Birmingham flight delays: which airline is most reliable?
551 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Birmingham
Each one worth £220 to £520 per passenger, depending on distance.
Most reliable airline here: Loganair , 78.2% on time across 1,991 flights. Least reliable: TUI Airways , 60.1%.
In the last 12 months, 91,759 flights operated at Birmingham, and 0.6% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 67.8% of flights ran on time against 66.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 19.3 to 17.8 minutes.
| Birmingham, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Birmingham | 91,759 | was 88,284 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 67.8% | ▲ was 66.7% |
| Average delay | 17.8 min | ▼ was 19.3 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.6% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 551 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Birmingham, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Birmingham, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 25.2 minutes.
Airlines at Birmingham
| Airline | 3h+ % | On-time % |
|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 0.5% | 68.7% |
| Jet2.com | 0.5% | 61.6% |
| easyJet | 0.6% | 73.9% |
| TUI Airways | 1.0% | 60.1% |
| Aer Lingus | 0.9% | 71.1% |
| KLM | 0.5% | 68.4% |
| Lufthansa | 0.3% | 66.9% |
| Air France | 0.3% | 69.1% |
| Loganair | 0.4% | 78.2% |
| Wizz Air | 1.1% | 68.7% |
| Turkish Airlines | 0.2% | 71.0% |
| Sunexpress | 0.4% | 69.1% |
| Eurowings Luftverkehrs | 0.2% | 73.6% |
| Emirates | 0.3% | 71.6% |
| Swiss Airlines | 0.2% | 51.9% |
| Aurigny Air Services | 1.7% | 74.9% |
| Qatar Airways | 0.3% | 76.5% |
| Pegasus Airlines | 0.6% | 51.9% |
| Air India | 2.8% | 41.4% |
| SAS | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| Vueling Airlines | <0.5% | 79.2% |
Routes from Birmingham
The exact UK261/EU261 figure for a 3+ hour delay on each, worked out from the real distance rather than the range most sites quote.
Your rights from Birmingham
Birmingham is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 per passenger depending on distance. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. Cancelled instead of delayed? Broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
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Other UK airports
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.