Egyptair
4h 30m late
CAICairo
BRUBrussels
- Flight
- MS725
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Departure
- 12:50 UTC
- Arrival
- 17:19 UTC
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
MS725 landed 4h 30m late on September 24, 2026
MS725 CAI–BRU arrived 4h 30m late on September 24, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
- Free check in two minutes
- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was MS725 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Egyptair flight MS725 from Cairo International Airport to Brussels arrived 4h 30m late on September 24, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 3,209 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How MS725's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 30mArrival 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
- MS725
- Airline
- Egyptair
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Route
- CAI → BRU
- From
- Cairo International Airport (CAI)
- Scheduled departure
- 12:50 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 17:19 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
CAI–BRU is 3,209 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 4h 30m 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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Same airport
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- AF551CAI → CDGCairo – Paris · Air France · September 6, 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.