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Flight delays and cancellations in September 2026

Oct 01 2026

MFR travel team

September may mark the end of the main summer holiday season, but that does not mean European airports suddenly become quiet. Throughout September 2026, millions of passengers continued to travel across Europe as holidaymakers returned home, travellers took advantage of the late-summer season, and airlines began transitioning towards their autumn schedules.

For passengers, that meant delays and cancellations did not disappear with August.

A disrupted flight can be more than an inconvenience. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, passengers may be entitled to compensation of up to €600 when a flight is significantly delayed or cancelled and the circumstances meet the relevant requirements.

Below, we have collected a selection of flights disrupted during September 2026. If your flight appears on the list, or you experienced a similar disruption during the month, it may be worth checking whether you are eligible for compensation.

In Germany, flight compensation claims can generally be pursued for up to three years, subject to the applicable limitation rules. So even though your September journey is already over, your opportunity to check the flight may not be.

Take a look at the flights below. A few minutes spent checking could tell you whether your disrupted journey may qualify for compensation.

Use our compensation calculator to find out in just a few clicks if you’re entitled to a payout.

*Flight number*	*Airline*	*Route*	*Date*	*Possible Compensation*
VY8305	Vueling	Amsterdam → Barcelona	01.09.2026	Up to €250
VY1427	Vueling	Bilbao → Barcelona	01.09.2026	Up to €250
IB5145	Iberia	Rome Fiumicino → Barcelona	01.09.2026	Up to €250
S48942	Azores Airlines	Lisbon → Barcelona	01.09.2026	Up to €250
OS775	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Sofia	02.09.2026	Up to €250
OS205	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Frankfurt	02.09.2026	Up to €250
OS107	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Innsbruck	02.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1139	Air France	Vienna → Paris CDG	02.09.2026	Up to €250
LH859	Lufthansa	Oslo → Frankfurt	03.09.2026	Up to €250
LH109	Lufthansa	Munich → Frankfurt	03.09.2026	Up to €250
LH1371	Lufthansa	Krakow → Frankfurt	03.09.2026	Up to €250
LH27	Lufthansa	Hamburg → Frankfurt	03.09.2026	Up to €250
KL983	KLM	Amsterdam → London City	04.09.2026	Up to €250
KL2693	KLM	Amsterdam → Malaga	04.09.2026	Up to €400
BT620	airBaltic	Amsterdam → Riga	04.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1329	KLM	Amsterdam → Krakow	04.09.2026	Up to €250
IB660	Iberia	Rome Fiumicino → Madrid	05.09.2026	Up to €250
I21654	Iberia Express	Palma de Mallorca → Madrid	05.09.2026	Up to €250
TP1020	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → Madrid	05.09.2026	Up to €250
IB540	Iberia	Lisbon → Madrid	05.09.2026	Up to €250
SK466	SAS	Copenhagen → Oslo	06.09.2026	Up to €250
D83746	Norwegian Air International	Copenhagen → Bologna	06.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1276	KLM	Copenhagen → Amsterdam	06.09.2026	Up to €250
D83514	Norwegian Air International	Copenhagen → London Gatwick	06.09.2026	Up to €250
LH5097	Lufthansa	Rome Fiumicino → Munich	07.09.2026	Up to €250
LH1711	Lufthansa	Dubrovnik → Munich	07.09.2026	Up to €250
LH2429	Lufthansa	Gothenburg → Munich	07.09.2026	Up to €250
OS183	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Munich	07.09.2026	Up to €250
AZ318	ITA Airways	Rome Fiumicino → Paris CDG	08.09.2026	Up to €250
LH231	Lufthansa	Rome Fiumicino → Frankfurt	08.09.2026	Up to €250
TO3913	Transavia France	Rome Fiumicino → Paris Orly	08.09.2026	Up to €250
NO153	Neos	Rome Fiumicino → Verona	08.09.2026	Up to €250
BA871	British Airways	Budapest → London Heathrow	09.09.2026	Up to €250
BA865	British Airways	Budapest → London Heathrow	09.09.2026	Up to €250
BA729	British Airways	Vienna → London Heathrow	09.09.2026	Up to €250
BA581	British Airways	Milan Linate → London Heathrow	09.09.2026	Up to €250
TP832	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → Rome Fiumicino	10.09.2026	Up to €400
TP1016	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → Madrid	10.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1625	Air France	Lisbon → Paris CDG	10.09.2026	Up to €250
TP1368	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → London Heathrow	10.09.2026	Up to €400
L1779	KLM	Amsterdam → Berlin	11.09.2026	Up to €250
TP532	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → Berlin	11.09.2026	Up to €400
AF1434	Air France	Paris CDG → Berlin	11.09.2026	Up to €250
U25082	easyJet Europe	Rome Fiumicino → Berlin	11.09.2026	Up to €250
DE4406	Condor	Prague → Frankfurt	12.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1356	KLM	Prague → Amsterdam	12.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1583	Air France	Prague → Paris CDG	12.09.2026	Up to €250
