How much compensation for a delayed KLM flight from Heathrow?

£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late

Effectively one route: Heathrow to Amsterdam, 370 km apart, so the figure is flat.

Claim firms take a success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT, and more again if the case has to go legal. On £220 that leaves you about £100 to £165. A claim firm only gets paid if it wins, so lose and you pay nothing.

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5,339 flights a year75.8% on time16 a year land 3 hours or more late

The numbers · last 12 monthsCAA data

Flights a year5,339

Landed on time75.8%

Land 3 hrs or more late16a year

See all the numbers for KLM at Heathrow

In the last 12 months, KLM operated 5,339 flights at Heathrow, and 0.3% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.

Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 75.8% ran on time against 73.6% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 13.8 to 12.3 minutes.

KLM at Heathrow, last 12 months
KLM at Heathrow, last 12 months	Figure	vs year before
Flights at Heathrow	5,339	was 5,430
Ran on time (within 15 min)	75.8%	▲ was 73.6%
Average delay	12.3 min	▼ was 13.8 min
3 hours or more late (the line where they pay)	0.3%	-
Cancelled	3.4%	-
Flights 3 hours or more late (a year)	16 flights/year	-

The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.

KLM at Heathrow, month by month

13.8m

9.5m

18.5m

16m

7.9m

12.8m

26.9m

7.7m

7.6m

8.8m

13.2m

JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Worst month: January 2026, averaging 26.9 minutes.

Route by route

KLM's busiest routes at Heathrow

Destination	Flights	Distance	Avg delay	3 hours or more late	3 hours or more pays
Amsterdam	5,338	370 km	12.3 min	0.3%	£220each

From our own tracking

Recent KLM flights into Heathrow that ran late

Every KLM arrival at Heathrow we logged running 3 or more hours late, or cancelled, since August. Newest first, and only flights UK or EU rules cover. A cancelled row carries no figure because what it pays turns on the notice you were given. The amount is what UK or EU rules pay that passenger, per person on the booking: usually the full rate for the distance, and half of it on the longest flights that landed between 3 and 4 hours late. Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours to get the real answer.

Flight	Route	When	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
KL1001KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	6 Oct	07:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1003KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	6 Oct	09:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1001KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	1 Oct	07:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1003KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	29 Sept	09:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1009KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	23 Sept	13:50	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1001KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	22 Sept	07:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1001KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	21 Sept	07:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1001KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	18 Sept	07:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1003KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	8 Sept	09:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1011KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	8 Sept	16:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1013KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	8 Sept	17:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1015KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	8 Sept	19:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got

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Cancelled