That estimate is for the 12 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 21 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 31 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: 10 of them logged one on 17 September 2026, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Leeds Bradford, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, 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
21
Cancellations
31
Est. owed
£260 + €2,100
Airports affected
10
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 4 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 2 | €500 |
| Jet2 | 2 | €650 |
| British Airways | 1 | €250 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 2 | £260 + €400 |
| United Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Vueling | 0 | £0 |
| Air France | 1 | €300 |
| ATI | 1 | £0 |
| Aurigny | 1 | £0 |
| Cathay Pacific | 1 | £0 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| Kuwait Airways | 0 | £0 |
| La Compagnie | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Qatar Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Turkish Airlines | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 7 | €300 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | €500 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London City Airport | 1 | €250 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £260 |
| Leeds Bradford 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.
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 10 that logged anything at all.
- Edinburgh — 3 flights
- London Gatwick — 3 flights
- London Stansted — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 52 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 17 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.
Ryanair
Madrid → London Stansted Airport
09:35 → 16:59
TUI Airways
Heraklion → London Gatwick Airport
16:20 → 21:41
Jet2
Prague → Leeds Bradford Airport
18:45 → 23:18
Air France
Paris → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:55 → 16:43
Jet2
Lamezia Terme → Edinburgh Airport
00:30 → 04:14
British Airways
Ibiza Town → London City Airport
16:40 → 20:04
Ryanair
Gdańsk → London Stansted Airport
17:30 → 20:53
TUI Airways
Hurghada → Bristol Airport
02:35 → 05:45
UA3718
United Airlines
Grand Rapids → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:59 → 13:59
GR670
Aurigny
St Peter Port → Manchester Airport
08:30 → 14:29
AA194
American Airlines
Phoenix → London Heathrow Airport
10:30 → 16:29
AA307
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:34 → 21:56
8C3327
ATI
Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:33 → 20:10
B61054
JetBlue
West Palm Beach → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:00 → 21:25
AA699
American Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:59 → 14:19
B6524
JetBlue
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:30 → 20:24
UA3623
United Airlines
Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:07 → 20:50
QR21
Qatar Airways
Doha → Manchester Airport
06:20 → 10:00
DL1863
Delta Air Lines
Santo Domingo City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:34 → 02:37
CX844
Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:00 → 09:03
AA2416
American Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:30 → 16:32
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
B61216
JetBlue
San Salvador → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:20
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
B62406
JetBlue
Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:59
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
XQ3134
SunExpress
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
10:30
6E31
IndiGo
Mumbai → Manchester Airport
10:40
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:00
AA4590
American Airlines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:20
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
DL4933
Delta Air Lines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:49
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
KU117
Kuwait Airways
Mexico City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:00
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
La Compagnie
Nice → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:45
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
TK1245
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul → London Stansted Airport
22:10
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Jet2 flight into Manchester Airport ran 18 hrs 45 min late on 17 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. 17 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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