How bad are delays at East Midlands International Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
East Midlands International is about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
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What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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125 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at East Midlands International
From our own tracking
Recent arrivals into East Midlands International that ran late
Every arrival at East Midlands International we logged running 3 or more hours late, or cancelled, since August. Newest first, and only flights UK or EU rules cover. A cancelled row carries no figure because what it pays turns on the notice you were given. The amount is what UK or EU rules pay that passenger, per person on the booking: usually the full rate for the distance, and half of it on the longest flights that landed between 3 and 4 hours late. Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours to get the real answer.
RRR2302
Royal Air Force
Akrotiri → East Midlands Airport
8 Oct · 17:00
FR9387
Ryanair
Barcelona → East Midlands Airport
3 Oct · 22:45
9L2233
AirTanker Services
Mount Pleasant → East Midlands Airport
19 Sept · 09:00 → 18:00
FR23
Ryanair
Unknown → East Midlands Airport
12 Sept · 20:12
FR1703
Ryanair
Bergamo → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 00:10
LS3004
Jet2
Fuerteventura Island → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 00:10
FR1665
Ryanair
Riga → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 00:45
FR3153
Ryanair
Tenerife Island → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 00:55
LS682
Jet2
Gran Canaria Island → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 00:55
LS626
Jet2
Heraklion → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 01:05
FR471
Ryanair
Murcia → East Midlands Airport
9 Sept · 08:15
BY7281
TUI Airways
Palma De Mallorca → East Midlands Airport
8 Sept · 20:10 → 23:58
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How bad is it
Does East Midlands International get delayed a lot?
Not especially. It's about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 74.5% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 125 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Jet2.com, 76.3% on time across 8,730 flights. Least reliable: TUI Airways, 71.7%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when flights at East Midlands International ran an average of 23.8 minutes late.
See all the numbers for East Midlands International
In the last 12 months, 25,035 flights operated at East Midlands International, and 0.5% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 74.5% ran on time against 74.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 14.7 to 14.5 minutes.
| East Midlands International, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at East Midlands International | 25,035 | was 25,124 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 74.5% | ▼ was 74.7% |
| Average delay | 14.5 min | ▼ was 14.7 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.1% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 125 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for East Midlands International, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
East Midlands International, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 23.8 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at East Midlands International
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 0.5% | 74.3% |
| Jet2.com | 0.6% | 76.3% |
| TUI Airways | 0.2% | 71.7% |
| Aer Lingus | 1.0% | 78.0% |
Where it flies
Routes from East Midlands International
The exact figure for a delay of 3 hours or more on each, worked out from the real distance rather than the range most sites quote.
Your rights
Your rights from East Midlands International
East Midlands International is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK law, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each 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.
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. Methodology and limitations.