Flight Delays on 21 August 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate is for the 9 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 51 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 40 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.

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This isn't CAA punctuality data, it's our own live tracking of arrivals. We sweep 22 airports today: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Luton, Edinburgh, JFK, Newark, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London City, Belfast International, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds Bradford, Belfast City, Aberdeen, East Midlands, Southampton, Jersey and Bournemouth. That list grew from 8 on 27 August 2026, so a day before then covers the original eight only. It is not a national or worldwide count. Not every airport has a delay or cancellation every day: 8 of them logged one on 21 August 2026, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester and Stansted. Every flight that landed 3 or more hours late that day, or got cancelled outright, was logged and scored under UK261 and EU261, the same rules the checker above uses.

Flights 3 hours or more late

Cancellations

Est. owed

£1,180 + €3,200

Airports affected

Ranked

Worst airlines that day

Ranked by combined delays and cancellations logged across the airports we track. Airline names appear exactly as our live feed reports them.

Airline	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
United Airlines	18	1	€600
Delta Air Lines	9	6	£0
JetBlue	4	9	£0
Ryanair	6	2	€1,950
easyJet	3	4	£700 + €250
American Airlines	5	1	£260
Avianca	0	5	£0
British Airways	1	3	£220
Porter	0	4	£0
Aer Lingus	0	1	£0
Arajet	1	0	£0
Arkia Israeli	1	0	£0
Frontier	1	0	£0
Jet2	1	0	€400
Kenya Airways	1	0	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0
Loganair	0	1	£0
Lufthansa	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	18	21	£260
Newark Liberty International Airport	21	7	€600
Manchester Airport	3	4	£350 + €800
London Heathrow Airport	2	3	£220
London Stansted Airport	4	1	€1,150
London Luton Airport	3	0	£350 + €650
Edinburgh Airport	0	2	£0
London Gatwick Airport	0	2	£0

By airline

Every airline with delays that day

Each one lists its own flights and what they were worth. Only airlines with at least three flights UK or EU rules cover get a page, so this is shorter than the counts above.

Ryanair — 8 flights
easyJet — 7 flights
British Airways — 4 flights

By airport

Every airport with delays that day

Each one lists its own flights and what they were worth. Only airports with at least three flights UK or EU rules cover get a page, so this is shorter than the 8 that logged anything at all.

Manchester — 7 flights
London Stansted — 5 flights
London Heathrow — 3 flights
London Luton — 3 flights

