How much compensation for a delayed KLM flight from Bristol?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Bristol to Amsterdam, 524 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 2,619
- Landed on time
- 63.3%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 24a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220each if a delay of 3 hours or more hits this route
Effectively one route: Bristol to Amsterdam, 524 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does KLM get delayed a lot at Bristol?
0.9% of KLM's 2,619 flights a year at Bristol land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 24 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
September 2025, when KLM flights at Bristol ran an average of 45.9 minutes late.
See all the numbers for KLM at Bristol
In the last 12 months, KLM operated 2,619 flights at Bristol, and 0.9% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 63.3% ran on time against 63.8% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 19.9 to 20.9 minutes.
| KLM at Bristol, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Bristol | 2,619 | was 2,782 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 63.3% | ▼ was 63.8% |
| Average delay | 20.9 min | ▲ was 19.9 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.9% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.9% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 24 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
KLM at Bristol, month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 45.9 minutes.
Route by route
KLM's busiest routes at Bristol
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 2,618 | 524 km | 20.9 min | 0.9% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Bristol is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
KLM from other airports
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 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.