United Airlines
4h 59m late
CDGParis
EWRNewark
- Flight
- UA55
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 11:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 4h 59m late
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
UA55 landed 4h 59m late on October 1, 2026
UA55 CDG–EWR arrived 4h 59m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was UA55 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
United Airlines flight UA55 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Newark Liberty International Airport arrived 4h 59m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 5,857 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How UA55's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 59mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
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
- UA55
- Airline
- United Airlines
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- CDG → EWR
- To
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Scheduled departure
- 11:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 4h 59m late
- Distance
- 5,857 km
- United Airlines on this route
- 4 disruptions, 2 cancellations since September 22, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
CDG–EWR is 5,857 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 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€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 4h 59m 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 CDG → EWR
Same airline
Other United Airlines disruptions
- UA915IAD → CDGWashington – Paris · October 1, 20263h 6m late€300
- UA914CDG → IADParis – Washington · October 1, 20268h 2m late€600
- UA56CDG → EWRParis – Newark · October 1, 20263h 14m late€300
- UA54EWR → CDGNewark – Paris · October 1, 20266h 3m late€600
- UA3878SFO → CDGSan – Paris · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA120EWR → BCNNewark – Barcelona · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Paris Charles de Gaulle
- A2601CDG → OTPParis – Bucharest · Animawings · October 2, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA914CDG → IADParis – Washington · United Airlines · October 1, 20268h 2m late€600
- UA56CDG → EWRParis – Newark · United Airlines · October 1, 20263h 14m late€300
- TU725CDG → TUNParis – Tunis · Tunisair · October 1, 20263h 58m late€250
- TG931CDG → BKKParis – Bangkok · Thai Airways · October 1, 2026CancelledCheck
- BT9802CDG → RIXParis – Riga · airBaltic · October 1, 20264h 30m late€400
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.