KLM
5h 11m late
BCNBarcelona
AMSAmsterdam
- Flight
- KL1498
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Departure
- 07:20 UTC
- Arrival
- 5h 11m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
KL1498 landed 5h 11m late on September 29, 2026
KL1498 BCN–AMS arrived 5h 11m late on September 29, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was KL1498 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
German Airways flight KL1498 from Barcelona El Prat to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol arrived 5h 11m late on September 29, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,241 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How KL1498's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
5h 11mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h7h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- KL1498
- Airline
- German Airways
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Route
- BCN → AMS
- To
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
- Scheduled departure
- 07:20 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 5h 11m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
BCN–AMS is 1,241 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 kmThis flight
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 km
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 5h 11m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
Same route
Other disruptions on BCN → AMS
- KL1498BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1514BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1512BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 29, 20264h late€250
- HV5132BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · Transavia · September 24, 20265h 7m late€250
- KL1520BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 24, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1510BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 17, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airline
Other German Airways disruptions
- KL1028MAN → AMSManchester – Amsterdam · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1602FCO → AMSRome – Amsterdam · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1498BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1497AMS → BCNAmsterdam – Barcelona · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1272CPH → AMSCopenhagen – Amsterdam · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1047AMS → BHXAmsterdam – Birmingham · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Barcelona El Prat
- KL1498BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- TO4801BCN → ORYBarcelona – Paris · Transavia · September 30, 20263h 42m late€250
- VY2012BCN → GRXBarcelona – Granada · Vueling · September 29, 20265h 56m late€250
- VY3002BCN → LPABarcelona – Gran · Vueling · September 29, 20263h 9m late€400
- KL1514BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · KLM · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
- VY1680BCN → SCQBarcelona – Santiago · Vueling · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.