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How much compensation for a delayed Emerald Airlines flight from Bristol?

£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late

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Flights a year
2,800
Landed on time
75.1%
Land 3 hrs or more late
22a year

Last 12 months, CAA data

What you're owed

£220 just you
£440 two of you
£880 a family of four

Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 22 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 Bristol?

0.8% of Emerald Airlines' 2,800 flights a year at Bristol land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 22 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.

When is it worst?

August 2025, when Emerald Airlines flights at Bristol ran an average of 26.4 minutes late.

See all the numbers for Emerald Airlines at Bristol

In the last 12 months, Emerald Airlines operated 2,800 flights at Bristol, and 0.8% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.

Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 75.1% ran on time against 73.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 14.9 to 14.6 minutes.

Emerald Airlines at Bristol, last 12 months
Emerald Airlines at Bristol, last 12 months Figure vs year before
Flights at Bristol 2,800 was 521
Ran on time (within 15 min) 75.1% ▲ was 73.3%
Average delay 14.6 min ▼ was 14.9 min
3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) 0.8% -
Cancelled 2.1% -
Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) 22 flights/year -

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

Emerald Airlines at Bristol, month by month

16.8m
26.4m
23.3m
8.4m
10m
22.1m
7.2m
7.8m
16.1m
9.4m
8.7m
16m
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Worst month: August 2025, averaging 26.4 minutes.

Route by route

Emerald Airlines' busiest routes at Bristol

Destination 3 hours or more late 3 hours or more pays
Dublin 0.8% £220each
Cork 0.7% £220each

Your rights

Your rights on this route

Bristol 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.