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How much compensation for a delayed KLM flight from Glasgow?

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

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Effectively one route: Glasgow to Amsterdam, 718 km apart, so the figure is flat.

Flights a year
1,794
Landed on time
69.8%
Land 3 hrs or more late
9a 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: Glasgow to Amsterdam, 718 km apart.

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How bad is it

Does KLM get delayed a lot at Glasgow?

0.5% of KLM's 1,794 flights a year at Glasgow land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 9 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.

When is it worst?

January 2026, when KLM flights at Glasgow ran an average of 29 minutes late.

See all the numbers for KLM at Glasgow

In the last 12 months, KLM operated 1,794 flights at Glasgow, and 0.5% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.

Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 69.8% ran on time against 74.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 13.4 to 15.1 minutes.

KLM at Glasgow, last 12 months
KLM at Glasgow, last 12 months Figure vs year before
Flights at Glasgow 1,794 was 1,826
Ran on time (within 15 min) 69.8% ▼ was 74.3%
Average delay 15.1 min ▲ was 13.4 min
3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) 0.5% -
Cancelled 3.4% -
Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) 9 flights/year -

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

KLM at Glasgow, month by month

15.5m
17.1m
20m
20.7m
12.6m
8.7m
29m
6.3m
8.2m
11m
10.1m
18.8m
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Worst month: January 2026, averaging 29 minutes.

Route by route

KLM's busiest routes at Glasgow

Destination 3 hours or more late 3 hours or more pays
Amsterdam 0.5% £220each

Your rights

Your rights on this route

Glasgow 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.

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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.