IB258 Panama City–Madrid 3h 2m late Nov 8, 2026: who is owed
Iberia flight 258 · IB 258 · IB258 · Panama City to Madrid · Nov 8, 2026
IBERIA
IB258 · 2026-11-08
PTY
Panama City
departs 18:35 local
MAD
Madrid
arrives 10:40 local
landed 13:42 local
Flight status: Landed 13:42 local, 3h 2m after its scheduled 10:40 arrival.
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UP TO, PER PASSENGER · EC261
€600
8,157 km · up to €2,400 for a family of four
HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?
Good claim
Decent case — worth filing; expect one round of pushback.
- ✓A delay over 3 hours meets the core requirement for compensation.
- ✓Weather was clear at both airports, removing the airline’s most common defence.
- ⚠The delay is very close to the 3-hour line, where exact measurement matters most.
✓ WHY IT MAY QUALIFY
Arrival delay of 182 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 (8,157 km) sets the band: up to €600 per passenger.
☔ WEATHER AT THE TIME
PTY: Partially cloudy · 30°C · wind 13 km/h · 0.2 mm rain · MAD: Rain, Overcast · 13°C · wind 12 km/h, gusts 29 · 3.9 mm rain
More on the defence: what counts as extraordinary circumstances, and what doesn’t.
Why was IB258 delayed?
- Airlines don’t publish the cause, and we don’t know it for this flight.
- The weather record: PTY: Partially cloudy · 30°C · wind 13 km/h · 0.2 mm rain · MAD: Rain, Overcast · 13°C · wind 12 km/h, gusts 29 · 3.9 mm rain.
- That day at Madrid, our radar recorded 0 other Iberia flights and 3 flights on 2 other airlines 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 IB258
- Was IB258 on Nov 8, 2026 delayed?
- Yes. Iberia IB258 from Panama City to Madrid arrived 3h 2m late on Nov 8, 2026. EC261 compensation is owed unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather.
- How much could IB258 passengers be owed?
- Up to €600 per passenger under EC261, set by the 8,157 km distance. A family of four could be owed up to €2,400.
- How do I claim compensation for IB258?
- 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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