11h 53m late
SOFSofia
VIEVienna
- Flight
- OS796
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 19:25 UTC
- Arrival
- 07:18 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
OS796 landed 11h 53m late on October 1, 2026
OS796 SOF–VIE arrived 11h 53m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was OS796 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Austrian Airlines flight OS796 from Sofia International Airport EAD to Vienna arrived 11h 53m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 804 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How OS796's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
11h 53mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h12h
- 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
- OS796
- Airline
- Austrian Airlines
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- SOF → VIE
- From
- Sofia International Airport EAD (SOF)
- Scheduled departure
- 19:25 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 07:18 UTC
- Distance
- 804 km
- Austrian Airlines on this route
- 2 disruptions, 1 cancellation since September 23, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
SOF–VIE is 804 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 11h 53m 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 SOF → VIE
Same airline
Other Austrian Airlines disruptions
- OS228BER → VIEBER – Vienna · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS227VIE → BERVienna – BER · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS120GRZ → VIEGraz – Vienna · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS294BRU → VIEBrussels – Vienna · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS293VIE → BRUVienna – Brussels · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS234BER → VIEBER – Vienna · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Sofia International Airport EAD
- FB477SOF → BCNSofia – Barcelona · Bulgaria Air · October 3, 20263h 37m late€400
- W64437SOF → LCASofia – Larnaca · Wizz Air · October 2, 20266h 30m late€250
- FR5037SOF → CTASofia – Catania · Ryanair · September 27, 2026CancelledCheck
- OS780SOF → VIESofia – Vienna · Austrian Airlines · September 23, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR3438SOF → BGYSofia – Bergamo · Ryanair · September 19, 20263h 14m 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.