How often is Norwegian delayed at Edinburgh?
4 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £220 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, Norwegian operated 1,937 flights at Edinburgh, and 0.2% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 77.9% of flights ran on time against 75.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 12.7 to 11.9 minutes.
| Norwegian at Edinburgh, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Edinburgh | 1,937 | was 1,716 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 77.9% | ▲ was 75.3% |
| Average delay | 11.9 min | ▼ was 12.7 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 4 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Norwegian at Edinburgh, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 20 minutes.
Norwegian's busiest routes at Edinburgh
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo (Gardermoen) | 0.3% | £220 |
| Copenhagen | 0.2% | £220 |
| Stockholm (Arlanda) | <0.5% | £220 |
| Billund | <0.5% | £220 |
| Bergen | <0.5% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Edinburgh 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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Other airlines at Edinburgh
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.