6h 47m late
BRUBrussels
ISTIstanbul
- Flight
- TK6442
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 08:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 6h 47m late
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
TK6442 landed 6h 47m late on October 1, 2026
TK6442 BRU–IST arrived 6h 47m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was TK6442 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
ULS Airlines Cargo flight TK6442 from Brussels to Istanbul – Atatürk Airport arrived 6h 47m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 2,141 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How TK6442's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
6h 47mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h8h
- 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
- TK6442
- Airline
- ULS Airlines Cargo
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- BRU → IST
- From
- Brussels (BRU)
- To
- Istanbul – Atatürk Airport (IST)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 6h 47m late
- Distance
- 2,141 km
- ULS Airlines Cargo on this route
- 1 disruption since October 1, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
BRU–IST is 2,141 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 6h 47m 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 airline
Other ULS Airlines Cargo disruptions
- TK1043IST → OTPIstanbul – Bucharest · October 1, 20263h 14m late€250
- TK6415IST → MADIstanbul – Madrid · September 30, 20267h 37m late€400
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- TK1393IST → CTAIstanbul – Catania · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- TK1830CDG → ISTParis – Istanbul · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- TK1895IST → MXPIstanbul – Milan · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
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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.