easyJet
4h 8m late
RNSRennes
NCENice
- Flight
- U21604
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Departure
- 08:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 12:17 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
U21604 was delayed on 12 October 2026
U21604 RNS–NCE arrived more than 4 hours late on 12 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was U21604 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
easyJet flight U21604 from Rennes – Saint-Jacques Airport to Nice Côte d’Azur arrived about 4h 8m late on 12 October 2026, going by reported arrival times. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 848 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How U21604’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 8mReported arrival delay (approx.)
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
- U21604
- Airline
- easyJet
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Route
- RNS → NCE
- From
- Rennes – Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:10 UTC
- Reported arrival
- 12:17 UTC
- Distance
- 848 km
- easyJet on this route
- 3 disruptions, 1 cancellation since 4 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
RNS–NCE is 848 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
Reported arrival times put it about 4h 8m late, 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
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Same airline
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- U21697NCE → VCENice – Venice · 12 October 20264h 20m late€250
- U21206PRN → BSLPristina – Basel/Mulhouse · 12 October 202619h 50m late€250
- EC1604RNS → NCERennes – Nice · 12 October 20264h 14m late€250
- U2871LGW → GLALondon – Glasgow · 11 October 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
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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.