DL129 Barcelona → New York, delayed on 2026-09-26: €600 compensation per passenger
DELTA AIR LINES
DL129 · 2026-09-26
BCN
Barcelona
departs 10:55 local
JFK
New York
arrives 13:46 local
OWED PER PASSENGER · EC261
€600
6,150 km · a family of four is €2400
HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?
Good claim
Decent case — worth filing; expect one round of pushback.
- ✓A delay of 7h 28m is well past the 3-hour threshold, leaving little room to dispute.
- ⚠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 448 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 (6,150 km) sets the band: €600 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 DL129
- Was DL129 on 2026-09-26 delayed?
- Yes. Delta Air Lines BCN–JFK on 2026-09-26 was arrived 7h 28m late, which qualifies for EC261 compensation.
- How much compensation is owed for DL129?
- €600 per passenger under EC261 (band set by the 6,150 km distance). A family of four is owed four times that.
- How do I claim compensation for DL129?
- 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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