LH431 Chicago–Frankfurt 3h 3m late Nov 13, 2026: who is owed
Lufthansa flight 431 · LH 431 · LH431 · Chicago to Frankfurt · Nov 13, 2026
LUFTHANSA
LH431 · 2026-11-13
ORD
Chicago
departs 16:20 local
FRA
Frankfurt
arrives 07:30 local
landed 10:33 local
Flight status: Landed 10:33 local, 3h 3m after its scheduled 07:30 arrival.
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UP TO, PER PASSENGER · EC261
€600
6,971 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 183 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 (6,971 km) sets the band: up to €600 per passenger.
☔ WEATHER AT THE TIME
ORD: Partially cloudy · 5°C · wind 20 km/h, gusts 34 · FRA: Partially cloudy · 1°C · wind 2 km/h, gusts 4
More on the defence: what counts as extraordinary circumstances, and what doesn’t.
Why was LH431 delayed?
- Airlines don’t publish the cause, and we don’t know it for this flight.
- The weather record: ORD: Partially cloudy · 5°C · wind 20 km/h, gusts 34 · FRA: Partially cloudy · 1°C · wind 2 km/h, gusts 4.
- That day at Frankfurt, our radar recorded 2 other Lufthansa flights and 1 flight 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 LH431
- Was LH431 on Nov 13, 2026 delayed?
- Yes. Lufthansa LH431 from Chicago to Frankfurt arrived 3h 3m late on Nov 13, 2026. EC261 compensation is owed unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather.
- How much could LH431 passengers be owed?
- Up to €600 per passenger under EC261, set by the 6,971 km distance. A family of four could be owed up to €2,400.
- How do I claim compensation for LH431?
- 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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