Etihad Airways
19h 3m late
WAWWarsaw
AUHAbu
- Flight
- EY160
- Date
- September 4, 2026
- Departure
- 07:35 UTC
- Arrival
- 19h 3m late
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
EY160 landed 19h 3m late on September 4, 2026
EY160 WAW–AUH arrived 19h 3m late on September 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was EY160 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Etihad Airways flight EY160 from Warsaw Chopin to Abu Dhabi International Airport arrived 19h 3m late on September 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 4,191 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How EY160's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
19h 3mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h12h
- 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
- EY160
- Airline
- Etihad Airways
- Date
- September 4, 2026
- Route
- WAW → AUH
- To
- Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:35 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 19h 3m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
WAW–AUH is 4,191 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 19h 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.
Same airline
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- EY112BCN → AUHBarcelona – Abu · September 9, 20263h 53m late€300
- EY159AUH → WAWAbu – Warsaw · September 4, 20264h 53m late€600
- EY82MXP → AUHMilan – Abu · September 4, 20263h 50m late€300
Same airport
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- W41453WAW → CIYWarsaw – CIY · Wizz Air · September 26, 20263h 9m lateCheck
- AY1146WAW → HELWarsaw – Helsinki · Finnair · September 26, 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.