Delayed flight
RC490 landed 7h 31m late on September 9, 2026
Atlantic Airways flight RC490 from Vagar Airport to Barcelona El Prat reached its gate 7h 31m behind schedule. EU Regulation 261/2004 pays out from three hours late at the destination.
- Vagar Airport (FAE) → Barcelona El Prat (BCN)
- Arrived 7h 31m late
- Up to €400 per passenger
Arrival delay 7h 31m
€400
Maximum EU261 compensation per passenger for this distance and delay, before any airline defence.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- RC490
- Airline
- Atlantic Airways
- Date
- September 9, 2026
- Route
- FAE → BCN
- From
- Vagar Airport (FAE)
- Scheduled departure
- 14:25 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 21:55 UTC
Great-circle distance 2,392 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 7h 31m 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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