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KLM flight delayed or cancelled? Check what you're owed

KLM is an airline from the Netherlands, so EU261 covers all its flights departing Europe and its flights arriving in Europe from outside. Enter your flight and we'll work out the amount.

  • €250 / £220flights up to 1,500 km
  • €400 / £3501,500 to 3,500 km, or over 1,500 km within the EU
  • €600 / £520over 3,500 km

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What happened
Delay on arrival
Reason given

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    What KLM pays: examples with real distances

    The amount depends on the flight distance, not the ticket price. Here are example KLM routes with the distance worked out the way the regulation requires (EU261 amounts):

    RouteDistanceCompensation per passenger
    Barcelona → Amsterdam1,241 km€250 for 3 h or more
    Madrid → Amsterdam1,459 km€250 for 3 h or more
    Málaga → Amsterdam1,884 km€400 for 3 h or more

    How to claim from KLM

    Claim from KLM in writing first, through the claims form on its website, with your booking reference and boarding pass. Ask explicitly for compensation under EU261 (or UK261) as well as any refund or expenses.

    For a KLM flight departing Spain, the enforcement body is AESA; for one departing the UK, the airline's ADR scheme or the CAA.

    How much you can claim

    A fixed amount per passenger based on flight distance, not ticket price. Flights from Spain and the rest of the EU follow EU261 (euros); flights from the UK follow UK261 (pounds). Sources: Your Europe, European Commission and UK Civil Aviation Authority.

    Flight distanceEU261 (from Spain/EU)UK261 (from the UK)
    Up to 1,500 km (Madrid–Paris)€250£220
    1,500 to 3,500 km (Manchester–Malaga)€400£350
    Over 3,500 km (London–New York)€600£520
    Over 3,500 km, 3 to 4 hour delay€300£260

    When you get paid

    • You reach your final destination 3 or more hours late.
    • Your flight is cancelled with less than 14 days' notice.
    • You are denied boarding because of overbooking.
    • The flight departs from the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland (Canary and Balearic Islands included) or the UK, or arrives there with an EU or UK airline.

    When you don't

    • Extraordinary circumstances the airline can prove: severe weather, air traffic control strikes or security risks.
    • You were told about the cancellation 14 or more days in advance.
    • Your arrival delay was under 3 hours.
    • Technical faults and strikes by the airline's own staff do not exempt it from paying.

    Compensation by airline

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