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Reimbursement and Compensation: Malaysia Airlines

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If you’ve experienced flight delays or cancellations with Malaysia Airlines, you may be entitled to receive up to $650 in compensation per person.

Malaysia Airlines’s latest on-time performance data reveals that out of 2273 flight departures in the last 24 hours, 63.31% departed on time.

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Malaysia Airlines: Flights Canceled Today

How many flights were canceled today?

  • According to our most recent data Malaysia Airlines canceled 71 flights in 24 hours.

  • 2.46% of domestic flights and 3.84% 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 $650 compensation. Check here.

Flight Cancellation Compensation Malaysia Airlines

Regardless of whether you're at home or abroad when you find out about your Malaysia Airlines flight cancellation, you're going to have a lot of questions and concerns. The first thing to know is that Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia Airlines cancelled flight compensation to help make up for the disruption.

Under UK and EU regulations, Malaysia Airlines should pay passengers up to $650 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:
Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia Airlines flight cancellation compensation owed. Typical examples include bad weather or a strike by air traffic control.

Delayed or canceled flight with Malaysia Airlines? Find out if you're owed up to $650 in compensation


Malaysia Airlines: Flight Delays Today

How many flights were delayed today?

  • Our latest data shows that over a 24-hour period, 5 Malaysia Airlines flights were delayed 3 hours or more.

  • Of 1179 flights, 0.00% were delayed over 3 hours. That rate was 0.46% for international flights.

  • Passengers who arrive at their destination over 3 hours late could be owed compensation. Check your flight.

Malaysia Airlines Flight Delay Compensation

Whenever you're kept waiting by Malaysia Airlines flight delays, it's worth checking whether you're entitled to compensation for your time. If Malaysia Airlines is responsible for the delay, EU regulations say that passengers are owed up to $650 per person when they're delayed by 3 hours or more.

When you're claiming flight delay compensation, Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia Airlines flight delay compensation claims with the exact delay time.

Exceptions:
Airlines like Malaysia Airlines 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.

You can claim up to $650 in compensation even for 3 years old flights.


Air Passenger Rights and Flight Compensation

Even though Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia 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, Malaysia Airlines cancellation compensation, or overbooking compensation if Malaysia 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. Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia Airlines Flights are Covered by EC 261?

Covered by EC 261
Flights departing EU airportsYes
Flights arriving at EU airportsNo

How Much Malaysia Airlines Compensation?

DistanceCompensation
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 Malaysia Airlines 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 Malaysia Airlines

Punctuality of Malaysia Airlines (24 hours):

Total flights: 2273
On-time flights: 1439
Punctuality rate: about 63.31% of all flights were on time
Long delays (greater than 3 hours): 5
Flight cancellations: 71

The number of flights shown is an estimate based on internal and third-party databases.

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Recent delays and cancellations

Airline (e.g. Lufthansa)

Departure airport (e.g. Frankfurt or FRA)

Date

Flight number

Airline

Route

Status

07/01/2025

3:35 AM

MH2646

Malaysia Airlines

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

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07/01/2025

3:25 AM

FY2603

Firefly

Sandakan (SDK)

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

CanceledCheck Compensation

07/01/2025

2:45 AM

6E5301

IndiGo Air

Kolkata (CCU)

New Delhi (DEL)

CanceledCheck Compensation

07/01/2025

2:20 AM

MH8335

Malaysia Airlines

Madinah (MED)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

CanceledCheck Compensation

07/01/2025

2:00 AM

MH717

Malaysia Airlines

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Jakarta (CGK)

CanceledCheck Compensation

07/01/2025

2:00 AM

FY2602

Firefly

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

Sandakan (SDK)

CanceledCheck Compensation

07/01/2025

1:25 AM

6E6419

IndiGo Air

Goa (GOI)

Ahmedabad (AMD)

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07/01/2025

1:25 AM

6E2793

IndiGo Air

Varanasi (VNS)

New Delhi (DEL)

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07/01/2025

1:20 AM

FY2803

Firefly

Kuching (KCH)

Kuala Lumpur (SZB)

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06/30/2025

12:55 AM

AA4659

American Airlines

New York (JFK)

Boston (BOS)

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  • MH2646

    Malaysia Airlines

    Canceled

    Kuala Lumpur

    Kota Kinabalu

    KUL

    BKI

    07/01/2025

    3:35 AM

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  • FY2603

    Firefly

    Canceled

    Sandakan

    Kota Kinabalu

    SDK

    BKI

    07/01/2025

    3:25 AM

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  • 6E5301

    IndiGo Air

    Canceled

    Kolkata

    New Delhi

    CCU

    DEL

    07/01/2025

    2:45 AM

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  • MH8335

    Malaysia Airlines

    Canceled

    Madinah

    Kuala Lumpur

    MED

    KUL

    07/01/2025

    2:20 AM

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  • MH717

    Malaysia Airlines

    Canceled

    Kuala Lumpur

    Jakarta

    KUL

    CGK

    07/01/2025

    2:00 AM

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  • FY2602

    Firefly

    Canceled

    Kota Kinabalu

    Sandakan

    BKI

    SDK

    07/01/2025

    2:00 AM

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  • 6E6419

    IndiGo Air

    Canceled

    Goa

    Ahmedabad

    GOI

    AMD

    07/01/2025

    1:25 AM

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  • 6E2793

    IndiGo Air

    Canceled

    Varanasi

    New Delhi

    VNS

    DEL

    07/01/2025

    1:25 AM

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  • FY2803

    Firefly

    Canceled

    Kuching

    Kuala Lumpur

    KCH

    SZB

    07/01/2025

    1:20 AM

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  • AA4659

    American Airlines

    Canceled

    New York

    Boston

    JFK

    BOS

    06/30/2025

    12:55 AM

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