TAP Air Portugal
3h 39m late
FNCFunchal
LISLisbon
- Flight
- TP9261
- Date
- September 10, 2026
- Departure
- 07:50 UTC
- Arrival
- 11:29 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
TP9261 landed 3h 39m late on September 10, 2026
TP9261 FNC–LIS arrived 3h 39m late on September 10, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
- Free check in two minutes
- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was TP9261 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
TAP Express flight TP9261 from Funchal – Madeira Airport to Lisbon arrived 3h 39m late on September 10, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 965 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How TP9261's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 39mArrival 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
- TP9261
- Airline
- TAP Express
- Date
- September 10, 2026
- Route
- FNC → LIS
- From
- Funchal – Madeira Airport (FNC)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:50 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 11:29 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
FNC–LIS is 965 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 39m 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 FNC → LIS
- TP3834FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · TAP Air Portugal · September 14, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1696FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · TAP Air Portugal · September 13, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR384FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · Ryanair · September 12, 2026CancelledCheck
- U27624FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · easyJet · September 12, 2026CancelledCheck
- U27628FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · easyJet · September 12, 2026CancelledCheck
- FR384FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · Ryanair · September 9, 20264h 14m late€250
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- TP1030LIS → BCNLisbon – Barcelona · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP575FRA → LISFrankfurt – Lisbon · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP234IAD → LISWashington – Lisbon · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Funchal – Madeira Airport
- BA2717FNC → LGWFunchal – London · British Airways · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- U21746FNC → NCEFunchal – Nice · easyJet · September 22, 20267h 24m late€400
- FR397FNC → CRLFunchal – Charleroi · Ryanair · September 18, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP3834FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · TAP Air Portugal · September 14, 2026CancelledCheck
- TP1696FNC → LISFunchal – Lisbon · TAP Air Portugal · September 13, 2026CancelledCheck
- U28522FNC → LGWFunchal – London · easyJet · September 12, 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.