How much compensation for a delayed Widerøe flight?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
Check your flight
FreePick your airports and the date you flew. We'll list every flight on that route that day.
A few quick questions. No personal details needed.
Widerøe is better than most of the 81 airlines flying at UK airports for 3-hour delays.
- Flights a year
- 2,097
- Landed on time
- 90.1%
- Land 3 hours or more late
- 2 a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Every Widerøe route we hold a distance for falls in the same band, so that is the figure. About 2 Widerøe flights a year cross that line.
The short answer
Getting compensation from Widerøe
If your Widerøe 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 Aberdeen, or about £215 each (€250) from Norway, when the cause was within Widerøe's control. Widerøe is a Norwegian airline, and flights leaving Norway are covered by the same European rules, so the flight home is covered too.
Is my flight home from Bergen or Stavanger covered?
Yes. Norway applies the same European rules at its airports, so a late Widerøe flight from Bergen or Stavanger to Aberdeen is covered as well as a flight out of Aberdeen.
How much is a late Widerøe flight worth?
It is set by distance. Aberdeen to Bergen or Stavanger is about 500 to 550 km, so a delay of 3 hours or more pays £220 each from Aberdeen, or about £215 each (€250) from Norway. Count from when you land, not when you take off.
Does a cancelled Widerøe flight count?
Yes, if you were told less than 2 weeks before the flight. You are owed the same as a long delay unless Widerøe 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 if Widerøe blames the weather?
Genuinely severe weather is usually outside the airline's control, so fixed compensation is unlikely, but Widerøe must still give you food, drink and a hotel if you are stuck overnight. A delay caused by a technical fault or a crew shortage still counts, even on a stormy day.
Watch my flight
Flying soon? We'll watch your flight
If it lands 3 hours or more late we email you what you're owed.
How bad is it
Does Widerøe 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 1,000 landing 3 hours or more late (0.1%).
That works out at about 2 flights a year crossing the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when Widerøe flights ran an average of 9.2 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Widerøe
In the last 12 months, Widerøe operated 2,097 flights at UK airports, and 0.1% were 3 hours or more late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 90.1% ran on time against 85.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 5.5 to 4.6 minutes.
| Widerøe, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at UK airports | 2,097 | was 2,065 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 90.1% | ▲ was 85.9% |
| Average delay | 4.6 min | ▼ was 5.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.5% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 2 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers both directions of travel.
Widerøe's delays, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 9.2 minutes.
Where it flies
Widerøe at each UK airport
| Airport | Flights | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2,096 | 4.6 min | 0.1% | 90.1% |
How to claim
Claiming from Widerøe
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 Widerøe 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.