How often is Qatar Airways delayed at Edinburgh?
£520 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: Edinburgh to Doha Hamad, 5,547 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Qatar Airways operated 1,149 flights at Edinburgh, and 0.7% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: Edinburgh to Doha Hamad, 5,547 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £520 per passenger band.
Punctuality is down on last year: 78.0% of flights ran on time against 81.5% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 10 to 11.1 minutes.
| Qatar Airways at Edinburgh, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Edinburgh | 1,149 | was 1,454 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 78.0% | ▼ was 81.5% |
| Average delay | 11.1 min | ▲ was 10 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.7% | - |
| Cancelled | 7.3% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 8 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Qatar Airways at Edinburgh, month by month
Worst month: December 2025, averaging 17.8 minutes.
Qatar Airways' busiest routes at Edinburgh
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Doha Hamad | 0.7% | £520 |
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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Qatar Airways from other airports
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.