20263h 22m late€250
- 6H957TLV → ATHTel Aviv – Athens · GetJet Airlines · October 2, 20264h 52m late€250
- IZ1213TLV → ATHTel Aviv – Athens · Hi Fly · October 1, 20263h 43m late€250
- BZ316TLV → VIETel Aviv – Vienna · Bluebird Airways · October 1, 20267h 24m late€400
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.