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WT8755 landed 5h 14m late on 8 October 2026

WT8755 BCN–ALG arrived 5h 14m late on 8 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.

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BCNBarcelona

ALGAlgiers-Houari

Flight: WT8755
Date: 8 October 2026
Departure: 06:40 UTC
Arrival: 5h 14m late
Compensation: €250 per passenger

The short answer

Was WT8755 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

Swiftair flight WT8755 from Barcelona El Prat to Algiers-Houari Boumedienne Airport arrived 5h 14m late on 8 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 521 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.

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How WT8755’s delay measures up

EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.

5h 14mArrival delay at the gate

Past the 3-hour mark

0h7h

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: WT8755
Airline: Swiftair
Date: 8 October 2026
Route: BCN → ALG
From: Barcelona El Prat (BCN)
To: Algiers-Houari Boumedienne Airport (ALG)
Scheduled departure: 06:40 UTC
Actual arrival: 5h 14m late
Distance: 521 km
Swiftair on this route: 1 disruption since 8 October 2026

Distance band

What this route is worth

BCN–ALG is 521 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 5h 14m 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.