Delayed flight

AZ679 landed 3h 9m late on September 29, 2026

AZ679 GRU–FCO arrived 3h 9m late on September 29, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €300 per passenger.

São Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) → Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
Arrived 3h 9m late
Up to €300 per passenger

Arrival delay 3h 9m

€300

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

Was AZ679 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

ITA Airways flight AZ679 from São Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport to Rome Fiumicino arrived 3h 9m late on September 29, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 9,433 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €300 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: AZ679
Airline: ITA Airways
Date: September 29, 2026
Route: GRU → FCO
From: São Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)
To: Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
Scheduled departure: 09:00 UTC
Actual arrival: 12:09 UTC

Great-circle distance 9,433 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 3h 9m 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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