That estimate is for the 11 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 29 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: 13 of them logged one on 25 September 2026, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, 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
29
Cancellations
31
Est. owed
£520 + €2,300
Airports affected
13
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 | 2 | €650 |
| Delta Air Lines | 6 | £520 + €600 |
| American Airlines | 7 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 6 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 3 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 2 | €800 |
| Air Transat | 0 | £0 |
| Cape Air | 0 | £0 |
| Caribbean | 1 | £0 |
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| ITA Airways | 0 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Norwegian | 1 | €250 |
| Philippine | 1 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Swiss | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 18 | £520 + €600 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 6 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | €650 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | €250 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| East Midlands Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick 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.
- British Airways — 8 flights
- Delta Air Lines — 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 13 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 7 flights
- John F. Kennedy — 4 flights
- Manchester — 4 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 60 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 25 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.
Delta Air Lines
Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:46 → 19:46
British Airways
Larnarca → London Heathrow Airport
17:35 → 22:29
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:40 → 00:31
Norwegian
Copenhagen → Manchester Airport
13:55 → 18:17
Ryanair
Kerkyra Island → East Midlands Airport
16:25 → 20:15
Ryanair
Santorini Island → London Stansted Airport
19:40 → 22:52
British Airways
Marseille → London Heathrow Airport
16:10 → 19:16
UA1444
United Airlines
Houston → Newark Liberty International Airport
00:58 → 14:09
UA4413
United Airlines
Chattanooga → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:19 → 04:03
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 15:08
AA32
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:29 → 02:27
UA2480
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:50 → 03:36
AA954
American Airlines
Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:59 → 12:46
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:58 → 11:37
DL226
Delta Air Lines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:29 → 10:47
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:07
DL5250
Delta Air Lines
Buffalo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:50 → 01:50
PR126
Philippine
Manila → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:30 → 04:27
UA249
United Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:39 → 23:11
UA2394
United Airlines
Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:15 → 16:35
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 04:04
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:59
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:00 → 01:58
DL5277
Delta Air Lines
Portland → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:25 → 11:23
UA1187
United Airlines
Bozeman → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:24 → 20:58
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:00 → 10:15
B61024
JetBlue
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:09 → 10:20
B61539
JetBlue
Martha's Vineyard → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:05 → 20:08
BW550
Caribbean
Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 02:50
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
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
DL58
Delta Air Lines
Boston → London Heathrow Airport
06:45
B61966
JetBlue
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:00
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
9K2
Cape Air
Martha's Vineyard → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:00
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
TS206
Air Transat
Toronto → Manchester Airport
11:40
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
Delta Air Lines
Milan → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:11
ITA Airways
Rome → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:55
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
6E3
IndiGo
New Delhi → London Heathrow Airport
18:10
LX466
Swiss
Zurich → London City Airport
18:40
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 13 hrs 11 min late on 25 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. 25 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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