TAP Air Portugal
5h 32m late
PDLPonta Delgada
LISLisbon
- Flight
- TP1866
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Departure
- 08:50 UTC
- Arrival
- 14:22 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
TP1866 landed 5h 32m late on October 3, 2026
TP1866 PDL–LIS arrived 5h 32m late on October 3, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was TP1866 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
TAP Air Portugal flight TP1866 from Ponta Delgada – Aeroporto João Paulo II to Lisbon arrived 5h 32m late on October 3, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,449 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How TP1866's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 32mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h7h
- 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
- TP1866
- Airline
- TAP Air Portugal
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Route
- PDL → LIS
- From
- Ponta Delgada – Aeroporto João Paulo II (PDL)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:50 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 14:22 UTC
- Distance
- 1,449 km
- TAP Air Portugal on this route
- 1 disruption since October 3, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
PDL–LIS is 1,449 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 5h 32m 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 PDL → LIS
- S4124PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- S4124PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · October 1, 20263h 21m late€250
- S4128PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · September 15, 2026CancelledCheck
- S4124PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · September 14, 2026CancelledCheck
- S4124PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · September 13, 2026CancelledCheck
- S4124PDL → LISPonta Delgada – Lisbon · Azores Airlines · September 11, 2026CancelledCheck
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Other TAP Air Portugal disruptions
- TP1356LIS → LHRLisbon – London · October 4, 20263h 3m late€400
- TP1352LIS → LHRLisbon – London · October 4, 20263h 48m late€400
- TP1041BCN → LISBarcelona – Lisbon · October 4, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1604TLV → LISTel Aviv – Lisbon · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1040LIS → BCNLisbon – Barcelona · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1039BCN → LISBarcelona – Lisbon · October 3, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Ponta Delgada – Aeroporto João Paulo II
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.