Delayed flight

AA240 landed 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026

AA240 DFW–FCO arrived 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.

Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) → Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
Arrived 18h 54m late
Up to €600 per passenger

Arrival delay 18h 54m

€600

Maximum EU261 compensation per passenger for this distance and delay, before any airline defence.

Was AA240 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

American Airlines flight AA240 from Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport to Rome Fiumicino arrived 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 9,014 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.

Delayed flight compensation rules · EU 261 explained

Flight record

What we recorded for this flight

Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.

Flight: AA240
Airline: American Airlines
Date: October 3, 2026
Route: DFW → FCO
From: Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
To: Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
Scheduled departure: 10:05 UTC
Actual arrival: 04:59 UTC

Great-circle distance 9,014 km, which puts this route in the over 3,500 km compensation band of EU Regulation 261/2004.

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 18h 54m 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.

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.

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