4h 42m late
BCNBarcelona
WAWWarsaw
- Flight
- W61476
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 15:06 UTC
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
W61476 landed 4h 42m late on 5 October 2026
W61476 BCN–WAW arrived 4h 42m late on 5 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was W61476 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Wizz Air flight W61476 from Barcelona El Prat to Warsaw Chopin arrived 4h 42m late on 5 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,870 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How W61476’s delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 42mArrival 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
- W61476
- Airline
- Wizz Air
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Route
- BCN → WAW
- Scheduled departure
- 07:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 15:06 UTC
- Distance
- 1,870 km
- Wizz Air on this route
- 2 disruptions since 3 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
BCN–WAW is 1,870 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 kmThis flight
€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 4h 42m 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 BCN → WAW
- LO438BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · LOT · 5 October 20263h 3m late€400
- LO436BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · LOT · 3 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W61478BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · Wizz Air · 3 October 20264h 43m late€400
- LO438BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · LOT · 29 September 2026CancelledCheck
- 3Z7319BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · Smartwings · 20 September 20263h 1m late€400
- LO436BCN → WAWBarcelona – Warsaw · LOT · 5 September 20263h 15m late€400
Same airline
Other Wizz Air disruptions
- W62222LGW → BUDLondon – Budapest · 5 October 20263h 8m late£220
- W62221BUD → LGWBudapest – London · 5 October 20263h 5m late€250
- W61596OPO → WAWOporto – Warsaw · 5 October 20263h 24m late€400
- W61412BCN → WMIBarcelona – Warsaw · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W61411WMI → BCNWarsaw – Barcelona · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W61082TFS → KTWTenerife – Katowice · 5 October 20263h 47m late€300
Same airport
Other departures from Barcelona El Prat
- BA487BCN → LHRBarcelona – London · British Airways · 6 October 20263h 59m late€250
- 5H421BCN → VBSBarcelona – Brescia · Amazon Air · 6 October 20265h 9m late€250
- W62376BCN → BUDBarcelona – Budapest · Wizz Air · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W61412BCN → WMIBarcelona – Warsaw · Wizz Air · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W46834BCN → TRNBarcelona – Turin · Wizz Air · 5 October 2026CancelledCheck
- W46316BCN → MXPBarcelona – Milan · Wizz Air · 5 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.