That estimate is for the 10 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 32 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 42 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: 12 of them logged one on 4 September 2026, Belfast International, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newark, Jersey, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Southampton 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
32
Cancellations
42
Est. owed
£1,350 + €2,450
Airports affected
12
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 | 2 | €650 |
| JetBlue | 4 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 6 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 5 | £0 |
| Aurigny | 1 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 2 | £260 + €400 |
| Ryanair | 3 | €750 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 2 | £350 + €400 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £520 |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | £220 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Air Peace | 1 | £0 |
| Air Transat | 1 | £0 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | €250 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Spirit | 0 | £0 |
| Wizz Air UK | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| London Gatwick Airport | 4 | €650 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 7 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 8 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £780 + €400 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Birmingham Airport | 3 | £570 + €250 |
| London City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | €500 |
| Southampton Airport | 2 | £0 |
| Belfast International Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Jersey Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 0 | £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 — 15 flights
- British Airways — 4 flights
- Ryanair — 4 flights
- KLM — 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 12 that logged anything at all.
- London Gatwick — 14 flights
- London Heathrow — 6 flights
- Birmingham — 3 flights
- London Stansted — 3 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 74 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 4 September 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. The amount is what UK or EU rules pay that passenger, per person on the booking: usually the full rate for the distance, and half of it on the longest flights that landed between 3 and 4 hours late. Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours to get the real answer.
UA2828
United Airlines
Savannah → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:51 → 19:51
SSZ103
SSZ
Bristol → Bristol Airport
13:46 → 21:49
UA4174
United Airlines
Philadelphia → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:36 → 19:22
B61198
JetBlue
Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:59 → 15:25
DL1520
Delta Air Lines
Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:30 → 21:25
UA2677
United Airlines
Phoenix → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:39 → 23:15
UA3710
United Airlines
Saint Louis → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:30 → 01:36
UA1855
United Airlines
Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:48 → 01:50
DL4976
Delta Air Lines
Indianapolis → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:24 → 20:02
GMA23
Gama Aviation
St Peter Port → Southampton Airport
15:30 → 19:58
B6706
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport
23:57 → 04:17
DL2500
Delta Air Lines
Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:21 → 03:33
DL671
Delta Air Lines
Salt Lake City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:25 → 01:25
P47578
Air Peace
Lagos → London Gatwick Airport
06:20 → 10:14
DL2573
Delta Air Lines
Detroit → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:59 → 19:44
B6780
JetBlue
Montego Bay → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:24 → 20:57
GR501
Aurigny
St. Anne → Southampton Airport
10:40 → 14:08
TS728
Air Transat
Montreal → London Gatwick Airport
09:50 → 13:06
B61530
JetBlue
Fort Myers → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:59 → 18:10
UA1950
United Airlines
Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:45 → 00:47
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
B61190
JetBlue
San Diego → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:03
B6359
JetBlue
Burbank → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:30
BA999
British Airways
Berlin → London Heathrow Airport
07:35
UA880
United Airlines
Houston → London Heathrow Airport
07:45
GR600
Aurigny
St Peter Port → London Gatwick Airport
07:55
LM591
Loganair
Inverness → Manchester Airport
07:55
GR400
Aurigny
St Peter Port → London City Airport
08:00
GR670
Aurigny
St Peter Port → Manchester Airport
08:30
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
KL983
KLM
Amsterdam → London City Airport
09:30
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
KL1005
KLM
Amsterdam → London Heathrow Airport
10:45
FR8408
Ryanair
Wrocław → London Stansted Airport
11:35
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
AC7665
Air Canada
Halifax → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:59
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:10
U28204
easyJet
Zakynthos Island → London Gatwick Airport
13:55
W95738
Wizz Air UK
Valencia → London Gatwick Airport
14:10
BA134
British Airways
Mumbai → London Heathrow Airport
15:00
U28148
easyJet
Milan → London Gatwick Airport
15:35
KL931
KLM
Amsterdam → Edinburgh Airport
16:10
VS127
Virgin Atlantic
Manchester → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:20
6E1
IndiGo
Mumbai → London Heathrow Airport
17:45
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
NK1827
Spirit
Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:00
LM677
Loganair
Castletown → London City Airport
18:15
U28626
easyJet
Berlin → London Gatwick Airport
18:50
U2305
easyJet
Edinburgh → Jersey Airport
19:00
U28514
easyJet
Lisbon → London Gatwick Airport
19:35
U28496
easyJet
Geneva → London Gatwick Airport
19:40
SK4607
SAS
Oslo → Manchester Airport
19:45
U28474
easyJet
Zurich → London Gatwick Airport
21:40
U23442
easyJet
Amsterdam → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
22:05
U28484
easyJet
Bâle/Mulhouse → London Gatwick Airport
22:20
U28636
easyJet
Hamburg → London Gatwick Airport
22:25
U28446
easyJet
Nantes → London Gatwick Airport
22:35
U28794
easyJet
Gibraltar → London Gatwick Airport
22:35
U28642
easyJet
Munich → London Gatwick Airport
22:55
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A TUI Airways flight into Birmingham Airport ran 13 hrs 25 min late on 4 September 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. 4 September 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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