How often is Swiss Airlines delayed at London City?
£220 per passenger if a 3+ hour delay hits this route
Effectively one route: London City to Zurich, 760 km apart.
In the last 12 months, Swiss Airlines operated 2,325 flights at London City, and fewer than 1 in 200 flights were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Effectively one route: London City to Zurich, 760 km apart, which puts a delay of 3 hours or more in the £220 per passenger band.
Punctuality is down on last year: 61.0% of flights ran on time against 61.1% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 17.1 to 16.3 minutes.
| Swiss Airlines at London City, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at London City | 2,325 | was 2,234 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 61.0% | ▼ was 61.1% |
| Average delay | 16.3 min | ▼ was 17.1 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | <0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.1% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | rare | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Swiss Airlines at London City, month by month
Worst month: June 2026, averaging 27 minutes.
Swiss Airlines' busiest routes at London City
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | <0.5% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
London City 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.