Bul Air
5h 14m late
TLVTel Aviv
BUDBudapest
- Flight
- IZ291
- Date
- 4 October 2026
- Departure
- 17:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 22:23 UTC
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
IZ291 landed 5h 14m late on 4 October 2026
IZ291 TLV–BUD arrived 5h 14m late on 4 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was IZ291 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Bul Air flight IZ291 from Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport to Budapest arrived 5h 14m late on 4 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 2,165 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How IZ291’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 14mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h7h
- 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
- IZ291
- Airline
- Bul Air
- Date
- 4 October 2026
- Route
- TLV → BUD
- From
- Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
- Scheduled departure
- 17:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 22:23 UTC
- Distance
- 2,165 km
- Bul Air on this route
- 1 disruption since 4 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
TLV–BUD is 2,165 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 kmThis flight
€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 5h 14m 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.
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- IZ911TLV → STNTel Aviv – London · 24 September 20263h 33m late€300
- IZ912STN → TLVLondon – Tel Aviv · 22 September 20263h 46m late£260
- IZ911TLV → STNTel Aviv – London · 22 September 20263h 15m late€300
Same airport
Other departures from Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport
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- U8107TLV → LCATel Aviv – Larnaca · Tus Air · 4 October 20264h 8m late€250
- IZ337TLV → MXPTel Aviv – Milan · Bul Air · 4 October 20263h 53m late€400
- IZ215TLV → ATHTel Aviv – Athens · Flylili · 4 October 20263h 3m late€250
- BZ702TLV → ATHTel Aviv – Athens · Tus Air · 4 October 20264h 36m late€250
- 6H995TLV → LCATel Aviv – Larnaca · GetJet Airlines · 4 October 20264h 18m 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.