Delayed flight

BT9802 landed 4h 30m late on October 1, 2026

BT9802 CDG–RIX arrived 4h 30m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.

Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) → Riga International Airport (RIX)
Arrived 4h 30m late
Up to €400 per passenger

Arrival delay 4h 30m

€400

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

Was BT9802 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

airBaltic flight BT9802 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Riga International Airport arrived 4h 30m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,672 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 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: BT9802
Airline: airBaltic
Date: October 1, 2026
Route: CDG → RIX
From: Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
To: Riga International Airport (RIX)
Scheduled departure: 05:00 UTC
Actual arrival: 4h 30m late

Great-circle distance 1,672 km, which puts this route in the 1,500–3,500 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 4h 30m 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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