14h 35m late
VLCValencia
FCORome
- Flight
- FR994
- Date
- 7 October 2026
- Departure
- 22:55 UTC
- Arrival
- 13:30 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
FR994 landed 14h 35m late on 7 October 2026
FR994 VLC–FCO arrived 14h 35m late on 7 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was FR994 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Ryanair flight FR994 from Valencia to Rome Fiumicino arrived 14h 35m late on 7 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,102 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How FR994’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
14h 35mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h12h
- 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
- FR994
- Airline
- Ryanair
- Date
- 7 October 2026
- Route
- VLC → FCO
- From
- Valencia (VLC)
- Scheduled departure
- 22:55 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 13:30 UTC
- Distance
- 1,102 km
- Ryanair on this route
- 2 disruptions, 1 cancellation since 16 September 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
VLC–FCO is 1,102 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 14h 35m 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 VLC → FCO
- W46028VLC → FCOValencia – Rome · Wizz Air · 4 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W46046VLC → FCOValencia – Rome · Wizz Air · 28 September 20263h 4m late€250
- FR994VLC → FCOValencia – Rome · Ryanair · 16 September 2026CancelledCheck
- W46046VLC → FCOValencia – Rome · Wizz Air · 16 September 2026CancelledCheck
- AZ95VLC → FCOValencia – Rome · ITA Airways · 10 September 20263h 9m late€250
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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.