Volotea
7h 53m late
MADMadrid
TLSToulouse
- Flight
- V72371
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 16:55 UTC
- Arrival
- 7h 53m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
V72371 landed 7h 53m late on October 1, 2026
V72371 MAD–TLS arrived 7h 53m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was V72371 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Volotea flight V72371 from Madrid Barajas to Toulouse – Blagnac Airport arrived 7h 53m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 537 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How V72371's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
7h 53mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h9h
- 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
- V72371
- Airline
- Volotea
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- MAD → TLS
- To
- Toulouse – Blagnac Airport (TLS)
- Scheduled departure
- 16:55 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 7h 53m late
- Distance
- 537 km
- Volotea on this route
- 1 disruption since October 1, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
MAD–TLS is 537 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 7h 53m 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.
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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.