4h 50m late
MANManchester
DOHDoha
- Flight
- QR28
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Departure
- 14:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 4h 50m late
- Compensation
- £520 per passenger
Delayed flight
QR28 landed 4h 50m late on 5 October 2026
QR28 MAN–DOH arrived 4h 50m late on 5 October 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £520 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was QR28 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
Qatar Airways flight QR28 from Manchester to Doha International Airport arrived 4h 50m late on 5 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 5,409 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £520 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How QR28’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 50mArrival 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
- QR28
- Airline
- Qatar Airways
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Route
- MAN → DOH
- From
- Manchester (MAN)
- To
- Doha International Airport (DOH)
- Scheduled departure
- 14:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 4h 50m late
- Distance
- 5,409 km
- Qatar Airways on this route
- 2 disruptions since 17 September 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
MAN–DOH is 5,409 km by great-circle distance. UK Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£350
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
£520
Arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to £260.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth £220 to £520 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 4h 50m 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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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.