Bluebird Airways
7h 41m late
VIEVienna
TLVTel Aviv
- Flight
- BZ317
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 15:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 7h 41m late
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
BZ317 landed 7h 41m late on October 1, 2026
BZ317 VIE–TLV arrived 7h 41m late on October 1, 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 BZ317 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Bluebird Airways flight BZ317 from Vienna to Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport arrived 7h 41m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 2,361 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How BZ317's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
7h 41mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h9h
- 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
- BZ317
- Airline
- Bluebird Airways
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- VIE → TLV
- From
- Vienna (VIE)
- To
- Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 7h 41m late
- Distance
- 2,361 km
- Bluebird Airways on this route
- 3 disruptions since September 6, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
VIE–TLV is 2,361 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 7h 41m 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 VIE → TLV
- OS79VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · Austrian Airlines · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · FLYYO · September 25, 20264h 26m late€400
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · Valletta Airlines · September 24, 20265h 22m late€400
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · Tus Air · September 22, 20263h 55m late€400
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · Bluebird Airways · September 15, 20268h 51m late€400
- BZ317VIE → TLVVienna – Tel Aviv · Bluebird Airways · September 6, 20266h 13m late€400
Same airline
Other Bluebird Airways disruptions
- BZ703ATH → TLVAthens – Tel Aviv · October 2, 20264h 57m late€250
- BZ252TLV → BCNTel Aviv – Barcelona · October 2, 20265h 53m late€400
- BZ251BCN → TLVBarcelona – Tel Aviv · October 2, 20266h 13m late€400
- BZ316TLV → VIETel Aviv – Vienna · October 1, 20267h 24m late€400
- BZ701ATH → TLVAthens – Tel Aviv · September 28, 20263h 29m late€250
- BZ701ATH → TLVAthens – Tel Aviv · September 26, 20263h 18m late€250
Same airport
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- EW6902VIE → DUSVienna – Düsseldorf · Eurowings · October 1, 20263h 25m late€250
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- OS539VIE → FLRVienna – Florence · Air Dolomiti · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
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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.