How much compensation for a delayed Scandinavian Airlines Ireland flight?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Scandinavian Airlines Ireland is one of the 10 best of the 81 airlines flying at UK airports for 3-hour delays.
- Flights a year
- 2,035
- Landed on time
- 84.5%
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Every Scandinavian Airlines Ireland route we hold a distance for falls in the same band, so that is the figure. It is rare on Scandinavian Airlines Ireland, but the payout is the same when it happens.
The short answer
Getting compensation from Scandinavian Airlines Ireland
If your Scandinavian Airlines Ireland 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 on its flights from Heathrow to Copenhagen, Stockholm or Oslo, when the cause was within the airline's control. It is an Irish airline, so flights into the UK are covered as well as flights out.
Is my flight home from Copenhagen or Stockholm covered?
Yes. Because the airline is Irish, a late flight into the UK is covered as well as the flight out. These routes are under 1,500 km, so a delay of 3 hours or more pays about £215 each (€250) leaving Denmark or Sweden.
My booking says SAS. Is that Scandinavian Airlines Ireland?
It can be. SAS Connect is the trading name of Scandinavian Airlines Ireland, and it flies SAS flights from Heathrow on behalf of SAS. The airline that flew the plane is the one that owes the money, and flights leaving the UK are covered either way.
What if I missed my connection in Copenhagen?
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, 4 hours or more late pays £520 each and 3 to 4 hours pays half, £260 each.
Does a cancelled Scandinavian Airlines Ireland flight count?
Yes, if you were told less than 2 weeks before the flight. You are owed the same as a long delay unless Scandinavian Airlines Ireland 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.
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How bad is it
Does Scandinavian Airlines Ireland get delayed a lot?
No, less than most. It's one of the 10 best of the 81 airlines flying at UK airports, with fewer than 1 in 200 flights landing 3 hours or more late (0.0%).
When is it worst?
September 2025, when Scandinavian Airlines Ireland flights ran an average of 15.4 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Scandinavian Airlines Ireland
In the last 12 months, Scandinavian Airlines Ireland operated 2,035 flights at UK airports, and fewer than 1 in 200 flights were 3 hours or more late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 84.5% ran on time against 84.1% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 8.3 to 7.6 minutes.
| Scandinavian Airlines Ireland, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at UK airports | 2,035 | was 1,817 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 84.5% | ▲ was 84.1% |
| Average delay | 7.6 min | ▼ was 8.3 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | <0.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | rare | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers both directions of travel.
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland's delays, month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 15.4 minutes.
Where it flies
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland at each UK airport
| Airport | Flights | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 2,035 | 7.6 min | <0.1% | 84.5% |
How to claim
Claiming from Scandinavian Airlines Ireland
Airlines rarely pay compensation on their own. 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.
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 Scandinavian Airlines Ireland 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.