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How much compensation for a delayed Sunexpress flight from Manchester?

£350 each, if you land 3 hours or more late

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Flights a year
2,303
Landed on time
69.1%
Land 3 hrs or more late
7a year

Last 12 months, CAA data

What you're owed

£350 just you
£700 two of you
£1,400 a family of four

Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 7 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.

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How bad is it

Does Sunexpress get delayed a lot at Manchester?

0.3% of Sunexpress' 2,303 flights a year at Manchester land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 7 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.

When is it worst?

March 2026, when Sunexpress flights at Manchester ran an average of 25.4 minutes late.

See all the numbers for Sunexpress at Manchester

In the last 12 months, Sunexpress operated 2,303 flights at Manchester, and 0.3% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £350 each becomes payable.

Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 69.1% ran on time against 62.4% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 18.9 to 14.5 minutes.

Sunexpress at Manchester, last 12 months
Sunexpress at Manchester, last 12 months Figure vs year before
Flights at Manchester 2,303 was 2,318
Ran on time (within 15 min) 69.1% ▲ was 62.4%
Average delay 14.5 min ▼ was 18.9 min
3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) 0.3% -
Cancelled 2.4% -
Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) 7 flights/year -

The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.

Sunexpress at Manchester, month by month

15.9m
14.1m
17.7m
22m
6.3m
9.7m
24.9m
12.9m
25.4m
9.1m
7.5m
8.8m
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Worst month: March 2026, averaging 25.4 minutes.

Route by route

Sunexpress' busiest routes at Manchester

Destination 3 hours or more late 3 hours or more pays
Antalya 0.2% £350each
Dalaman 0.1% £350each
Izmir (Adnan Menderes) 1.0% £350each

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.

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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. Methodology and limitations.