3h 56m late
ISTIstanbul
BUDBudapest
- Flight
- TK6551
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 15:45 UTC
- Arrival
- 19:40 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
TK6551 landed 3h 56m late on October 1, 2026
TK6551 IST–BUD arrived 3h 56m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was TK6551 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
ULS Airlines Cargo flight TK6551 from Istanbul – Atatürk Airport to Budapest arrived 3h 56m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,017 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How TK6551's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 56mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h6h
- 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
- TK6551
- Airline
- ULS Airlines Cargo
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- IST → BUD
- From
- Istanbul – Atatürk Airport (IST)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:45 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 19:40 UTC
- Distance
- 1,017 km
- ULS Airlines Cargo on this route
- 7 disruptions since September 19, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
IST–BUD is 1,017 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 3h 56m 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 IST → BUD
- TK6549IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · ULS Airlines Cargo · October 2, 202612h 5m late€250
- TK6533IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · Turkish Cargo · September 27, 20263h 47m late€250
- TK6559IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · Turkish Cargo · September 26, 20265h 41m late€250
- TK6549IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · ULS Airlines Cargo · September 25, 20266h 54m late€250
- TK6533IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · Turkish Cargo · September 20, 20263h 19m late€250
- TK6559IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · Turkish Cargo · September 19, 20264h 28m late€250
Same airline
Other ULS Airlines Cargo disruptions
- TK6550BUD → ISTBudapest – Istanbul · October 2, 202612h 13m late€250
- TK6549IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · October 2, 202612h 5m late€250
- TK6552BUD → ISTBudapest – Istanbul · October 1, 20265h 38m late€250
- TK6442BRU → ISTBrussels – Istanbul · October 1, 20266h 47m late€400
- TK1043IST → OTPIstanbul – Bucharest · October 1, 20263h 14m late€250
- TK6415IST → MADIstanbul – Madrid · September 30, 20267h 37m late€400
Same airport
Other departures from Istanbul – Atatürk Airport
- TK6549IST → BUDIstanbul – Budapest · ULS Airlines Cargo · October 2, 202612h 5m late€250
- FX6174IST → CDGIstanbul – Paris · FedEx · October 2, 202611h 13m late€400
- A2725IST → OTPIstanbul – Bucharest · Animawings · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- TK1043IST → OTPIstanbul – Bucharest · Turkish Airlines · October 1, 20263h 14m late€250
- TK6415IST → MADIstanbul – Madrid · Turkish Cargo · September 30, 20267h 37m late€400
- TK1895IST → MXPIstanbul – Milan · Turkish Airlines · September 30, 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.