AirZeta
3h 14m late
BRUBrussels
ICNSeoul
- Flight
- KJ588
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Departure
- 16:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 14m late
- Compensation
- €300 per passenger
Delayed flight
KJ588 landed 3h 14m late on September 21, 2026
KJ588 BRU–ICN arrived 3h 14m late on September 21, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €300 per passenger.
- Free check in two minutes
- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was KJ588 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
AirZeta flight KJ588 from Brussels to Seoul – Incheon International Airport arrived 3h 14m late on September 21, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 8,678 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €300 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How KJ588's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 14mArrival 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
- KJ588
- Airline
- AirZeta
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Route
- BRU → ICN
- From
- Brussels (BRU)
- To
- Seoul – Incheon International Airport (ICN)
- Scheduled departure
- 16:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 14m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
BRU–ICN is 8,678 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
€300
Halved for landing under four hours late. €600 from four hours.
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 3h 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.
Same airline
Other AirZeta disruptions
Same airport
Other departures from Brussels
- SN3147BRU → LINBrussels – Milan · Brussels Airlines · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- SN2731BRU → ZRHBrussels – Zürich · Brussels Airlines · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- SN3131BRU → CTABrussels – Catania · Brussels Airlines · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- SK4744BRU → OSLBrussels – Oslo · SAS · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- VY8987BRU → BCNBrussels – Barcelona · Vueling · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- SN2609BRU → FRABrussels – Frankfurt · Brussels Airlines · September 29, 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.