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VY7481 Oran–Barcelona 5h 11m late Sep 29, 2026: who is owed

Vueling flight 7481 · VY 7481 · VY7481 · Oran to Barcelona · Sep 29, 2026

VUELING

VY7481 · 2026-09-29

Arrived 5h 11m late

ORN

Oran

departs 12:15 local

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BCN

Barcelona

arrives 14:45 local

landed 19:56 local

Flight status: Landed 19:56 local, 5h 11m after its scheduled 14:45 arrival.

Flew with Vueling? How to claim from Vueling

✈ORNBCN

UP TO, PER PASSENGER · EC261

€250

673 km · up to €1,000 for a family of four

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HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?

60/ 100

Good claim

Decent case — worth filing; expect one round of pushback.

  • ✓A delay of 5h 11m 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 MAY QUALIFY

Arrival delay of 311 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 (673 km) sets the band: up to €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.

Why was VY7481 delayed?

  • Airlines don’t publish the cause, and we don’t know it for this flight.
  • That day at Barcelona, our radar recorded 57 other Vueling flights and 53 flights on 19 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 VY7481

Was VY7481 on Sep 29, 2026 delayed?
Yes. Vueling VY7481 from Oran to Barcelona arrived 5h 11m late on Sep 29, 2026. EC261 compensation is owed unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather.
How much could VY7481 passengers be owed?
Up to €250 per passenger under EC261, set by the 673 km distance. A family of four could be owed up to €1,000.
How do I claim compensation for VY7481?
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.

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