How often is Isles of Scilly Skybus delayed at Southampton?
£220 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Southampton to Alderney, 151 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Isles of Scilly Skybus operated 509 flights at Southampton, and 1.0% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Southampton to Alderney, 151 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £220 per passenger band.
Punctuality is up on last year: 63.2% of flights ran on time against 0.0% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 35 to 23 minutes.
| Isles of Scilly Skybus at Southampton, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Southampton | 509 | was 1 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 63.2% | ▲ was 0.0% |
| Average delay | 23 min | ▼ was 35 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.0% | - |
| Cancelled | 12.4% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 5 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Isles of Scilly Skybus at Southampton, month by month
Worst month: February 2026, averaging 50.6 minutes.
Isles of Scilly Skybus' busiest routes at Southampton
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Alderney | 1.0% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Southampton 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.