Aer Lingus
5h 57m late
DUBDublin
BCNBarcelona
- Flight
- EI562
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Departure
- 08:20 UTC
- Arrival
- 14:16 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
EI562 landed 5h 57m late on September 29, 2026
EI562 DUB–BCN arrived 5h 57m late on September 29, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was EI562 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Aer Lingus flight EI562 from Dublin Airport to Barcelona El Prat arrived 5h 57m late on September 29, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,485 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How EI562's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 57mArrival 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
- EI562
- Airline
- Aer Lingus
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Route
- DUB → BCN
- From
- Dublin Airport (DUB)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:20 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 14:16 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
DUB–BCN is 1,485 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 kmThis flight
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€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 57m 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
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- VY8721DUB → BCNDublin – Barcelona · Vueling · September 29, 20263h 3m late€250
- EI564DUB → BCNDublin – Barcelona · Aer Lingus · September 16, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR6921DUB → BCNDublin – Barcelona · Ryanair · September 16, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR3977DUB → BCNDublin – Barcelona · Ryanair · September 8, 20263h 4m late€250
Same airline
Other Aer Lingus disruptions
- EI3614BHD → MANBelfast – Manchester · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- EI3615MAN → BHDManchester – Belfast · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- EI563BCN → DUBBarcelona – Dublin · September 29, 20264h 12m late€250
- EI3196DUB → LPLDublin – Liverpool · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- EI3197LPL → DUBLiverpool – Dublin · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- EI3612BHD → MANBelfast – Manchester · September 21, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Dublin Airport
- VY8721DUB → BCNDublin – Barcelona · Vueling · September 29, 20263h 3m late€250
- DN508DUB → OTPDublin – Bucharest · Dan Air · September 29, 20264h late€400
- EI3196DUB → LPLDublin – Liverpool · Aer Lingus · September 28, 2026CancelledCheck
- EI3322DUB → MANDublin – Manchester · Aer Lingus Regional · September 21, 20263h 4m late€250
- FR442DUB → LPLDublin – Liverpool · Ryanair · September 21, 202612h 33m late€250
- FR46DUB → CRLDublin – Charleroi · Ryanair · September 21, 2026CancelledCheck
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.