SKY express
4h 42m late
HERHeraklion
ATHAthens
- Flight
- GQ215
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Departure
- 17:00 UTC
- Arrival
- 21:42 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
GQ215 landed 4h 42m late on October 2, 2026
GQ215 HER–ATH arrived 4h 42m late on October 2, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was GQ215 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
SKY express flight GQ215 from Heraklion – Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport to Athens arrived 4h 42m late on October 2, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 309 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How GQ215's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 42mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h6h
- 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
- GQ215
- Airline
- SKY express
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Route
- HER → ATH
- From
- Heraklion – Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport (HER)
- Scheduled departure
- 17:00 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 21:42 UTC
- Distance
- 309 km
- SKY express on this route
- 1 disruption since October 2, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
HER–ATH is 309 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 4h 42m 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 HER → ATH
Same airline
Other SKY express disruptions
- GQ412ATH → MLOAthens – MLO · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- GQ411MLO → ATHMLO – Athens · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- GQ410ATH → MLOAthens – MLO · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- GQ419MLO → ATHMLO – Athens · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- GQ418ATH → MLOAthens – MLO · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- GQ415MLO → ATHMLO – Athens · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Heraklion – Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport
- W46088HER → FCOHeraklion – Rome · Wizz Air · October 2, 20264h 46m late€250
- W43056HER → OTPHeraklion – Bucharest · Wizz Air · October 2, 20263h 3m late€250
- TO3509HER → ORYHeraklion – Paris · Transavia · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- A3321HER → ATHHeraklion – Athens · Aegean Airlines · October 2, 20263h 5m late€250
- XR4206HER → MANHeraklion – Manchester · Corendon Airlines · October 1, 20264h 44m late€400
- A24147HER → OTPHeraklion – Bucharest · Animawings · September 30, 20264h 20m late€250
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.