That estimate is for the 11 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 26 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 35 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 5 September 2026, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Liverpool, 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
26
Cancellations
35
Est. owed
£2,700 + €2,200
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 | 3 | £1,260 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| United Airlines | 9 | £260 + €600 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | €300 |
| Ryanair UK | 2 | £700 |
| TUI Airways | 1 | €400 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| EgyptAir | 1 | £0 |
| ITA Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 1 | €400 |
| Norse Atlantic UK | 1 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| Southwind | 0 | £0 |
| Spirit | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £260 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 3 | €300 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 8 | £260 + €600 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 3 | €650 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 6 | £1,520 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | €650 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | £700 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Southampton Airport | 1 | £220 |
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 — 11 flights
- easyJet — 9 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 Gatwick — 11 flights
- London Heathrow — 9 flights
- Manchester — 4 flights
- London Stansted — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 61 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 5 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. 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.
TUI Airways
Paphos → London Gatwick Airport
01:40 → 18:50
British Airways
Bangalore → London Heathrow Airport
09:05 → 18:37
British Airways
Accra → London Heathrow Airport
06:15 → 14:04
Ryanair
Nantes → Manchester Airport
10:50 → 16:09
United Airlines
Lisbon → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:00 → 18:11
Gama Aviation
Bournemouth → Southampton Airport
18:06 → 22:07
Jet2
Skiathos → Manchester Airport
15:30 → 19:30
British Airways
Birmingham → London Heathrow Airport
11:30 → 15:24
United Airlines
London → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:20 → 01:09
easyJet
Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne → London Gatwick Airport
10:20 → 13:38
Delta Air Lines
Paris → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:10 → 20:27
Ryanair UK
Tirana → London Stansted Airport
00:30 → 03:38
Ryanair UK
Rabat → London Stansted Airport
00:05 → 03:10
Virgin Atlantic
Atlanta → London Heathrow Airport
07:15 → 10:15
UA3618
United Airlines
Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:00 → 02:25
Z0702
Norse Atlantic UK
New York → London Gatwick Airport
06:20 → 12:07
UA3712
United Airlines
Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:35 → 13:17
DL689
Delta Air Lines
Las Vegas → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:41 → 05:13
BRO82
2Excel Aviation
Unknown → Liverpool John Lennon Airport
12:08 → 17:19
B6264
JetBlue
Seattle → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:53 → 00:59
UA1595
United Airlines
Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport
22:10 → 01:53
UA1149
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:49 → 19:32
UA5
United Airlines
Newark → London Heathrow Airport
11:35 → 15:08
MS987
EgyptAir
Cairo → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00 → 13:16
UA1173
United Airlines
San Juan → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:34 → 20:43
UA27
United Airlines
Denver → London Heathrow Airport
09:40 → 12:40
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV652
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
DL5277
Delta Air Lines
Portland → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:20
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:40
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
XQ3508
SunExpress
Dalaman → Manchester Airport
12:15
B62474
JetBlue
Charleston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:33
B62786
JetBlue
Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:34
B6142
JetBlue
Savannah → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:57
ITA Airways
Rome → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:15
AC1556
Air Canada
Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:55
British Airways
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
17:50
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
NK1827
Spirit
Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:00
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → Belfast International Airport
23:50
easyJet
Tenerife Island → Newcastle International Airport
23:55
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A TUI Airways flight into London Gatwick Airport ran 17 hrs 10 min late on 5 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. 5 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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