Reimbursement and Compensation: Kenya Airways
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If you’ve experienced flight delays or cancellations with Kenya Airways, you may be entitled to receive up to £520 in compensation per person.
Kenya Airways’s latest on-time performance data reveals that out of 2904 flight departures in the last 24 hours, 8.85% departed on time.
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Kenya Airways: Flights Canceled Today
How many flights were canceled today?
According to our most recent data Kenya Airways canceled 621 flights in 24 hours.
9.15% of domestic flights and 41.13% of international flights have been canceled.
If your flight was canceled and you had less than 14 days notice, you could be owed up to £520 compensation. Check here.
Flight Cancellation Compensation Kenya Airways
Regardless of whether you're at home or abroad when you find out about your Kenya Airways flight cancellation, you're going to have a lot of questions and concerns. The first thing to know is that Kenya Airways should find you a new flight, or offer you a full refund.
But because flight cancellations almost always play havoc with your travel plans, you should check whether you're also entitled to claim Kenya Airways cancelled flight compensation to help make up for the disruption.
Under UK and EU regulations, Kenya Airways should pay passengers up to £520 per person when they cancel flights at late notice — that is, any flight cancellation less than 14 days before it was due to depart.
Exceptions:
Kenya Airways will not have to pay compensation if they were able to offer a replacement flight with similar departure and arrival times to the original. You can check the exact requirements on our flight cancellation compensation page.
Airlines also don't have to pay compensation if extraordinary circumstances were at play. That means that if an unusual situation occurred that was outside of the airline's control but forced a cancellation, there's no Kenya Airways flight cancellation compensation owed. Typical examples include bad weather or a strike by air traffic control.
Kenya Airways: Flight Delays Today
How many flights were delayed today?
Our latest data shows that over a 24-hour period, 53 Kenya Airways flights were delayed 3 hours or more.
Of 1793 flights, 0.00% were delayed over 3 hours. That rate was 4.77% for international flights.
Passengers who arrive at their destination over 3 hours late could be owed compensation. Check your flight.
Kenya Airways Flight Delay Compensation
Whenever you're kept waiting by Kenya Airways flight delays, it's worth checking whether you're entitled to compensation for your time. If Kenya Airways is responsible for the delay, EU regulations say that passengers are owed up to £520 per person when they're delayed by 3 hours or more.
When you're claiming flight delay compensation, Kenya Airways will check what time the flight arrived at the final destination. That's because for flight delay claims it is the time that you arrived that is important, not the time of departure. AirHelp owns one of the most comprehensive databases of flight stats available, so we can always back up Kenya Airways flight delay compensation claims with the exact delay time.
Exceptions:
Airlines like Kenya Airways do not have to pay out compensation if there's some external reason for the delay. That means delays caused by bad weather, an incident at the airport, or air traffic control strikes are not eligible for compensation. These kind of situations are called extraordinary circumstances.
You can learn more about what is and isn't included on our flight delay compensation page.
Air Passenger Rights and Flight Compensation
Even though Kenya Airways is not a European airline, they always comply with European laws every time they depart from a European airport. That means passengers flying out of a European airport with United Airlines are protected by EC 261, one of the world's most comprehensive air passenger rights laws.
This gives passengers the right to claim flight delay compensation, United Airlines cancellation compensation, or overbooking compensation if United Airlines is responsible for the issue. That's in addition to their rights to a flight refund.
Unfortunately, the same protections don't apply for flights going the other way. Kenya Airways passengers who land in the EU are not covered by EC 261 if the departure airport is outside the EU. For these flights, you'll need to check what other air passenger rights apply.
Which United Airlines Flights are Covered by EC 261?
| Covered by EC 261 | |
|---|---|
| Flights departing EU airports | Yes |
| Flights arriving at EU airports | No |
How Much Kenya Airways Compensation?
| Distance | Compensation |
|---|---|
| All flights under 1,500 km | Up to €250 per person |
| Internal EU flights over 1,500 km | Up to €400 per person |
| Non-internal EU flights between 1,500 - 3,500 km | Up to €400 per person |
| Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km | Up to €600 per person |
Table shows values in € as specified in EC 261. Distances and amounts are similar under UK law.
There are exceptions and special circumstances which may impact how much compensation owes in your case. The easiest way to find out what you’re owed is to use our free compensation check.
Flight statistics: delays and cancellations of Kenya Airways
Punctuality of Kenya Airways (24 hours):
Total flights: 2904
On-time flights: 257
Punctuality rate: about 8.85% of all flights were on time
Long delays (greater than 3 hours): 53
Flight cancellations: 621
The number of flights shown is an estimate based on internal and third-party databases.
Recent delays and cancellations
Date | Flight number | Airline | Route | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28/02/2026 | 12:25 | F23 | SafariLink | Mara (HKR) Kichwa Tembo (KTJ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 12:15 | F23 | SafariLink | Masai Mara (MRE) Mara (HKR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 12:15 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Masai Mara (MRE) Kichwa Tembo (KTJ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 12:05 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Mara Rianta (MDR) Mara (HKR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 12:05 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Mara Rianta (MDR) Kichwa Tembo (KTJ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 12:05 | F23 | SafariLink | Mara Rianta (MDR) Masai Mara (MRE) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 11:55 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Maasai Mara (OLG) Mara (HKR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 11:55 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Maasai Mara (OLG) Kichwa Tembo (KTJ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 11:55 | F23 | SafariLink | Maasai Mara (OLG) Mara Rianta (MDR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
28/02/2026 | 11:55 | KQ8017 | Kenya Airways | Maasai Mara (OLG) Masai Mara (MRE) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
- Cancelled
F23
•SafariLink
Mara
••Kichwa Tembo
HKR
KTJ
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:25
- Cancelled
F23
•SafariLink
Masai Mara
••Mara
MRE
HKR
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:15
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Masai Mara
••Kichwa Tembo
MRE
KTJ
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:15
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Mara Rianta
••Mara
MDR
HKR
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:05
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Mara Rianta
••Kichwa Tembo
MDR
KTJ
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:05
- Cancelled
F23
•SafariLink
Mara Rianta
••Masai Mara
MDR
MRE
Check Compensation28/02/2026
12:05
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Maasai Mara
••Mara
OLG
HKR
Check Compensation28/02/2026
11:55
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Maasai Mara
••Kichwa Tembo
OLG
KTJ
Check Compensation28/02/2026
11:55
- Cancelled
F23
•SafariLink
Maasai Mara
••Mara Rianta
OLG
MDR
Check Compensation28/02/2026
11:55
- Cancelled
KQ8017
•Kenya Airways
Maasai Mara
••Masai Mara
OLG
MRE
Check Compensation28/02/2026
11:55
