Plus Ultra
11h 54m late
EZEBuenos Aires
MADMadrid
- Flight
- PU502
- Date
- September 4, 2026
- Departure
- 04:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 16:38 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
PU502 landed 11h 54m late on September 4, 2026
PU502 EZE–MAD arrived 11h 54m late on September 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was PU502 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Plus Ultra flight PU502 from Buenos Aires – Aeropuerto Int’l de Ezeiza ‘Ministro Pistarini’ to Madrid Barajas arrived 11h 54m late on September 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 10,085 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How PU502's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
11h 54mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h12h
- 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
- PU502
- Airline
- Plus Ultra
- Date
- September 4, 2026
- Route
- EZE → MAD
- From
- Buenos Aires – Aeropuerto Int’l de Ezeiza ‘Ministro Pistarini’ (EZE)
- Scheduled departure
- 04:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 16:38 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
EZE–MAD is 10,085 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
€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 54m 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
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- AR1132EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Aerolineas Argentinas · September 25, 20263h 45m late€300
- IB106EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 24, 2026CancelledCheck
- IB102EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 20, 2026CancelledCheck
- IB102EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 19, 2026CancelledCheck
- PU502EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Plus Ultra · September 14, 20267h 14m late€600
- PU502EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Plus Ultra · September 11, 20265h 55m late€600
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- PU502EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · September 14, 20267h 14m late€600
Same airport
Other departures from Buenos Aires – Aeropuerto Int’l de Ezeiza ‘Ministro Pistarini’
- AR1132EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Aerolineas Argentinas · September 25, 20263h 45m late€300
- IB106EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 24, 2026CancelledCheck
- IB102EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 20, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF471EZE → CDGBuenos Aires – Paris · Air France · September 20, 202611h 31m late€600
- AZ681EZE → FCOBuenos Aires – Rome · ITA Airways · September 20, 202622h 55m late€600
- IB102EZE → MADBuenos Aires – Madrid · Iberia · September 19, 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.