Flight delays on 18 August 2026: what airlines owed passengers
£610 + €250 estimated owed to passengers so far today
That estimate is for the 3 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 25 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 17 cancelled outright at the airports we track. The rest were outside the rules, most often a flight into the UK on an airline based elsewhere.
This isn't CAA punctuality data, it's our own live tracking of arrivals at the 8 airports we track: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Luton, Edinburgh, JFK and Newark. It is not a national or worldwide count. Not every one of them has a delay or cancellation every day: 6 of them logged one on 18 August 2026, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester. Every flight that lands 3 or more hours late that day, or gets cancelled outright, is logged and scored under UK261 and EU261, the same rules the checker above uses.
Flights 3h+ late
25
Cancellations
17
Est. owed
£610 + €250
Airports affected
6
Worst airlines today
Ranked by combined delays and cancellations logged across the airports we track. Airline names appear exactly as our live feed reports them.
| Airline | 3h+ delays | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | £260 |
| easyJet | 2 | £350 + €250 |
| Delta Air Lines | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 0 | £0 |
Worst airports today
| Airport | 3h+ delays | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £260 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 0 | £0 |
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 8h 12m late on 18 August 2026, the longest delay we logged that day.
These counts cover arrivals at the 8 airports we track, swept several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. Today is still in progress, so the totals update as more sweeps come in. "Est. owed" applies the UK261/EU261 amounts to each eligible flight; airlines can still dispute individual claims by pointing to extraordinary circumstances, so treat these as a strong steer, not a guarantee for any one passenger.
Source: CheckFlightCompensation live arrivals tracking.
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