How often is BA CityFlyer delayed at Belfast City (George Best)?
£220 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Belfast City (George Best) to London City, 526 km apart.
In the last 12 months, BA CityFlyer operated 1,567 flights at Belfast City (George Best), and 0.1% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Belfast City (George Best) to London City, 526 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £220 per passenger band.
Punctuality is down on last year: 81.0% of flights ran on time against 83.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 9.4 to 9.9 minutes.
| BA CityFlyer at Belfast City (George Best), last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Belfast City (George Best) | 1,567 | was 1,594 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 81.0% | ▼ was 83.2% |
| Average delay | 9.9 min | ▲ was 9.4 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 2 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
BA CityFlyer at Belfast City (George Best), month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 16.7 minutes.
BA CityFlyer's busiest routes at Belfast City (George Best)
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| London City | 0.1% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Belfast City (George Best) 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.