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Belfast (BFS): flight delay compensation rules

Belfast International Airport is in United Kingdom. This page says which compensation rules apply to flights that leave and arrive here. It does not claim airport-specific causes of disruption.

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Departures

UK261 applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline.

Arrivals

UK261 applies to arrivals here only on a UK or EU airline.

Leaving Belfast

Results for a flight that lands 4 hours late, no extraordinary circumstances, on an airline that is neither a UK nor an EU airline. Departure rules apply to every airline, so the airline changes little here.

Computed examples leaving Belfast
ToDistanceResult
London (LHR)523 kmUK261 GBP 220
Amsterdam (AMS)771 kmUK261 GBP 220
New York (JFK)5,078 kmUK261 GBP 520
Miami (MIA)6,687 kmUK261 GBP 520
Toronto (YYZ)5,220 kmUK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Arriving in Belfast

The same 4 hour delay, by the type of airline. KLM stands for an EU airline, British Airways for a UK airline and Delta for an airline from outside both.

Computed examples arriving in Belfast
FromEU airline (KLM)UK airline (BAW)Other (Delta)
Amsterdam (AMS)EU261 EUR 250 and UK261 GBP 220EU261 EUR 250 and UK261 GBP 220EU261 EUR 250
London (LHR)UK261 GBP 220UK261 GBP 220UK261 GBP 220
New York (JFK)UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520Nothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)UK261 GBP 520 and Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520Nothing owed under these rules

Check a flight at Belfast

Where the trip started. For one booking with connections, the first airport.

Where the trip ended: the final destination.

The operating airline, not the one on the ticket. A boarding pass or the flight status page names it.

What happened

At the final destination, when the aircraft door opened.

We read this to explain the result. We never decide whether it counts as extraordinary.

Carried into the claim letter. It does not change the amount.

Results

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Questions about Belfast

Which rules cover a delayed flight that leaves Belfast?
UK261 applies to every flight that departs from here, on any airline.
Which rules cover a delayed flight that lands in Belfast?
UK261 applies to arrivals here only on a UK or EU airline.

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Information, not advice

Hours Late is not a law firm and not a claims company. It does not file claims for you. The results are estimates from published rules and the details you enter. They are not legal advice. Airlines and courts decide each case.

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