flydubai
4h 43m late
DXBDubai
CTACatania
- Flight
- FZ1501
- Date
- September 18, 2026
- Departure
- 10:00 UTC
- Arrival
- 14:42 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
FZ1501 landed 4h 43m late on September 18, 2026
FZ1501 DXB–CTA arrived 4h 43m late on September 18, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was FZ1501 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
flydubai flight FZ1501 from Dubai International Airport to Catania Fontanarossa arrived 4h 43m late on September 18, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 4,025 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How FZ1501's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 43mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 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
- FZ1501
- Airline
- flydubai
- Date
- September 18, 2026
- Route
- DXB → CTA
- From
- Dubai International Airport (DXB)
- Scheduled departure
- 10:00 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 14:42 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
DXB–CTA is 4,025 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 4h 43m 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 DXB → CTA
Same airline
Other flydubai disruptions
- FZ1501DXB → CTADubai – Catania · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- FZ1502CTA → DXBCatania – Dubai · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- FZ1574BGY → DXBBergamo – Dubai · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
- FZ1573DXB → BGYDubai – Bergamo · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
- FZ1501DXB → CTADubai – Catania · September 16, 20265h late€600
Same airport
Other departures from Dubai International Airport
- EK183DXB → BRUDubai – Brussels · Emirates · September 29, 20263h 6m late€300
- FZ1501DXB → CTADubai – Catania · flydubai · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF655DXB → CDGDubai – Paris · Air France · September 24, 2026CancelledCheck
- FZ1573DXB → BGYDubai – Bergamo · flydubai · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF655DXB → CDGDubai – Paris · Air France · September 21, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF655DXB → CDGDubai – Paris · Air France · September 19, 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.