Norwegian delay and cancellation compensation

0.61%

Cancels

Of its scheduled flights

82.16%

Arrives on time

Within 15 minutes

3,435

Flights measured

January 2025 – August 2026

The cancellation rate is the number that matters on this page: cancellation is what triggers a refund right. Delay, in the United States, does not.

Norwegian is an EU carrier — EC 261 applies to much of what it flies

EC 261 covers any flight departing an EU airport on any airline, and flights arriving in the EU operated by an EU airline. Because Norwegian is an EU carrier, both legs of a European round trip are usually covered.

Where it applies, an arrival delay of three hours or more, a cancellation with less than fourteen days' notice, or denied boarding entitles you to a fixed sum by distance — roughly €250, €400 or €600. It is not payable when the cause was an extraordinary circumstance, which in practice means most weather and air traffic control disruption.

The one rule that applies everywhere

If Norwegian cancels your flight and you decline the alternative, you are owed your money back for the unused portion — whatever the reason, weather included. A voucher is something you may accept, never something you can be required to take.

Where Norwegian flies from, and what applies there

Departing from Flights Scheme that applies
United Kingdom 1,718 UK261 — cash compensation possible
Norway 1,451 EC 261 — cash compensation possible
Denmark 132 EC 261 — cash compensation possible

About Norwegian's record

Is Norwegian reliable?

Norwegian arrived on time 82.16% of the time across 3,435 flights, ranking 12 of 86 airlines measured. That is a good record by the standards of this data.

How often does Norwegian cancel flights?

0.61% of its scheduled flights were cancelled. Cancellation matters more than delay for a traveller: it is the outcome that costs a day, and the one that triggers a refund entitlement.

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