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I flew from Cologne/Bonn to Bristol today and the flight was delayed for just under 3 hours

Can I get some insights into what kind of compensation I’m entitled to based on EU261?

The reason of the delay was technical and they had to swap a plane

“If you [B]arrived[/B] at your final destination with [B]a delay of more than 3 hours[/B], you are entitled to [URL=’https://europa-eu.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/indexamp_en.htm?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQECAEoAQ%3D%3D#compensation-delay’]compensation[/URL], ! ”

How much later did you arrive at Bristol? Unless it’s 3 hours or more, I believe you have lucked out

Found this article which explains it:
[URL]https://www.flightright.com/your-rights/eu-regulation[/URL]

I arrived just around 2.5 hours after scheduled arrival time

Original arrival is 15:50 and actual is 18:13.

Nevertheless thank you for this insight will keep an eye out should a 3 hours delay occur

It rarely does, all airlines try to limit these delays. Even 5 minutes less is gives them big savings. In reality, only about 23-24% of affected passengers ever claim though.