How bad are delays at Liverpool (John Lennon) Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Liverpool (John Lennon) is one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
- Flights a year
- 38,803
- Landed on time
- 81.1%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 155a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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155 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Liverpool (John Lennon)
What it pays
What a delay from Liverpool (John Lennon) pays
The busiest routes out of Liverpool (John Lennon), priced. One departure airport, so each figure is exact.
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Recent arrivals into Liverpool (John Lennon) that ran late
Every arrival at Liverpool (John Lennon) 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. Amounts are per person on the booking (half on the longest flights that landed 3 to 4 hours late). Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours for the real answer.
easyJet
Barcelona → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
5 Oct · 12:10 → 15:22
easyJet
Paris → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
4 Oct · 22:35
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
24 Sept · 12:00
easyJet
Prague → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
21 Sept · 14:20
easyJet
Málaga → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
13 Sept · 12:35
easyJet
Kos Island → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 00:25
Ryanair
Málaga → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 00:40
easyJet
Larnarca → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 00:40
easyJet
Málaga → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 00:55
easyJet
Faro → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 01:40
Jet2
Menorca Island → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
9 Sept · 13:05
Ryanair
Dublin → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
8 Sept · 16:20
easyJet
Alicante → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
8 Sept · 23:50
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How bad is it
Does Liverpool (John Lennon) get delayed a lot?
No, less than most. It's one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 81.1% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 155 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Wizz Air, 82.5% on time across 1,361 flights. Least reliable: Aer Lingus, 76.4%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when flights at Liverpool (John Lennon) ran an average of 15 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Liverpool (John Lennon)
In the last 12 months, 38,803 flights operated at Liverpool (John Lennon), and 0.4% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 81.1% ran on time against 78.6% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 13 to 10.6 minutes.
| Liverpool (John Lennon), last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Liverpool (John Lennon) | 38,803 | was 36,806 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 81.1% | ▲ was 78.6% |
| Average delay | 10.6 min | ▼ was 13 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 155 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Liverpool (John Lennon), arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Liverpool (John Lennon), month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 15 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at Liverpool (John Lennon)
Where it flies
Routes from Liverpool (John Lennon)
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 Liverpool (John Lennon)
Liverpool (John Lennon) 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.