Aer Lingus Regional
3h 56m late
LBALeeds
BHDBelfast
- Flight
- EI3671
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 56m late
- Compensation
- £220 per passenger
Delayed flight
EI3671 landed 3h 56m late on October 2, 2026
EI3671 LBA–BHD arrived 3h 56m late on October 2, 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £220 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was EI3671 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
Aer Lingus Regional flight EI3671 from Leeds Bradford to Belfast City Airport (George Best) arrived 3h 56m late on October 2, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 286 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £220 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How EI3671's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 56mArrival 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
- EI3671
- Airline
- Aer Lingus Regional
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Route
- LBA → BHD
- To
- Belfast City Airport (George Best) (BHD)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 56m late
- Distance
- 286 km
- Aer Lingus Regional on this route
- 3 disruptions since September 4, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
LBA–BHD is 286 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 56m 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 → BHD
Same airline
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Same airport
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- FR157LBA → DUBLeeds – Dublin · Ryanair · September 21, 20266h 20m late£220
- EI3671LBA → BHDLeeds – Belfast · Aer Lingus Regional · September 21, 20263h 10m 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.