FR8472	Ryanair	Prague → Rome Ciampino	12.09.2026	Up to €250
EW9584	Eurowings	Düsseldorf → Palma de Mallorca	13.09.2026	Up to €250
UX4014	Air Europa	Valencia → Palma de Mallorca	13.09.2026	Up to €250
UX6097	Air Europa	Madrid → Palma de Mallorca	13.09.2026	Up to €250
FR2889	Ryanair	Barcelona → Palma de Mallorca	13.09.2026	Up to €250
FR4488	Ryanair	Brussels → Trapani	14.09.2026	Up to €400
FR1916	Ryanair	Brussels → Malaga	14.09.2026	Up to €400
FR4629	Ryanair	Brussels → Stockholm Arlanda	14.09.2026	Up to €250
A3621	Aegean Airlines	Brussels → Athens	14.09.2026	Up to €400
KL1039	KLM	Amsterdam → Manchester	15.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1268	Air France	Paris CDG → Manchester	15.09.2026	Up to €250
FR37	Ryanair	Carcassonne → Manchester	15.09.2026	Up to €250
FR3205	Ryanair / Malta Air	Rome Ciampino → Manchester	15.09.2026	Up to €400
OS142	Austrian Airlines	Zurich → Vienna	16.09.2026	Up to €250
LX1076	SWISS	Zurich → Frankfurt	16.09.2026	Up to €250
LX1612	SWISS	Zurich → Milan Malpensa	16.09.2026	Up to €250
LX92	SWISS	Zurich → São Paulo	16.09.2026	Up to €600
EW9783	Eurowings	Budapest → Düsseldorf	17.09.2026	Up to €250
EW9469	Eurowings	London Heathrow → Düsseldorf	17.09.2026	Up to €250
EW9537	Eurowings	Malaga → Düsseldorf	17.09.2026	Up to €400
EW9755	Eurowings	Vienna → Düsseldorf	17.09.2026	Up to €250
A3630	Aegean Airlines	Athens → Dublin	18.09.2026	Up to €400
A3994	Aegean Airlines	Athens → Istanbul	18.09.2026	Up to €250
A3664	Aegean Airlines	Athens → Milan Malpensa	18.09.2026	Up to €400
A3960	Aegean Airlines	Athens → Bucharest	18.09.2026	Up to €250
LH1102	Lufthansa	Frankfurt → Salzburg	19.09.2026	Up to €250
LH1104	Lufthansa	Frankfurt → Salzburg	19.09.2026	Up to €250
FR304	Ryanair	London Stansted → Salzburg	19.09.2026	Up to €250
FR7877	Ryanair	Alicante → Salzburg	19.09.2026	Up to €400
AF1648	Air France	Paris CDG → Barcelona	20.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1658	Air France	Paris CDG → Palma de Mallorca	20.09.2026	Up to €250
AF1762	Air France	Paris CDG → Billund	20.09.2026	Up to €250
AF116	Air France	Paris CDG → Shanghai	20.09.2026	Up to €600
LO439	LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw → Málaga	21.09.2026	Up to €400
FR2335	Ryanair	Amsterdam → Málaga	21.09.2026	Up to €400
VY8171	Vueling	Paris Orly → Málaga	21.09.2026	Up to €250
VY2151	Vueling	Brussels → Málaga	21.09.2026	Up to €400
LO381	LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw → Frankfurt	22.09.2026	Up to €250
LO333	LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw → Paris CDG	22.09.2026	Up to €250
LO231	LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw → Brussels	22.09.2026	Up to €250
LO521	LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw → Prague	22.09.2026	Up to €250
LH2	Lufthansa	Frankfurt → Hamburg	23.09.2026	Up to €250
OS251	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Hamburg	23.09.2026	Up to €250
LX1054	SWISS	Zurich → Hamburg	23.09.2026	Up to €250
LH2072	Lufthansa	Munich → Hamburg	23.09.2026	Up to €250
SK1407	SAS	Stockholm Arlanda → Copenhagen	24.09.2026	Up to €250
SK2545	SAS	Stockholm Arlanda → Edinburgh	24.09.2026	Up to €250
AY804	Finnair	Stockholm Arlanda → Helsinki	24.09.2026	Up to €250
LH805	Lufthansa	Stockholm Arlanda → Frankfurt	24.09.2026	Up to €250
U28687	easyJet	Amsterdam → London Gatwick	25.09.2026	Up to €250
VY7824	Vueling	Barcelona → London Gatwick	25.09.2026	Up to €250
U28356	easyJet	Naples → London Gatwick	25.09.2026	Up to €400
TP1334	TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon → London Gatwick	25.09.2026	Up to €400
AF1295	Air France	Budapest → Paris CDG	26.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1362	KLM	Budapest → Amsterdam	26.09.2026	Up to €250
W62339	Wizz Air	Budapest → Rome Fiumicino	26.09.2026	Up to €250
FR8247	Ryanair	Budapest → Rome Ciampino	26.09.2026	Up to €250
FR261	Ryanair	Dublin → Alicante	27.09.2026	Up to €400
SN3773	Brussels Airlines	Brussels → Alicante	27.09.2026	Up to €250
LH1174	Lufthansa	Frankfurt → Alicante	27.09.2026	Up to €250
HV6143	Transavia	Amsterdam → Alicante	27.09.2026	Up to €400
EI610	Aer Lingus	Dublin → Amsterdam	28.09.2026	Up to €250
EI522	Aer Lingus	Dublin → Paris CDG	28.09.2026	Up to €250
EI650	Aer Lingus	Dublin → Frankfurt	28.09.2026	Up to €250
EI592	Aer Lingus	Dublin → Madrid	28.09.2026	Up to €250
OS269	Austrian Airlines	Vienna → Stuttgart	29.09.2026	Up to €250
EW2461	Eurowings	London Heathrow → Stuttgart	29.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1835	KLM	Amsterdam → Stuttgart	29.09.2026	Up to €250
EW2545	Eurowings	Ibiza → Stuttgart	29.09.2026	Up to €250
KL1254	KLM	Helsinki → Amsterdam	30.09.2026	Up to €400
AY1361	Finnair	Helsinki → Manchester	30.09.2026	Up to €400
AY1581	Finnair	Helsinki → Paris CDG	30.09.2026	Up to €400
AY957	Finnair	Helsinki → Copenhagen	30.09.2026	Up to €250

