easyJet
3h 30m late
FCORome
BRUBrussels
- Flight
- U22982
- Date
- 8 October 2026
- Departure
- 16:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 21:49 UTC
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
U22982 landed 3h 30m late on 8 October 2026
U22982 FCO–BRU arrived 3h 30m late on 8 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was U22982 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
easyJet flight U22982 from Rome Fiumicino to Brussels arrived 3h 30m late on 8 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,173 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How U22982’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 30mArrival 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
- U22982
- Airline
- easyJet
- Date
- 8 October 2026
- Route
- FCO → BRU
- Scheduled departure
- 16:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 21:49 UTC
- Distance
- 1,173 km
- easyJet on this route
- 2 disruptions, 1 cancellation since 2 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
FCO–BRU is 1,173 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 30m 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 FCO → BRU
- FR2984FCO → BRURome – Brussels · Ryanair · 8 October 20263h 37m late€250
- U22982FCO → BRURome – Brussels · easyJet · 2 October 2026CancelledCheck
- AZ160FCO → BRURome – Brussels · ITA Airways · 30 September 2026CancelledCheck
- SN3184FCO → BRURome – Brussels · Brussels Airlines · 22 September 2026CancelledCheck
- AZ160FCO → BRURome – Brussels · ITA Airways · 10 September 2026CancelledCheck
- FR2984FCO → BRURome – Brussels · Ryanair · 10 September 202615h 55m late€250
Same airline
Other easyJet disruptions
- U23576NAP → MXPNaples – Milan · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U22987ZRH → FCOZürich – Rome · 8 October 20265h 38m late€250
- U22983BRU → FCOBrussels – Rome · 8 October 20263h 9m late€250
- U22979NCE → FCONice – Rome · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U22978FCO → NCERome – Nice · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U22490PSA → LTNPisa – London · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Rome Fiumicino
- W41444FCO → WAWRome – Warsaw · Wizz Air · 8 October 20267h 20m late€250
- UA3900FCO → ORDRome – Chicago · United Airlines · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U24422FCO → LYSRome – Lyon · easyJet · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U22978FCO → NCERome – Nice · easyJet · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- U21930FCO → BODRome – Bordeaux · easyJet · 8 October 2026CancelledCheck
- SV208FCO → RUHRome – Riyadh · Saudia · 8 October 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.