How much compensation for a delayed Aer Lingus flight from Birmingham?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 70 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Aer Lingus get delayed a lot at Birmingham?
0.9% of Aer Lingus' 7,775 flights a year at Birmingham land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 70 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
December 2025, when Aer Lingus flights at Birmingham ran an average of 23.4 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Aer Lingus at Birmingham
In the last 12 months, Aer Lingus operated 7,775 flights at Birmingham, and 0.9% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 71.1% ran on time against 72.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 14.9 to 16 minutes.
| Aer Lingus at Birmingham, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Birmingham | 7,775 | was 6,739 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 71.1% | ▼ was 72.9% |
| Average delay | 16 min | ▲ was 14.9 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.9% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.2% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 70 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aer Lingus at Birmingham, month by month
Worst month: December 2025, averaging 23.4 minutes.
Route by route
Aer Lingus' busiest routes at Birmingham
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 3,921 | 321 km | 16.3 min | 0.7% | £220each |
| Belfast City (George Best) | 3,852 | 363 km | 15.6 min | 1.0% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Birmingham 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 each 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.
Aer Lingus from other airports
Other airlines at Birmingham
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. Methodology and limitations.