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How much compensation for a delayed Air India flight from Birmingham?

£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late

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Flights a year
564
Landed on time
41.4%
Land 3 hrs or more late
16a year

Last 12 months, CAA data

What you're owed

£520 just you
£1,040 two of you
£2,080 a family of four

Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 16 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.

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How bad is it

Does Air India get delayed a lot at Birmingham?

2.8% of Air India's 564 flights a year at Birmingham land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 16 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.

When is it worst?

March 2026, when Air India flights at Birmingham ran an average of 124.9 minutes late.

See all the numbers for Air India at Birmingham

In the last 12 months, Air India operated 564 flights at Birmingham, and 2.8% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.

Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 41.4% ran on time against 56.8% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 38.7 to 42.9 minutes.

Air India at Birmingham, last 12 months
Air India at Birmingham, last 12 months Figure vs year before
Flights at Birmingham 564 was 663
Ran on time (within 15 min) 41.4% ▼ was 56.8%
Average delay 42.9 min ▲ was 38.7 min
3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) 2.8% -
Cancelled 4.1% -
Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) 16 flights/year -

The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.

Air India at Birmingham, month by month

18.8m
17.5m
26.1m
55.5m
23.6m
39m
59.6m
85.4m
124.9m
29.2m
8.5m
17.4m
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Worst month: March 2026, averaging 124.9 minutes.

Route by route

Air India's busiest routes at Birmingham

Destination 3 hours or more late 3 hours or more pays
Amritsar 1.8% £520each
Delhi 3.8% £520each

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.

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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. Methodology and limitations.