How much compensation for a delayed Emerald Airlines flight from Belfast City (George Best)?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 14,787
- Landed on time
- 73.6%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 163a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 163 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Emerald Airlines get delayed a lot at Belfast City (George Best)?
1.1% of Emerald Airlines' 14,787 flights a year at Belfast City (George Best) land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 163 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
August 2025, when Emerald Airlines flights at Belfast City (George Best) ran an average of 21.7 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Emerald Airlines at Belfast City (George Best)
In the last 12 months, Emerald Airlines operated 14,787 flights at Belfast City (George Best), and 1.1% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 73.6% ran on time against 83.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 10.4 to 15.8 minutes.
| Emerald Airlines at Belfast City (George Best), last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Belfast City (George Best) | 14,787 | was 15,011 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 73.6% | ▼ was 83.3% |
| Average delay | 15.8 min | ▲ was 10.4 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 163 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Emerald Airlines at Belfast City (George Best), month by month
Worst month: August 2025, averaging 21.7 minutes.
Route by route
Emerald Airlines' busiest routes at Belfast City (George Best)
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 3,844 | 363 km | 15.9 min | 1.1% | £220each |
| Manchester | 2,592 | 274 km | 15.7 min | 1.2% | £220each |
| Leeds Bradford | 2,253 | 286 km | 14.1 min | 0.7% | £220each |
| Edinburgh | 2,006 | 217 km | 19.1 min | 1.1% | £220each |
| Southampton | 1,720 | 508 km | 12.9 min | 0.7% | £220each |
| Glasgow | 841 | 167 km | 19.4 min | 2.0% | £220each |
| Cardiff Wales | 663 | 396 km | 14.7 min | 1.3% | £220each |
| East Midlands International | 582 | 359 km | 14.1 min | 1.0% | £220each |
Your rights
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 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.