Delayed flight

W62496 landed 14h 11m late on October 1, 2026

W62496 MLA–BUD arrived 14h 11m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.

Malta (MLA) → Budapest (BUD)
Arrived 14h 11m late
Up to €250 per passenger

Arrival delay 14h 11m

€250

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

Was W62496 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?

Wizz Air flight W62496 from Malta to Budapest arrived 14h 11m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,346 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.

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Flight record

What we recorded for this flight

Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.

Flight: W62496
Airline: Wizz Air
Date: October 1, 2026
Route: MLA → BUD
From: Malta (MLA)
To: Budapest (BUD)
Scheduled departure: 07:55 UTC
Actual arrival: 00:26 UTC

Great-circle distance 1,346 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 14h 11m 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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