Every flight

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The 91 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 21 August 2026, at the airports we swept that day. This is our raw log, so it includes flights UK and EU rules do not reach; the totals above come from the day's own sweep summary and count on a different basis, so the two do not add up to each other. 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.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
BA757British Airways	Geneva to London Heathrow Airport	07:45	8 hrs	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22268easyJet	Gibraltar to Manchester Airport	15:05	7 hrs 15 min	Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR2224Ryanair	Tallinn to London Stansted Airport	11:55	5 hrs 12 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR2456Ryanair	Roma to London Stansted Airport	18:30	4 hrs 57 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR5766Ryanair	Faro to London Luton Airport	11:30	4 hrs 22 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22308easyJet	Ibiza Town to London Luton Airport	01:20	4 hrs 18 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA386United Airlines	Dubrovnik to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:35	4 hrs 13 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR795Ryanair	Venice to London Stansted Airport	16:00	4 hrs 9 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR973Ryanair	Genova to London Stansted Airport	11:25	4 hrs 6 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR9072Ryanair	Alicante to Manchester Airport	01:05	4 hrs 5 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA83American Airlines	Edinburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:59	3 hrs 58 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LS870Jet2	Palma De Mallorca to Manchester Airport	00:25	3 hrs 20 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22638easyJet	Tivat to London Luton Airport	14:40	3 hrs 9 min	Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA1206United Airlines	Tampa to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:20	24 hrs 29 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4167United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	07:16	7 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1693United Airlines	Boston to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:30	6 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA1071American Airlines	Charlotte to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:30	6 hrs 18 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1831United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:15	6 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5294Delta Air Lines	Raleigh/Durham to John F. Kennedy International Airport	11:39	6 hrs 6 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2378Delta Air Lines	Boston to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:52	6 hrs 5 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2812United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:25	5 hrs 53 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA16American Airlines	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:09	5 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1152United Airlines	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	22:49	5 hrs 43 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B636JetBlue	Boston to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:07	5 hrs 30 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
IZ993Arkia Israeli	Tel Aviv Yafo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	04:55	5 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA16United Airlines	Newark to London Heathrow Airport	05:55	5 hrs 14 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6602JetBlue	Fort Lauderdale to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:54	5 hrs 5 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4634American Airlines	Boston to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:00	5 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1560United Airlines	San José to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:00	5 hrs	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1864United Airlines	Miami to Newark Liberty International Airport	09:59	4 hrs 52 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA765United Airlines	Jacksonville to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:30	4 hrs 38 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DM5382Arajet	Punta Cana to Newark Liberty International Airport	23:30	4 hrs 30 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5265Delta Air Lines	Ithaca to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:43	4 hrs 27 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1505United Airlines	Denver to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:35	4 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL939Delta Air Lines	Syracuse to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:52	4 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA776United Airlines	Orlando to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:02	4 hrs 12 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6226JetBlue	Tampa to John F. Kennedy International Airport	18:50	4 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2219United Airlines	San Juan to Newark Liberty International Airport	05:04	3 hrs 54 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2049Delta Air Lines	Orlando to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:46	3 hrs 50 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2476United Airlines	Cleveland to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:07	3 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2498Delta Air Lines	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:54	3 hrs 46 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA2459American Airlines	Santa Ana to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:30	3 hrs 41 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1035Delta Air Lines	Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:27	3 hrs 40 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1595United Airlines	Orlando to Newark Liberty International Airport	22:10	3 hrs 39 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
F91158Frontier	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:28	3 hrs 38 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
KQ2Kenya Airways	Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:35	3 hrs 36 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2247United Airlines	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:42	3 hrs 31 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1209United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	00:57	3 hrs 18 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6407JetBlue	Portland to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:04	3 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2398Delta Air Lines	Atlanta to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:57	3 hrs 4 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL709Delta Air Lines	San Diego to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:27	3 hrs	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV7396Avianca	Quito to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV642Avianca	Guatemala City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV206Avianca	Pereira to John F. Kennedy International Airport	02:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV7394Avianca	Guayaquil to John F. Kennedy International Airport	03:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6372JetBlue	Salt Lake City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:07	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2186United Airlines	Santa Ana to Newark Liberty International Airport	05:21	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6359JetBlue	Burbank to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL705Delta Air Lines	Salt Lake City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:18	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6264JetBlue	Seattle to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA30American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61129JetBlue	Providence to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6307JetBlue	Portland to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:29	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2611Delta Air Lines	Boston to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6604JetBlue	Vancouver to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:36	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LA8180LATAM Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61419JetBlue	Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:52	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LM591Loganair	Inverness to Manchester Airport	07:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U28078easyJet	Málaga to London Gatwick Airport	07:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2121Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL915Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:16	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6816JetBlue	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:43	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
EI3550Aer Lingus	Dublin to Edinburgh Airport	09:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
DL4959Delta Air Lines	Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport	09:25	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
2T240Bermudair Limited	Hamilton to Newark Liberty International Airport	09:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2125Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL3Delta Air Lines	New York to London Heathrow Airport	10:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2127Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA185British Airways	London to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
FR2627Ryanair	Unknown to Manchester Airport	15:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
DL958Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR2496Ryanair	Perugia to London Stansted Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
B6752JetBlue	Cancún to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:56	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LH2486Lufthansa	Munich to London Heathrow Airport	18:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA8712British Airways	London to Edinburgh Airport	19:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA178British Airways	New York to London Heathrow Airport	19:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U24645easyJet	Paris to Manchester Airport	20:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U28722easyJet	Copenhagen to London Gatwick Airport	23:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U22202easyJet	Berlin to Manchester Airport	23:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got

