That estimate adds up the 11 late flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 18 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 48 cancellations, because whether those pay depends on how much notice passengers were given.
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: 15 of them logged one on 30 August 2026, Aberdeen, Belfast International, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, 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
18
Cancellations
48
Est. owed
£2,220 + €1,700
Airports affected
15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 3 | 20 | £570 + €400 |
| Porter | 0 | 5 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 3 | 2 | €800 |
| Avianca | 0 | 4 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | 2 | £260 |
| British Airways | 0 | 3 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 3 | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 1 | 2 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | 1 | £520 |
| Aer Lingus | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Air Transat | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 1 | 0 | £520 |
| Arkia Israeli | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Etihad Airways | 1 | 0 | £0 |
| Eurowings | 1 | 0 | €250 |
| Jet2 | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | 0 | €250 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | 0 | £350 |
| SunExpress | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Wideroe | 0 | 1 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | Late3 hours or more late | Cancelled | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 7 | 7 | £780 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 2 | 11 | €800 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | 7 | €650 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 1 | 7 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | 4 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | 2 | £520 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | 2 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | 2 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 2 | 0 | £570 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | 0 | £350 + €250 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| East Midlands Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| London City Airport | 0 | 1 | £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.
- easyJet — 23 flights
- TUI Airways — 5 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 15 that logged anything at all.
- London Gatwick — 12 flights
- Manchester — 8 flights
- Bristol — 5 flights
- London Heathrow — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 66 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 30 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.
TUI Airways
Málaga → London Gatwick Airport
due 13:35, landed 19:25
Ryanair UK
Agadir → London Stansted Airport
due 00:55, landed 06:34
Virgin Atlantic
Miami → London Heathrow Airport
due 08:05, landed 13:00
TUI Airways
Tenerife South → Manchester Airport
due 01:05, landed 05:53
American Airlines
Edinburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 12:59, landed 17:47
Eurowings
Hamburg → Manchester Airport
due 15:05, landed 18:56
easyJet
Edinburgh → London Luton Airport
due 13:00, landed 16:50
easyJet
Lisbon → London Gatwick Airport
due 09:55, landed 13:30
easyJet
Enfidha → London Luton Airport
due 00:55, landed 04:29
Ryanair
Reus → London Stansted Airport
due 18:30, landed 22:03
JetBlue
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 15:13, landed 18:41
BY6719
TUI Airways
Heraklion → Bristol Airport
due 16:10, landed 22:55
DL5008
Delta Air Lines
Cleveland → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 08:20, landed 14:22
EY1
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 08:35, landed 12:31
UA676
United Airlines
Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 16:59, landed 20:39
DL691
Delta Air Lines
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 21:54, landed 01:28
DL1322
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 14:29, landed 17:53
B6884
JetBlue
Orlando → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 21:46, landed 00:59
TUI Airways
Paphos → London Gatwick Airport
due 00:20
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 01:15
easyJet
Tenerife South → London Gatwick Airport
due 01:40
AV642
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 01:50
AV206
Avianca
Pereira → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 02:40
IZ991
Arkia Israeli
Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 04:55
British Airways
Kuala Lumpur → London Heathrow Airport
due 05:25
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 08:15
KLM
Amsterdam → Edinburgh Airport
due 08:30
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 10:00
easyJet
Rennes → Manchester Airport
due 10:25
TS338
Air Transat
Montreal → London Gatwick Airport
due 11:20
Virgin Atlantic
Washington → London Heathrow Airport
due 11:20
easyJet
Geneva → Bristol Airport
due 11:35
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 11:45
British Airways
Montpellier → London Gatwick Airport
due 12:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 12:50
easyJet
Bristol → Glasgow Airport
due 13:20
easyJet
Glasgow → Bristol Airport
due 15:05
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
due 15:30
WF368
Wideroe
Stavanger → Aberdeen International Airport
due 15:50
easyJet
Castletown → Manchester Airport
due 16:00
B61736
JetBlue
Santiago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 16:30
easyJet
Manchester → Belfast International Airport
due 16:35
easyJet
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
due 16:40
easyJet
Belfast → Birmingham Airport
due 16:40
easyJet
Bristol → Edinburgh Airport
due 16:55
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 17:56
easyJet
Castletown → London Gatwick Airport
due 18:00
easyJet
Belfast → Manchester Airport
due 18:05
Loganair
Castletown → London City Airport
due 18:15
UA1880
United Airlines
St Maarten → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:16
easyJet
Nice → London Gatwick Airport
due 18:30
easyJet
Belfast → London Gatwick Airport
due 18:35
UA1530
United Airlines
Siril E. King → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:37
easyJet
Edinburgh → Bristol Airport
due 18:40
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:45
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → Birmingham Airport
due 19:50
easyJet
Porto → London Gatwick Airport
due 19:55
Aer Lingus
Dublin → Manchester Airport
due 20:25
British Airways
Faro → London Gatwick Airport
due 21:50
easyJet
Nantes → London Gatwick Airport
due 22:20
easyJet
Paris → Manchester Airport
due 22:45
Lufthansa City
Munich → Manchester Airport
due 23:15
easyJet
Palma → Bristol Airport
due 23:30
Jet2
Skiathos → East Midlands Airport
due 23:50
TUI Airways
Heraklion → London Gatwick Airport
due 23:55
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A TUI Airways flight into Bristol Airport ran 6 hrs 45 min late on 30 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. 30 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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