How much compensation for a delayed Brussels Airlines flight?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Brussels Airlines is better than most of the 81 airlines flying at UK airports for 3-hour delays.
- Flights a year
- 3,993
- Landed on time
- 62.9%
- Land 3 hours or more late
- 8 a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Every Brussels Airlines route we hold a distance for falls in the same band, so that is the figure. About 8 Brussels Airlines flights a year cross that line.
The short answer
Getting compensation from Brussels Airlines
If your Brussels Airlines flight landed 3 hours or more late, or was cancelled with less than 2 weeks' notice, everyone on the booking may be owed £220 each from the UK, or about £215 each (€250) from Brussels, when the cause was within its control. Brussels Airlines is a Belgian airline, so flights into the UK are covered as well as flights out.
Is my flight from Brussels to the UK covered?
Yes. Brussels Airlines is a Belgian airline, so a late flight into the UK is covered as well as the flight out. Brussels to Heathrow, Manchester or Edinburgh is under 1,500 km, so a delay of 3 hours or more pays about £215 each (€250).
What if I missed my connection in Brussels?
If both flights were on one booking, what counts is how late you reached your final destination. Land 3 hours or more late there and the amount is set by the full distance of the journey, even if the first flight was only a little late. On a long route such as one to Africa, 4 hours or more late pays £520 each and 3 to 4 hours pays half, £260 each.
What if a strike caused my Brussels Airlines delay?
The CAA lists strikes unrelated to the airline, such as air traffic control or airport staff, as likely outside its control, so those usually mean no fixed payout. A strike by the airline's own staff is not on that list, so it can still pay. Either way, Brussels Airlines must still give you food, drink and a hotel if you are stuck overnight.
Does a cancelled Brussels Airlines flight count?
Yes, if you were told less than 2 weeks before the flight. You are owed the same as a long delay unless Brussels Airlines offered a replacement close to your original times, or the cause was outside its control. You can also choose a full refund instead of a new flight.
What it pays
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Brussels Airlines flies from 3 of the UK airports we cover, so there is no single distance and no single figure. Open the one you flew from to see its busiest routes priced.
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How bad is it
Does Brussels Airlines get delayed a lot?
No, less than most. It's better than most of the 81 airlines flying at UK airports, with about 1 flight in 500 landing 3 hours or more late (0.2%).
That works out at about 8 flights a year crossing the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when Brussels Airlines flights ran an average of 24.3 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Brussels Airlines
In the last 12 months, Brussels Airlines operated 3,993 flights at UK airports, and 0.2% were 3 hours or more late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 62.9% ran on time against 68.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 14 to 17.5 minutes.
| Brussels Airlines, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at UK airports | 3,993 | was 4,808 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 62.9% | ▼ was 68.7% |
| Average delay | 17.5 min | ▲ was 14 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 8 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers both directions of travel.
Brussels Airlines' delays, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 24.3 minutes.
Where it flies
Brussels Airlines at each UK airport
| Airport | Flights | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 2,157 | 18.2 min | 0.3% | 62.2% |
| Manchester | 1,251 | 17 min | 0.1% | 61.5% |
| Edinburgh | 456 | 16.7 min | 0.7% | 68.9% |
How to claim
Claiming from Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines does not pay compensation automatically. Nothing happens until someone claims, and plenty of first claims come back refused when the airline blames something outside its control.
The rules do not change with the airline. What decides your claim is where the flight took off and how late it landed, not whose aircraft it was.
Checked against Brussels Airlines's own site on 12 August 2026.
Your rights
What the rules turn on
Where the flight leaves from matters most. Anything leaving a UK airport is covered by the UK rules whoever operates it, and anything leaving the EU by the EU's. A flight into the UK or the EU is covered too when a UK or EU airline flies it. A delay of 3 hours or more on arrival pays £220 each on the distances Brussels Airlines flies, when the cause was within the airline's control, which covers technical faults, crew shortages and the knock-on from a late inbound aircraft. It pays nothing when the cause was genuinely extraordinary, though airlines stretch that word further than the case law supports, so a refusal on those grounds is worth testing rather than accepting.
Other airlines
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, August 2025 to July 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.