Delayed service

DL4 from London to New York delayed 3h 3m on 23 October 2026

On 23 October 2026, DL4 LHR–JFK reached its destination 3h 3m late. For this distance UK261 sets compensation at £260 per passenger.

London – Heathrow Airport (LHR) → New York – John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Landed 3h 3m late
As much as £260 per passenger

Delay at arrival: 3h 3m

£260

What UK261 sets per passenger for a flight of this length with this delay, before the airline raises any defence.

Was the DL4 delay long enough to claim?

Delta Air Lines flight DL4 from London – Heathrow Airport landed at New York – John F Kennedy International Airport 3h 3m behind schedule on 23 October 2026, which exceeds the three-hour limit in UK261 (UK version of Regulation 261/2004). This route covers 5,540 km, which places it in the bracket for flights longer than 3,500 km. The law sets £260 per passenger here: for flights over 3,500 km, an arrival three to four hours late is paid at half rate.

Compensation for delayed flights · A guide to UK261

Flight data

What the screens showed for this flight

Sourced from live departure and arrival screens at both airports. All times in UTC.

Flight number: DL4
Operated by: Delta Air Lines
Flight date: 23 October 2026
Itinerary: LHR → JFK
Departure airport: London – Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Arrival airport: New York – John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Planned departure: 23:40 UTC
Planned arrival: 23:40 UTC
Landed at: 02:43 UTC
Delay on arrival: 3h 3m
Route length: 5,540 km
Distance band: more than 3,500 km
Applicable law: UK261
Delta Air Lines disruptions on this route: Disrupted flights logged: 1

Passenger rights

Your claim for this delay

What the law says

Under UK261, reaching your destination three or more hours late earns £220 to £520 per passenger, depending on how far you flew.

About this flight

Our records show the flight landed 3h 3m late, beyond the three-hour line. Even so, the airline may plead extraordinary circumstances.

Time limit

Claims can reach back as far as 3 years. The check costs nothing and takes around two minutes.

Rules that apply to this route

How much notice did you get?

Told under 7 days ahead: compensation is due unless the replacement left at most 1 hour earlier and landed under 2 hours late.
Told 7–13 days ahead: compensation is due unless the replacement left at most 2 hours earlier and landed under 4 hours late.
Told 14 or more days ahead: nothing is owed.

What was your arrival delay?

Less than 3 hours: no cash payment.
Between 3 and 4 hours: £260 each.
At least 4 hours: £520 each.

We take this data from the public departure and arrival screens at each airport. It is shared for information, it does not amount to legal advice, and an airline can contest liability when the disruption was beyond its control.

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