That estimate is for the 1 flight the UK and EU rules cover, out of 9 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 33 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: 7 of them logged one on 26 August 2026, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, 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
9
Cancellations
33
Est. owed
£870 + €400
Airports affected
7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 1 | £520 |
| United Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | €400 |
| American Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| El Al | 1 | £0 |
| Etihad Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Finnair | 0 | £0 |
| Iberia | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 0 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Royal Jordanian | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | £350 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | £520 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 3 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | £350 |
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.
- British Airways — 10 flights
- easyJet — 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 7 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 9 flights
- London Gatwick — 4 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 42 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 26 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.
British Airways
Malé → London Heathrow Airport
18:30 → 22:59
Ryanair UK
Rabat → London Stansted Airport
01:15 → 04:31
easyJet
Larnarca → London Luton Airport
19:20 → 22:25
EY61
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi → London Heathrow Airport
06:40 → 13:57
DL1854
Delta Air Lines
San Juan → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:25 → 16:41
LY25
El Al
Tel Aviv Yafo → Newark Liberty International Airport
05:45 → 10:16
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:51 → 03:44
UA2289
United Airlines
Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:17 → 14:59
AA1248
American Airlines
Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:14 → 01:16
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
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
UA148
United Airlines
São Paulo → Newark Liberty International Airport
05:40
UA880
United Airlines
Houston → London Heathrow Airport
07:55
UA36
United Airlines
Newark → Edinburgh Airport
08:05
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
AA6201
American Airlines
Orlando → London Gatwick Airport
10:40
British Airways
Bâle/Mulhouse → London Heathrow Airport
12:40
RJ261
Royal Jordanian
Amman → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:20
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
UA1880
United Airlines
Sint-Marten → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:16
UA1530
United Airlines
Siril E. King → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:37
UA1039
United Airlines
Oranjestad → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:42
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Etihad Airways flight into London Heathrow Airport ran 7 hrs 17 min late on 26 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. 26 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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