3h 28m late
CWLCardiff
ALCAlicante
- Flight
- VY1240
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Departure
- 15:10 UTC
- Arrival
- 18:38 UTC
- Compensation
- £220 per passenger
Delayed flight
VY1240 landed 3h 28m late on October 2, 2026
VY1240 CWL–ALC arrived 3h 28m late on October 2, 2026. UK 261 compensation for this distance is £220 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was VY1240 delayed long enough for UK 261 compensation?
Vueling flight VY1240 from Cardiff Airport to Alicante arrived 3h 28m late on October 2, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,474 km. The statutory amount for this distance is £220 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How VY1240's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 28mArrival 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
- VY1240
- Airline
- Vueling
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- Route
- CWL → ALC
- From
- Cardiff Airport (CWL)
- Scheduled departure
- 15:10 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 18:38 UTC
- Distance
- 1,474 km
- Vueling on this route
- 1 disruption since October 2, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
CWL–ALC is 1,474 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 kmThis flight
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£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
We measured a 3h 28m 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 airline
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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.