How often is Aegean Airlines delayed at Edinburgh?
£350 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Edinburgh to Athens, 2,848 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Aegean Airlines operated 302 flights at Edinburgh, and fewer than 1 in 200 flights were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £350 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Edinburgh to Athens, 2,848 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £350 per passenger band.
Punctuality is down on last year: 62.9% of flights ran on time against 70.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 12.3 to 14.9 minutes.
| Aegean Airlines at Edinburgh, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Edinburgh | 302 | was 294 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 62.9% | ▼ was 70.9% |
| Average delay | 14.9 min | ▲ was 12.3 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | <0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | rare | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aegean Airlines at Edinburgh, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 22.7 minutes.
Aegean Airlines' busiest routes at Edinburgh
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Athens | <0.5% | £350 |
Your rights on this route
Edinburgh is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 per passenger depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
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Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports.