How often is TUI Airways delayed at Stansted?
17 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £220 or £350 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, TUI Airways operated 1,668 flights at Stansted, and 1.0% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 or £350 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is down on last year: 52.2% of flights ran on time against 54.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 24.3 to 28 minutes.
| TUI Airways at Stansted, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Stansted | 1,668 | was 1,741 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 52.2% | ▼ was 54.7% |
| Average delay | 28 min | ▲ was 24.3 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.0% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 17 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
TUI Airways at Stansted, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 52.2 minutes.
TUI Airways' busiest routes at Stansted
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Palma de Mallorca | <0.5% | £220 |
| Paphos | <0.5% | £350 |
| Las Palmas | <0.5% | £350 |
| Enfidha - Hammamet Intl | 3.5% | £350 |
| Tenerife South (Reina Sofia) | <0.5% | £350 |
| Rhodes | <0.5% | £350 |
| Corfu | 2.1% | £350 |
| Mahon | <0.5% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Stansted 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 Stansted
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.