How much compensation for a delayed Scandinavian Airlines Ireland flight from Heathrow?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 2,114
- Landed on time
- 83.6%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 2a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 2 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Scandinavian Airlines Ireland get delayed a lot at Heathrow?
0.1% of Scandinavian Airlines Ireland's 2,114 flights a year at Heathrow land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 2 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
September 2025, when Scandinavian Airlines Ireland flights at Heathrow ran an average of 15.4 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Scandinavian Airlines Ireland at Heathrow
In the last 12 months, Scandinavian Airlines Ireland operated 2,114 flights at Heathrow, and 0.1% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 83.6% ran on time against 83.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 8.5 to 8.2 minutes.
| Scandinavian Airlines Ireland at Heathrow, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Heathrow | 2,114 | was 1,764 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 83.6% | ▼ was 83.7% |
| Average delay | 8.2 min | ▼ was 8.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 2 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland at Heathrow, month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 15.4 minutes.
Route by route
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland's busiest routes at Heathrow
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 940 | 979 km | 9.1 min | <0.5% | £220each |
| Stockholm (Arlanda) | 588 | 1,463 km | 6.1 min | <0.5% | £220each |
| Oslo (Gardermoen) | 582 | 1,206 km | 9.1 min | 0.3% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Heathrow 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.
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland from other airports
Other airlines at Heathrow
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.