easyJet
3h 45m late
LBALeeds
BCNBarcelona
- Flight
- EC7118
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Departure
- 16:35 UTC
- Arrival
- 20:20 UTC
- Compensation
- £220 per passenger
Delayed flight
EC7118 landed 3h 45m late on October 3, 2026
EC7118 LBA–BCN arrived 3h 45m late on October 3, 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £220 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was EC7118 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
easyJet flight EC7118 from Leeds Bradford to Barcelona El Prat arrived 3h 45m late on October 3, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,425 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £220 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How EC7118's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 45mArrival 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
- EC7118
- Airline
- easyJet
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Route
- LBA → BCN
- Scheduled departure
- 16:35 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 20:20 UTC
- Distance
- 1,425 km
- easyJet on this route
- 3 disruptions since September 9, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
LBA–BCN is 1,425 km by great-circle distance. UK Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 kmThis flight
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£350
Over 3,500 km
£520
Arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to £260.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth £220 to £520 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 3h 45m 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 LBA → BCN
Same airline
Other easyJet disruptions
- U21294BCN → GVABarcelona – Geneve Aeroport · October 3, 20264h late€250
- U21293GVA → BCNGeneve Aeroport – Barcelona · October 3, 20264h 5m late€250
- EC9993FRA → FCOFrankfurt – Rome · October 3, 20264h 50m late€250
- U28544FAO → LGWFaro – London · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- U28543LGW → FAOLondon – Faro · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- U28527LGW → OPOLondon – Oporto · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Leeds Bradford
- U27118LBA → BCNLeeds – Barcelona · easyJet · October 3, 202610h late£220
- EI3671LBA → BHDLeeds – Belfast · Aer Lingus Regional · October 2, 20263h 56m late£220
- KL1020LBA → AMSLeeds – Amsterdam · KLM · September 21, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR157LBA → DUBLeeds – Dublin · Ryanair · September 21, 20266h 20m late£220
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.