Tunisair
5h+ late
LGWLondon
TUNTunis
- Flight
- TU793
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Departure
- 11:00
- Distance
- 1,791 km
- Compensation
- £350 per passenger
Delayed flight
TU793 was delayed on 12 October 2026
TU793 LGW–TUN arrived more than 5 hours late on 12 October 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £350 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was TU793 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
Tunisair flight TU793 from London Gatwick to Tunis – Carthage International Airport arrived more than three hours late on 12 October 2026, going by reported arrival times. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,791 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £350 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- TU793
- Airline
- Tunisair
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Route
- LGW → TUN
- To
- Tunis – Carthage International Airport (TUN)
- Scheduled departure
- 11:00
- Status
- 5h+ late
- Distance
- 1,791 km
- Tunisair on this route
- 4 disruptions since 25 September 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
LGW–TUN is 1,791 km by great-circle distance. UK Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
£220
1,500–3,500 kmThis flight
£350
Over 3,500 km
£520
Arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to £260.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth £220 to £520 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
Reported arrival times put it more than three hours late, past the 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.
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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.