How much compensation for a delayed Etihad Airways flight from Manchester?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Manchester to Abu Dhabi International, 5,678 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 1,408
- Landed on time
- 64.4%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 6a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£520each if a delay of 3 hours or more hits this route
Effectively one route: Manchester to Abu Dhabi International, 5,678 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Etihad Airways get delayed a lot at Manchester?
0.4% of Etihad Airways' 1,408 flights a year at Manchester land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 6 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
March 2026, when Etihad Airways flights at Manchester ran an average of 31.9 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Etihad Airways at Manchester
In the last 12 months, Etihad Airways operated 1,408 flights at Manchester, and 0.4% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 64.4% ran on time against 72.5% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 14.4 to 15.2 minutes.
| Etihad Airways at Manchester, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Manchester | 1,408 | was 902 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 64.4% | ▼ was 72.5% |
| Average delay | 15.2 min | ▲ was 14.4 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 6.6% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 6 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Etihad Airways at Manchester, month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 31.9 minutes.
Route by route
Etihad Airways' busiest routes at Manchester
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi International | 1,408 | 5,678 km | 15.2 min | 0.4% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Manchester 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.
Other airlines at Manchester
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.