That estimate is for the 10 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 19 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 44 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: 14 of them logged one on 20 September 2026, Belfast International, Belfast City, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Newark, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle 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
19
Cancellations
44
Est. owed
£1,960 + €500
Airports affected
14
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 8 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| British Airways | 2 | £740 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | £520 |
| Jet2 | 2 | £700 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Eurowings | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 1 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | £0 |
| Kuwait Airways | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Norwegian | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Taban | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 9 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | £700 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2 | £520 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £740 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | €250 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 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 — 10 flights
- British Airways — 9 flights
- Jet2 — 3 flights
- Ryanair — 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 14 that logged anything at all.
- Manchester — 13 flights
- London Heathrow — 7 flights
- London Gatwick — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 63 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 20 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.
Jet2
Antalya → Manchester Airport
02:40 → 20:17
Jet2
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
02:30 → 18:48
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:00 → 22:07
British Airways
Bangalore → London Heathrow Airport
09:05 → 13:07
British Airways
Aberdeen → London Heathrow Airport
08:25 → 11:43
easyJet
Bilbao → Bristol Airport
12:05 → 15:15
Ryanair
Hamburg → London Stansted Airport
10:40 → 13:46
UA1559
United Airlines
Santa Ana → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:00 → 05:03
UA130
United Airlines
Tokyo → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:40 → 23:58
UA4604
United Airlines
Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:30 → 14:27
BY7CH
TUI Airways
Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle International Airport
13:07 → 18:54
B61054
JetBlue
West Palm Beach → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:00 → 21:06
UA2053
United Airlines
Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:36 → 13:37
DL30
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → London Heathrow Airport
06:25 → 10:08
UA4403
United Airlines
Pittsburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:01 → 16:36
AA2549
American Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
23:59 → 03:27
UA2613
United Airlines
Des Moines → Newark Liberty International Airport
23:31 → 02:51
UA577
United Airlines
Saint Louis → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:31 → 13:49
UA2287
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
22:45 → 01:50
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
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
UA920
United Airlines
Chicago → London Heathrow Airport
08:30
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
UA2485
United Airlines
Nashville → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
British Airways
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
12:25
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57
KU117
Kuwait Airways
Mexico City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:00
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
United Airlines
Rome → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:55
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Jet2 flight into East Midlands Airport ran 21 hrs 50 min late on 20 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. 20 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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