AF81 San Francisco–Paris 3h 1m late Nov 13, 2026: who is owed
Air France flight 81 · AF 81 · AF81 · San Francisco to Paris · Nov 13, 2026
AIR FRANCE
AF81 · 2026-11-13
SFO
San Francisco
departs 15:10 local
CDG
Paris
arrives 11:10 local
landed 14:11 local
Flight status: Landed 14:11 local, 3h 1m after its scheduled 11:10 arrival.
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UP TO, PER PASSENGER · EC261
€600
8,962 km · up to €2,400 for a family of four
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.
- ⚠The delay is very close to the 3-hour line, where exact measurement matters most.
✓ WHY IT MAY QUALIFY
Arrival delay of 181 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 (8,962 km) sets the band: up to €600 per passenger.
☔ WEATHER AT THE TIME
SFO: Rain, Overcast · 13°C · wind 18 km/h, gusts 30 · 10.204 mm rain · CDG: Clear · 2°C · wind 9 km/h, gusts 18
SFO: Heavy precipitation (10.2 mm/hr)
More on the defence: what counts as extraordinary circumstances, and what doesn’t.
Why was AF81 delayed?
- Airlines don’t publish the cause, and we don’t know it for this flight.
- The weather record: SFO: Rain, Overcast · 13°C · wind 18 km/h, gusts 30 · 10.204 mm rain · CDG: Clear · 2°C · wind 9 km/h, gusts 18.
- That day at Paris, our radar recorded 5 other Air France flights and 2 flights on 1 other airline cancelled or 3+ hours late.
To refuse compensation, the airline has to prove the cause was an extraordinary circumstance that could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken (EC261 Article 5(3)).
Technical faults almost never count, and neither does a strike by the airline’s own staff. The EU’s top court has ruled on both (C-549/07, C-28/20).
Severe weather and air traffic control limits can count, but the airline must show they caused this flight’s disruption.
Weather can excuse compensation, never care: meals, hotel, and rebooking are owed regardless of cause.
Questions about AF81
- Was AF81 on Nov 13, 2026 delayed?
- Yes. Air France AF81 from San Francisco to Paris arrived 3h 1m late on Nov 13, 2026. EC261 compensation is owed unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather.
- How much could AF81 passengers be owed?
- Up to €600 per passenger under EC261, set by the 8,962 km distance. A family of four could be owed up to €2,400.
- How do I claim compensation for AF81?
- 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 $39 per passenger, charged only if the airline pays.
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