Delayed flight

BA487 delayed 3h 59m on 6 October 2026 — Barcelona to London

BA487 BCN–LHR arrived 3h 59m late on 6 October 2026. EU261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.

Barcelona El Prat (BCN) → London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Arrived 3h 59m late
Up to €250 per passenger

Arrival delay 3h 59m

€250

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

Was BA487 delayed long enough for compensation?

British Airways flight BA487 from Barcelona El Prat to London – Heathrow Airport arrived 3h 59m late on 6 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,148 km, in the band for flights up to 1,500 km. The statutory amount is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.

Delayed flight compensation · EU 261 explained

Flight record

What we recorded for this flight

Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports. Times are in UTC.

Flight: BA487
Airline: British Airways
Date: 6 October 2026
Route: BCN → LHR
From: Barcelona El Prat (BCN)
To: London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Scheduled departure: 05:40 UTC
Actual arrival: 3h 59m late
Arrival delay: 3h 59m
Distance: 1,148 km
Compensation band: under 1,500 km
Regulation: EU261
British Airways on this route: Disrupted flights recorded: 26

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 under EU261, based on the distance flown.

This flight

We measured a 3h 59m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.

How long you have

You can claim for flights up to 3 years back. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.

Thresholds for this route

When were you told?

Less than 7 days before: compensation unless the reroute left no more than 1 hour early and arrived less than 2 hours late.
7 to 13 days before: compensation unless the reroute left no more than 2 hours early and arrived less than 4 hours late.
14 days or more before departure: no compensation.

How late did you arrive?

Under 3 hours: no cash compensation.
3 hours or more: €250 per passenger.

Flight data comes from public airport departure and arrival 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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