If you were on one of these flights, it’s worth checking your case – you may be entitled to compensation.

What caused flight disruptions in September 2026?

September is a transitional month for European aviation. The intense summer peak begins to ease, but passenger demand remains high on many routes, particularly around popular Mediterranean destinations and major European hubs.

At the same time, airlines are still working with complex aircraft rotations. A delay earlier in the day can affect several flights afterwards, sometimes leaving passengers hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away dealing with the consequences.

Flight disruptions during September can be linked to a variety of factors, including:

Busy airports and continued late-summer passenger demand
Air traffic congestion and air traffic control restrictions
Thunderstorms, strong winds and other adverse weather
Aircraft arriving late from previous flights
Tight turnaround and aircraft rotation schedules
Ground handling, baggage or airport staffing problems
Technical or operational issues
Strikes and other aviation-sector disruptions

The exact cause matters.

An airline may describe a cancellation or delay as being caused by “operational reasons”, but that phrase alone does not determine whether compensation is payable. EU passenger rights depend on what actually caused the disruption and whether the circumstances fall within or outside the airline's responsibility.

That is why it is worth checking the individual flight rather than assuming that a delay or cancellation automatically qualifies — or automatically does not.

Can you claim for a September 2026 disrupted flight?

If your September trip ended with a long delay or cancellation, you may still have a valid claim.

Under EU Regulation 261/2004, compensation can reach €600 per passenger depending on factors including the flight distance, length of the arrival delay and reason for the disruption. Not every delayed or cancelled flight qualifies, particularly where extraordinary circumstances apply.

With MYFLYRIGHT, you can check whether your flight may be eligible and decide whether you want to pursue a claim.

Check whether your disrupted flight may qualify
No upfront payment is required
Fees apply only if the claim is successfully enforced
Flights taken for holidays, business trips and package holidays can potentially qualify
A busy travel period by itself does not remove passenger rights. What matters is the individual disruption and the circumstances behind it.

If your September flight did not go according to plan, checking it now could tell you whether you have compensation waiting to be claimed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I still claim compensation for a flight delayed in September 2026?

Potentially, yes. A September 2026 flight is recent, so there is generally still time to pursue an eligible claim. Whether compensation is due depends on factors including the route, arrival delay and cause of the disruption. For flights subject to German limitation rules, claims can generally be pursued for up to three years.

Which flights were disrupted in September 2026?

The list in this article contains a selection of flights that experienced disruption during September 2026. Inclusion in the list does not automatically mean that compensation is payable. Each flight needs to be assessed individually.

How much flight compensation could I receive?

Under EU Regulation 261/2004, eligible passengers can receive €250, €400 or €600 depending primarily on the flight distance and circumstances of the journey. For delays, passengers generally need to reach their final destination at least three hours late for monetary compensation to apply.

Does every delay of more than three hours qualify?

No. The length of the delay is only one part of the assessment. The reason behind the disruption also matters. For example, certain extraordinary circumstances outside an airline's control can mean that monetary compensation is not payable.

What if the airline says the delay was caused by operational reasons?

“Operational reasons” is a broad description rather than, by itself, a final determination of your compensation rights. The underlying cause of the disruption needs to be considered when assessing whether EU passenger compensation applies.