Flight Delays on 26 August 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate adds up the 3 late flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 9 that landed 3 hours or more late at the airports we track. The other late flights were outside the rules, most often a flight into the UK on an airline based elsewhere. It leaves out the 33 cancellations, because whether those pay depends on how much notice passengers were given.

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This isn't CAA punctuality data, it's our own live tracking of flights. 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 hours or more late that day, or was cancelled, was logged and checked against the UK and EU rules, the same ones the checker above uses.

Flights 3 hours or more late

Cancellations

Est. owed

£870 + €400

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	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
British Airways	1	9	£520
United Airlines	1	6	£0
Avianca	0	5	£0
easyJet	1	3	€400
American Airlines	2	1	£0
Porter	0	3	£0
Delta Air Lines	1	0	£0
El Al	1	0	£0
Etihad Airways	1	0	£0
Finnair	0	1	£0
Iberia	0	1	£0
JetBlue	0	1	£0
KLM	0	1	£0
Loganair	0	1	£0
Royal Jordanian	0	1	£0
Ryanair UK	1	0	£350

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
London Heathrow Airport	2	9	£520
John F. Kennedy International Airport	3	7	£0
Newark Liberty International Airport	2	7	£0
London Gatwick Airport	0	5	£0
Manchester Airport	0	3	£0
Edinburgh Airport	0	2	£0
London Luton Airport	1	0	€400
London Stansted Airport	1	0	£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

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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. We earn a fee if you claim through a Claim link.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
BA60British Airways	Malé to London Heathrow Airport	18:30	4 hrs 29 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
RK1365Ryanair UK	Rabat to London Stansted Airport	01:15	3 hrs 16 min	Claim £350£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22594easyJet	Larnarca to London Luton Airport	19:20	3 hrs 5 min	Claim €400€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
EY61Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow Airport	06:40	7 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1854Delta Air Lines	San Juan to John F. Kennedy International Airport	11:25	5 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LY25El Al	Tel Aviv Yafo to Newark Liberty International Airport	05:45	4 hrs 31 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA28American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:51	3 hrs 53 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2289United Airlines	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:17	3 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA1248American Airlines	Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:14	3 hrs 2 min	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
UA148United Airlines	São Paulo to Newark Liberty International Airport	05:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA184British Airways	Newark to London Heathrow Airport	05:50	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA142British Airways	New Delhi to London Heathrow Airport	06:50	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28476easyJet	Basel/Mulhouse to London Gatwick Airport	07:35	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
UA880United Airlines	Houston to London Heathrow Airport	07:55	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA36United Airlines	Newark to Edinburgh Airport	08:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2121Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA2166British Airways	Tampa to London Gatwick Airport	08:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
IB4682Iberia	Tampa to London Gatwick Airport	08:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28526easyJet	Porto to London Gatwick Airport	09:25	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
PD2125Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA6201American Airlines	Orlando to London Gatwick Airport	10:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA429British Airways	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	10:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
KL927KLM	Amsterdam to Edinburgh Airport	12:20	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA759British Airways	Basel-Mulhouse to London Heathrow Airport	12:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA549British Airways	Rome to London Heathrow Airport	14:10	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA735British Airways	Zurich to London Heathrow Airport	16:30	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
AY1365Finnair	Helsinki to Manchester Airport	17:05	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
RJ261Royal Jordanian	Amman to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U22146easyJet	Dalaman to Manchester Airport	17:50	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
B6752JetBlue	Cancún to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:56	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1880United Airlines	St Maarten to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:16	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1530United Airlines	Siril E. King to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:37	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1039United Airlines	Oranjestad to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:42	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA753British Airways	Geneva to London Heathrow Airport	19:15	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
LM368Loganair	Southampton to Manchester Airport	19:25	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA633British Airways	Athens to London Heathrow Airport	21:55	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.

BA60

British Airways

4 hrs 29 min late

Malé → London Heathrow Airport

due 18:30, landed 22:59

Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

RK1365

Ryanair UK

3 hrs 16 min late

Rabat → London Stansted Airport

due 01:15, landed 04:31

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

U22594

easyJet

3 hrs 5 min late

Larnarca → London Luton Airport

due 19:20, landed 22:25

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

EY61

Etihad Airways

7 hrs 17 min late

Abu Dhabi → London Heathrow Airport

due 06:40, landed 13:57

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1854

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 16 min late

San Juan → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 11:25, landed 16:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LY25

El Al

4 hrs 31 min late

Tel Aviv Yafo → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 05:45, landed 10:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

3 hrs 53 min late

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 23:51, landed 03:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2289

United Airlines

3 hrs 42 min late

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 11:17, landed 14:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1248

American Airlines

3 hrs 2 min late

Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 22:14, landed 01:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7396

Avianca

Cancelled

Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 00:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV660

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV642

Avianca

Cancelled

Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV206

Avianca

Cancelled

Pereira → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 02:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7394

Avianca

Cancelled

Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 03:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA148

United Airlines

Cancelled

São Paulo → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 05:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA184

British Airways

Cancelled

Newark → London Heathrow Airport

due 05:50

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BA142

British Airways

Cancelled

New Delhi → London Heathrow Airport

due 06:50

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U28476

easyJet

Cancelled

Basel/Mulhouse → London Gatwick Airport

due 07:35

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UA880

United Airlines

Cancelled

Houston → London Heathrow Airport

due 07:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA36

United Airlines

Cancelled

Newark → Edinburgh Airport

due 08:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PD2121

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 08:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA2166

British Airways

Cancelled

Tampa → London Gatwick Airport

due 08:40

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IB4682

Iberia

Cancelled

Tampa → London Gatwick Airport

due 08:40

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U28526

easyJet

Cancelled

Porto → London Gatwick Airport

due 09:25

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PD2125

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 10:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA6201

American Airlines

Cancelled

Orlando → London Gatwick Airport

due 10:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA429

British Airways

Cancelled

Amsterdam → London Heathrow Airport

due 10:40

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KL927

KLM

Cancelled

Amsterdam → Edinburgh Airport

due 12:20

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BA759

British Airways

Cancelled

Basel-Mulhouse → London Heathrow Airport

due 12:40

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BA549

British Airways

Cancelled

Rome → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:10

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BA735

British Airways

Cancelled

Zurich → London Heathrow Airport

due 16:30

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AY1365

Finnair

Cancelled

Helsinki → Manchester Airport

due 17:05

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RJ261

Royal Jordanian

Cancelled

Amman → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 17:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U22146

easyJet

Cancelled

Dalaman → Manchester Airport

due 17:50

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B6752

JetBlue

Cancelled

Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 17:56

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1880

United Airlines

Cancelled

St Maarten → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1530

United Airlines

Cancelled

Siril E. King → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1039

United Airlines

Cancelled

Oranjestad → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PD2135

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA753

British Airways

Cancelled

Geneva → London Heathrow Airport

due 19:15

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LM368

Loganair

Cancelled

Southampton → Manchester Airport

due 19:25

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BA633

British Airways

Cancelled

Athens → London Heathrow Airport

due 21:55

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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 amounts the rules set to each covered 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 flight tracking.

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