ZQ1796 Duesseldorf–Amsterdam 5h 50m late Oct 24, 2026: who is owed
ZQ 1796 · ZQ1796 · Duesseldorf to Amsterdam · Oct 24, 2026
ZQ1796 · 2026-10-24
DUS
Duesseldorf
departs 06:25 local
AMS
Amsterdam
arrives 07:15 local
landed 13:05 local
Flight status: Landed 13:05 local, 5h 50m after its scheduled 07:15 arrival.
UP TO, PER PASSENGER · EC261
€250
178 km · up to €1,000 for a family of four
HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?
Good claim
Decent case — worth filing; expect one round of pushback.
- ✓A delay of 5h 50m 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 350 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 (178 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 ZQ1796 delayed?
- Airlines don’t publish the cause, and we don’t know it for this flight.
- That day at Amsterdam, our radar recorded 0 other The airline flights and 5 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 ZQ1796
- Was ZQ1796 on Oct 24, 2026 delayed?
- Yes. ZQ1796 from Duesseldorf to Amsterdam arrived 5h 50m late on Oct 24, 2026. EC261 compensation is owed unless the airline shows extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather.
- How much could ZQ1796 passengers be owed?
- Up to €250 per passenger under EC261, set by the 178 km distance. A family of four could be owed up to €1,000.
- How do I claim compensation for ZQ1796?
- 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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