How often is Virgin Atlantic delayed at Manchester?
7 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £520 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, Virgin Atlantic operated 2,415 flights at Manchester, and 0.3% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 82.4% of flights ran on time against 80.1% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 12.1 to 9.9 minutes.
| Virgin Atlantic at Manchester, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Manchester | 2,415 | was 2,490 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 82.4% | ▲ was 80.1% |
| Average delay | 9.9 min | ▼ was 12.1 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.3% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 7 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Virgin Atlantic at Manchester, month by month
Worst month: December 2025, averaging 17.2 minutes.
Virgin Atlantic's busiest routes at Manchester
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 0.8% | £520 |
| Atlanta | <0.5% | £520 |
| New York (John F Kennedy) | <0.5% | £520 |
| Las Vegas | 0.6% | £520 |
| Bridgetown | <0.5% | £520 |
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 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 Manchester
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.