Delayed flight

QS1030 landed 5h 24m late on October 4, 2026

QS1030 PRG–NCE arrived 5h 24m late on October 4, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.

Prague – Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) → Nice Côte d’Azur (NCE)
Arrived 5h 24m late
Up to €250 per passenger

Arrival delay 5h 24m

€250

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

Was QS1030 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

Smartwings flight QS1030 from Prague – Ruzyne International Airport to Nice Côte d’Azur arrived 5h 24m late on October 4, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 893 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 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: QS1030
Airline: Smartwings
Date: October 4, 2026
Route: PRG → NCE
From: Prague – Ruzyne International Airport (PRG)
To: Nice Côte d’Azur (NCE)
Scheduled departure: 19:00 UTC
Actual arrival: 00:24 UTC

Great-circle distance 893 km, which puts this route in the under 1,500 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 5h 24m 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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