How often is Wizz Air delayed at Leeds Bradford?
13 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £220 or £350 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, Wizz Air operated 923 flights at Leeds Bradford, and 1.4% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 or £350 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is down on last year: 75.7% of flights ran on time against 76.0% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 16.3 to 16.9 minutes.
| Wizz Air at Leeds Bradford, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Leeds Bradford | 923 | was 990 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 75.7% | ▼ was 76.0% |
| Average delay | 16.9 min | ▲ was 16.3 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 13 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Wizz Air at Leeds Bradford, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 33.1 minutes.
Wizz Air's busiest routes at Leeds Bradford
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest (Otopeni) | 3.5% | £350 |
| Warsaw (Chopin) | 0.7% | £350 |
| Cluj Napoca | <0.5% | £350 |
| Gdansk | <0.5% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Leeds Bradford 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.