That estimate is for the 5 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 22 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 28 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. 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 23 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
22
Cancellations
28
Est. owed
£1,220 + €1,900
Airports affected
8
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 | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 4 | £700 + €800 |
| United Airlines | 5 | £520 |
| JetBlue | 5 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 3 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | €250 |
| Delta Air Lines | 0 | £0 |
| Norwegian | 0 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | €600 |
| Air China | 1 | £0 |
| Alaska | 1 | £0 |
| Royal Jordanian | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 9 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 6 | £520 + €600 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | £350 |
| London Luton Airport | 3 | £350 + €800 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | €250 |
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.
- easyJet — 8 flights
- British Airways — 3 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.
- London Heathrow — 5 flights
- London Gatwick — 3 flights
- London Luton — 3 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 50 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 23 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.
easyJet
Tivat → London Luton Airport
14:10 → 21:51
United Airlines
Edinburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:25 → 17:30
Ryanair
Berlin → London Stansted Airport
16:00 → 20:19
Aer Lingus
Dublin → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:05 → 20:22
easyJet
Alicante → London Luton Airport
12:00 → 15:44
British Airways
Prague → London Heathrow Airport
08:05 → 11:33
easyJet
Alicante → London Luton Airport
02:10 → 05:35
easyJet
Enfidha → Manchester Airport
00:20 → 03:22
B62012
JetBlue
Valparaiso → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:55 → 19:46
UA2392
United Airlines
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:22 → 21:42
UA334
United Airlines
Austin → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:52 → 02:07
AA1785
American Airlines
Las Vegas → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:23 → 00:27
CA847
Air China
Shanghai → London Gatwick Airport
07:00 → 11:50
B6602
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:54 → 19:42
B6342
JetBlue
Savannah → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:24 → 01:54
AA566
American Airlines
Phoenix → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:30 → 01:30
UA2109
United Airlines
Salt Lake City → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:10 → 22:10
AA274
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:34 → 00:31
B6788
JetBlue
Saint Martin → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:37 → 19:07
B6850
JetBlue
Santiago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:18 → 00:33
AS211
Alaska
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:01 → 18:16
UA4560
United Airlines
Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:30 → 19:44
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV642
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV206
Avianca
Pereira → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:40
UA1652
United Airlines
Vancouver → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:41
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
DY1302
Norwegian
Oslo → London Gatwick Airport
08:40
DY1354
Norwegian
Oslo → Edinburgh Airport
09:10
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
DL303
Delta Air Lines
Copenhagen → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:40
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
DL315
Delta Air Lines
Berlin → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:50
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
UA135
United Airlines
Zurich → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:30
American Airlines
Rome → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:35
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
RJ261
Royal Jordanian
Amman → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:20
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 5 hrs 15 min late on 23 August 2026, the longest delay we logged that day.
These counts cover arrivals at the airports we swept that day, several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. We track 22 airports now; the list grew from 8 to 22 on 27 August 2026, so days before that cover fewer. 23 August 2026 is complete. "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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