How often is Emerald Airlines delayed at Cardiff Wales?
£220 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Cardiff Wales to Belfast City (George Best), 396 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Emerald Airlines operated 565 flights at Cardiff Wales, and 1.2% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Cardiff Wales to Belfast City (George Best), 396 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £220 per passenger band.
Punctuality is down on last year: 73.1% of flights ran on time against 84.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 9.4 to 15.6 minutes.
| Emerald Airlines at Cardiff Wales, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Cardiff Wales | 565 | was 721 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 73.1% | ▼ was 84.7% |
| Average delay | 15.6 min | ▲ was 9.4 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.9% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 7 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Emerald Airlines at Cardiff Wales, month by month
Worst month: December 2025, averaging 39.6 minutes.
Emerald Airlines' busiest routes at Cardiff Wales
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast City (George Best) | 1.2% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Cardiff Wales 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.