BA757

British Airways

8 hrs

Geneva → London Heathrow Airport

07:45 → 15:45

Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

U22268

easyJet

7 hrs 15 min

Gibraltar → Manchester Airport

15:05 → 22:20

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR2224

Ryanair

5 hrs 12 min

Tallinn → London Stansted Airport

11:55 → 17:07

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR2456

Ryanair

4 hrs 57 min

Roma → London Stansted Airport

18:30 → 23:27

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR5766

Ryanair

4 hrs 22 min

Faro → London Luton Airport

11:30 → 15:52

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

U22308

easyJet

4 hrs 18 min

Ibiza Town → London Luton Airport

01:20 → 05:38

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA386

United Airlines

4 hrs 13 min

Dubrovnik → Newark Liberty International Airport

16:35 → 20:48

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR795

Ryanair

4 hrs 9 min

Venice → London Stansted Airport

16:00 → 20:09

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR973

Ryanair

4 hrs 6 min

Genova → London Stansted Airport

11:25 → 15:31

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR9072

Ryanair

4 hrs 5 min

Alicante → Manchester Airport

01:05 → 05:10

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

AA83

American Airlines

3 hrs 58 min

Edinburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

12:59 → 16:57

Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

LS870

Jet2

3 hrs 20 min

Palma De Mallorca → Manchester Airport

00:25 → 03:45

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

U22638

easyJet

3 hrs 9 min

Tivat → London Luton Airport

14:40 → 17:49

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA1206

United Airlines

24 hrs 29 min

Tampa → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:20 → 19:49

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4167

United Airlines

7 hrs 24 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

07:16 → 14:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1693

United Airlines

6 hrs 42 min

Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:30 → 02:12

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1071

American Airlines

6 hrs 18 min

Charlotte → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:30 → 02:48

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1831

United Airlines

6 hrs 8 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:15 → 01:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5294

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 6 min

Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport

11:39 → 17:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2378

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 5 min

Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:52 → 01:57

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2812

United Airlines

5 hrs 53 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:25 → 01:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA16

American Airlines

5 hrs 48 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:09 → 00:57

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1152

United Airlines

5 hrs 43 min

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

22:49 → 04:32

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B636

JetBlue

5 hrs 30 min

Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:07 → 00:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

IZ993

Arkia Israeli

5 hrs 25 min

Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

04:55 → 10:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA16

United Airlines

5 hrs 14 min

Newark → London Heathrow Airport

05:55 → 11:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6602

JetBlue

5 hrs 5 min

Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport

14:54 → 19:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4634

American Airlines

5 hrs 3 min

Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport

20:00 → 01:03

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1560

United Airlines

5 hrs

San José → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:00 → 01:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1864

United Airlines

4 hrs 52 min

Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport

09:59 → 14:51

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA765

United Airlines

4 hrs 38 min

Jacksonville → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:30 → 02:08

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DM5382

Arajet

4 hrs 30 min

Punta Cana → Newark Liberty International Airport

23:30 → 04:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5265

Delta Air Lines

4 hrs 27 min

Ithaca → John F. Kennedy International Airport

06:43 → 11:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1505

United Airlines

4 hrs 25 min

Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:35 → 00:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL939

Delta Air Lines

4 hrs 25 min

Syracuse → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:52 → 00:17

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA776

United Airlines

4 hrs 12 min

Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:02 → 00:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6226

JetBlue

4 hrs 3 min

Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport

18:50 → 22:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2219

United Airlines

3 hrs 54 min

San Juan → Newark Liberty International Airport

05:04 → 08:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2049

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 50 min

Orlando → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:46 → 17:36

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2476

United Airlines

3 hrs 48 min

Cleveland → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:07 → 00:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2498

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 46 min

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:54 → 00:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA2459

American Airlines

3 hrs 41 min

Santa Ana → John F. Kennedy International Airport

20:30 → 00:11

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1035

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 40 min

Jacksonville → John F. Kennedy International Airport

20:27 → 00:07

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1595

United Airlines

3 hrs 39 min

Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport

22:10 → 01:49

Not covered by UK or EU rules

F91158

Frontier

3 hrs 38 min

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:28 → 01:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

KQ2

Kenya Airways

3 hrs 36 min

Nairobi → John F. Kennedy International Airport

07:35 → 11:11

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2247

United Airlines

3 hrs 31 min

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:42 → 00:13

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1209

United Airlines

3 hrs 18 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

00:57 → 04:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6407

JetBlue

3 hrs 17 min

Portland → John F. Kennedy International Airport

16:04 → 19:21

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2398

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 4 min

Atlanta → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:57 → 01:01

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL709

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs

San Diego → John F. Kennedy International Airport

06:27 → 09:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7396

Avianca

Cancelled

Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport