That estimate is for the 5 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 6 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 39 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: 11 of them logged one on 16 September 2026, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Leeds Bradford, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, 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
6
Cancellations
39
Est. owed
£260 + €500
Airports affected
11
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| United Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Arkia Israeli | 0 | £0 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Southwind | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Taban | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £260 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 1 | £0 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £260 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | €250 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €250 |
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.
- Ryanair — 7 flights
- easyJet — 4 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 11 that logged anything at all.
- London Stansted — 5 flights
- London Heathrow — 4 flights
- Manchester — 4 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 45 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 16 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.
Virgin Atlantic
Orlando → London Heathrow Airport
07:55 → 11:18
easyJet
Milan → London Luton Airport
00:10 → 03:29
Ryanair
Dublin → Manchester Airport
20:05 → 23:07
AA16
American Airlines
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:58 → 00:55
UA957
United Airlines
Geneva → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:20 → 16:06
DL1034
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:49 → 15:05
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
IZ991
Arkia Israeli
Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
04:55
UA918
United Airlines
Washington → London Heathrow Airport
06:55
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
UA1309
United Airlines
Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:40
6E33
IndiGo
New Delhi → Manchester Airport
09:40
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
AC8874
Air Canada
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:08
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
AA136
American Airlines
Los Angeles → London Heathrow Airport
12:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
DL217
Delta Air Lines
Dakar → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:30
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
Delta Air Lines
Catania → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:35
United Airlines
Limerick city → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:55
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
HH101
Taban
Tashkent → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:40
AC548
Air Canada
Vancouver → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:33
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A British Airways flight into London Heathrow Airport ran 10 hrs 57 min late on 16 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. 16 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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