VY1309 Alicante → Barcelona, delayed on 2026-09-29: €250 compensation per passenger
VUELING
VY1309 · 2026-09-29
ALC
Alicante
departs 09:00 local
BCN
Barcelona
arrives 10:15 local
OWED PER PASSENGER · EC261
€250
404 km · a family of four is €1000
HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?
Possible claim — mixed factors
Decent case — worth filing; expect one round of pushback.
- ✓A delay over 3 hours meets the core requirement for compensation.
- ⚠There were adverse weather conditions around this flight, which an airline may point to — though moderate weather alone rarely qualifies as extraordinary.
✓ WHY IT QUALIFIES
Arrival delay of 264 minutes, measured at the destination doors (Sturgeon; Germanwings C-452/13). Three hours or more pays the same as a cancellation.
Covered by EC261; the distance (404 km) sets the band: €250 per passenger.
☔ WEATHER AT THE TIME
Weather evidence is pulled from the airports’ own records when the claim is created — it’s what answers the airline’s “extraordinary circumstances” letter.
Weather can excuse compensation, never care: meals, hotel, and rebooking are owed regardless of cause.
Questions about VY1309
- Was VY1309 on 2026-09-29 delayed?
- Yes. Vueling ALC–BCN on 2026-09-29 was arrived 4h 24m late, which qualifies for EC261 compensation.
- How much compensation is owed for VY1309?
- €250 per passenger under EC261 (band set by the 404 km distance). A family of four is owed four times that.
- How do I claim compensation for VY1309?
- Create a free MyAirAdvocate account from this page; the flight is added and the claim prepared automatically. Say go — save a card ($0 today) and sign one letter — and we file it and work it for a flat $39, charged only if the airline pays.
ON THIS FLIGHT?
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