Ethiopian Cargo
9h 55m late
ADDAddis Ababa
BRUBrussels
- Flight
- ET3712
- Date
- September 6, 2026
- Departure
- 05:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 15:25 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
ET3712 landed 9h 55m late on September 6, 2026
ET3712 ADD–BRU arrived 9h 55m late on September 6, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was ET3712 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Ethiopian Cargo flight ET3712 from Addis Ababa – Bole International Airport to Brussels arrived 9h 55m late on September 6, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 5,619 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How ET3712's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
9h 55mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h11h
- 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
- ET3712
- Airline
- Ethiopian Cargo
- Date
- September 6, 2026
- Route
- ADD → BRU
- From
- Addis Ababa – Bole International Airport (ADD)
- Scheduled departure
- 05:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 15:25 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
ADD–BRU is 5,619 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 9h 55m 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 ADD → BRU
Same airline
Other Ethiopian Cargo disruptions
- ET3640OSL → ICNOslo – Seoul · September 29, 20266h 30m late€600
- ET3640MST → OSLMaastricht – Oslo · September 29, 20266h 7m late€250
- ET3735CPH → ADDCopenhagen – Addis Ababa · September 27, 20264h 25m late€600
- ET3640MST → OSLMaastricht – Oslo · September 27, 20264h 44m late€250
- ET3640OSL → ICNOslo – Seoul · September 27, 20264h 29m late€600
- ET3792OSL → HANOslo – Hanoi · September 26, 20268h 4m late€600
Same airport
Other departures from Addis Ababa – Bole International Airport
- ET3712ADD → BRUAddis Ababa – Brussels · Ethiopian Cargo · September 17, 20266h 47m late€600
- ET3712ADD → BRUAddis Ababa – Brussels · Ethiopian Cargo · September 13, 20264h 30m late€600
- ET3712ADD → BRUAddis Ababa – Brussels · Ethiopian Cargo · September 10, 20266h 52m late€600
- ET740ADD → MADAddis Ababa – Madrid · Ethiopian Airlines · September 8, 20267h 7m late€600
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.