Delta Air Lines
4h 3m late
ATHAthens
JFKNew York
- Flight
- DL203
- Date
- September 7, 2026
- Departure
- 07:05 UTC
- Arrival
- 4h 3m late
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
DL203 landed 4h 3m late on September 7, 2026
DL203 ATH–JFK arrived 4h 3m late on September 7, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was DL203 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Delta Air Lines flight DL203 from Athens to New York – John F Kennedy International Airport arrived 4h 3m late on September 7, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 7,932 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How DL203's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 3mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
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
- DL203
- Airline
- Delta Air Lines
- Date
- September 7, 2026
- Route
- ATH → JFK
- From
- Athens (ATH)
- To
- New York – John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:05 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 4h 3m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
ATH–JFK is 7,932 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 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€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 4h 3m 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.
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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.