Edinburgh flight delays: which airline is most reliable?
594 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Edinburgh
Each one worth £220 to £520 per passenger, depending on distance.
Most reliable airline here: Qatar Airways , 78.0% on time across 1,149 flights. Least reliable: Eurowings Luftverkehrs , 59.6%.
In the last 12 months, 118,729 flights operated at Edinburgh, and 0.5% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 per passenger becomes payable.
The on-time rate held at 70.8%, and the average delay held at 15.9 minutes.
| Edinburgh, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Edinburgh | 118,729 | was 114,459 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 70.8% | no change |
| Average delay | 15.9 min | no change |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 594 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Edinburgh, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Edinburgh, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 22.8 minutes.
Airlines at Edinburgh
| Airline | 3h+ % | On-time % |
|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 0.5% | 71.6% |
| Ryanair | 0.5% | 67.8% |
| British Airways | 0.2% | 76.3% |
| Jet2.com | 0.4% | 68.1% |
| Aer Lingus | 0.8% | 69.5% |
| Loganair | 0.7% | 72.3% |
| BA CityFlyer | 0.4% | 77.9% |
| KLM | 0.4% | 70.9% |
| Lufthansa | 0.1% | 63.7% |
| Norwegian | 0.2% | 77.9% |
| Air France | 0.6% | 68.8% |
| United Airlines | 1.7% | 66.3% |
| Delta Air Lines | 1.7% | 75.5% |
| Turkish Airlines | 0.3% | 75.2% |
| Qatar Airways | 0.7% | 78.0% |
| Eurowings Luftverkehrs | 0.5% | 59.6% |
| JetBlue Airways | 0.5% | 76.2% |
| Sunexpress | 0.4% | 73.0% |
| Finnair | <0.5% | 71.7% |
| Emirates | 0.4% | 76.4% |
| SAS | 0.2% | 83.1% |
| Pegasus Airlines | 0.5% | 66.1% |
| Edelweiss Air | 0.1% | 68.8% |
| West Jet Airlines | 0.5% | 65.5% |
| American Airlines | 1.2% | 80.2% |
| Brussels Airlines | 0.7% | 67.1% |
| Vueling Airlines | 0.2% | 75.2% |
| Air Canada | 2.2% | 71.8% |
| Aegean Airlines | <0.5% | 62.9% |
Routes from Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh
Edinburgh 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.