How often is Aer Lingus delayed at Liverpool (John Lennon)?
£220 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Liverpool (John Lennon) to Dublin, 227 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Aer Lingus operated 1,269 flights at Liverpool (John Lennon), and 1.2% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Liverpool (John Lennon) to Dublin, 227 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £220 per passenger band.
Punctuality is up on last year: 76.4% of flights ran on time against 74.8% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 16 to 17.1 minutes.
| Aer Lingus at Liverpool (John Lennon), last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Liverpool (John Lennon) | 1,269 | was 1,257 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 76.4% | ▲ was 74.8% |
| Average delay | 17.1 min | ▲ was 16 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.5% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 15 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aer Lingus at Liverpool (John Lennon), month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 30.7 minutes.
Aer Lingus' busiest routes at Liverpool (John Lennon)
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 1.2% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Liverpool (John Lennon) 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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Other airlines at Liverpool (John Lennon)
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.