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Bucharest Băneasa flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Bucharest Băneasa on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 187 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to special event and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Bucharest Băneasa flight 3 hours late?

The day the flight was due to leave, in local time where it left. For an overnight flight, that is the evening you set off.

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Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
18 July 2026942Special event
24 June 2026471Aerodrome capacity
16 July 2026321Special event
23 June 2026140Special event

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
18 July 2026942Special event
16 July 2026321Special event
24 June 2026471Aerodrome capacity
23 June 2026140Special event

Data to 30 September 2026. Eurocontrol publishes about a month in arrears.

What usually goes wrong at Bucharest Băneasa

Special event75%
Aerodrome capacity25%

Share of logged delay minutes across the worst and most recent days shown above. Weather, ATC staffing, ATC capacity and equipment failures are the causes airlines most often plead as extraordinary; airport capacity and unspecified delay are arguable.

Airlines based at Bucharest Băneasa

Wizz Air compensation

Questions

Is a delay at Bucharest Băneasa caused by weather always an extraordinary circumstance?

No. The airline must show that the weather actually affected your flight and that it took all reasonable measures. Eurocontrol logs weather delay at Bucharest Băneasa on specific days; if your day is not one of them, the weather defence has nothing behind it. If it is, the airline still has to connect it to your flight.

How do I find out if my Bucharest Băneasa flight was delayed 3 hours?

Enter the flight number and date in the checker above. It pulls the recorded arrival time, works out the delay against the schedule, and shows what Eurocontrol and the airport weather logged for Bucharest Băneasa that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Bucharest Băneasa delay?

Any airline departing Bucharest Băneasa is covered by EU261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier.

Source: Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit, airport arrival ATFM delay by cause, daily. See also your rights and the compensation calculator.