8h 45m late
DOHDoha
MADMadrid
- Flight
- QR8273
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 08:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 17:29 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
QR8273 landed 8h 45m late on October 1, 2026
QR8273 DOH–MAD arrived 8h 45m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was QR8273 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Qatar Cargo flight QR8273 from Doha International Airport to Madrid Barajas arrived 8h 45m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 5,330 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How QR8273's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
8h 45mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h10h
- 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
- QR8273
- Airline
- Qatar Cargo
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- DOH → MAD
- From
- Doha International Airport (DOH)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 17:29 UTC
- Distance
- 5,330 km
- Qatar Cargo on this route
- 6 disruptions since September 10, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
DOH–MAD is 5,330 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 8h 45m 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 DOH → MAD
- QR8217DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · October 2, 20268h 53m late€600
- QR8273DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · September 24, 20268h 53m late€600
- QR8273DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · September 17, 20268h 35m late€600
- QR8215DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · September 12, 20264h 8m late€600
- QR8273DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · September 10, 20264h 53m late€600
Same airline
Other Qatar Cargo disruptions
- QR8243DOH → BUDDoha – Budapest · October 2, 20264h 35m late€600
- QR8218MAD → MXPMadrid – Milan · October 2, 20267h 29m late€250
- QR8217DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · October 2, 20268h 53m late€600
- QR3254DOH → MLADoha – Luqa · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- QR8483MXP → DOHMilan – Doha · September 27, 202614h 39m late€600
- QR8247DOH → BRUDoha – Brussels · September 27, 20267h 8m late€600
Same airport
Other departures from Doha International Airport
- QR8243DOH → BUDDoha – Budapest · Qatar Cargo · October 2, 20264h 35m late€600
- QR8217DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · October 2, 20268h 53m late€600
- QR3254DOH → MLADoha – Luqa · Qatar Airways · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- QR8247DOH → BRUDoha – Brussels · Qatar Cargo · September 27, 20267h 8m late€600
- QR8273DOH → MADDoha – Madrid · Qatar Cargo · September 24, 20268h 53m late€600
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.