Flight Delays on 26 September 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate is for the 12 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 49 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 26 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.

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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: 8 of them logged one on 26 September 2026, Birmingham, Bristol, Newark, JFK, 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

Cancellations

Est. owed

£1,310 + €4,250

Airports affected

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	Cancelled	Est. owed
Delta Air Lines	13	2	£520 + €2,400
United Airlines	13	2	£0
American Airlines	9	0	£0
Avianca	0	4	£0
JetBlue	2	2	£0
easyJet	1	2	£220
Ryanair	1	2	€250
Cape Air	0	2	£0
Jet2	1	1	€400
Air Canada	0	1	£0
Alaska Airlines	1	0	£0
Avianca Costa Rica	1	0	£0
British Airways	1	0	£350
Gulf Air	1	0	£0
Iberia	0	1	£0
ITA Airways	1	0	€600
Japan Airlines	1	0	£0
KLM	0	1	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0
NetJets Aviation	1	0	£0
Porter	0	1	£0
Ryanair UK	1	0	£220
SAS	1	0	€600
Southwind	0	1	£0
SunExpress	0	1	£0
Turkish Airlines	0	1	£0
WestJet	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	29	12	£520 + €3,600
Newark Liberty International Airport	14	4	£0
London Stansted Airport	2	4	£220 + €250
Manchester Airport	3	2	£220 + €400
London Gatwick Airport	0	2	£0
London Heathrow Airport	1	1	£350
Birmingham Airport	0	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.

Delta Air Lines — 6 flights
easyJet — 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 8 that logged anything at all.

John F. Kennedy — 8 flights
London Stansted — 5 flights
Manchester — 3 flights

Every flight

Find your flight

The 75 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 26 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.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
DL129Delta Air Lines	Barcelona to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:46	7 hrs 28 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL93Delta Air Lines	Berlin to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:55	6 hrs 44 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL107Delta Air Lines	Frankfurt-am-Main to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:46	6 hrs 18 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL2Delta Air Lines	London to John F. Kennedy International Airport	15:00	5 hrs 23 min	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL217Delta Air Lines	Olbia to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:35	4 hrs 20 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AZ608ITA Airways	Rome to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:55	4 hrs 8 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
SK915SAS	Copenhagen to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:00	4 hrs 5 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR642Ryanair	Valencia to London Stansted Airport	08:40	4 hrs 2 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
RK174Ryanair UK	Glasgow to London Stansted Airport	10:45	3 hrs 50 min	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA493British Airways	Gibraltar to London Heathrow Airport	12:50	3 hrs 48 min	Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22014easyJet	London to Manchester Airport	12:40	3 hrs 7 min	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LS880Jet2	Alicante to Manchester Airport	13:50	3 hrs	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA4180United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:31	15 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1419Delta Air Lines	Baltimore to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:57	13 hrs 45 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA475American Airlines	Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:00	10 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1638Delta Air Lines	West Palm Beach to John F. Kennedy International Airport	11:54	10 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4478United Airlines	Norfolk to Newark Liberty International Airport	07:34	9 hrs 19 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA32American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:29	9 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3377United Airlines	Richmond to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:00	7 hrs 34 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5067Delta Air Lines	New York to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:30	7 hrs 10 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
JL6Japan Airlines	Tokyo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	11:00	7 hrs 9 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4710American Airlines	Philadelphia to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:19	6 hrs 57 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2800United Airlines	West Palm Beach to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:35	6 hrs 18 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B616JetBlue	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:09	6 hrs 2 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL934Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:20	5 hrs 58 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA2996American Airlines	Charlotte to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:15	5 hrs 52 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AS2626Alaska Airlines	Cincinnati to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:12	5 hrs 41 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3901United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:32	5 hrs 32 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1822Delta Air Lines	Santiago to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:59	5 hrs 32 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA950American Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:05	5 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:00	4 hrs 54 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4603United Airlines	Rochester to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:05	4 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL939Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:48	4 hrs 39 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3611United Airlines	Fayetteville/Springdale/ to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:42	4 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA10American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:58	4 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
1I616NetJets Aviation	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	17:46	4 hrs 1 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2613United Airlines	Denver to Newark Liberty International Airport	23:58	3 hrs 54 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6324JetBlue	Albany to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:49	3 hrs 51 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4432United Airlines	Pittsburgh to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:45	3 hrs 36 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA1405American Airlines	Austin to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:00	3 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4168United Airlines	Charlottesville to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:13	3 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL631Delta Air Lines	Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:55	3 hrs 19 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA8139United Airlines	Denver to Newark Liberty International Airport	03:15	3 hrs 9 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2042Delta Air Lines	Tampa to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:57	3 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1187United Airlines	Bozeman to Newark Liberty International Airport	17:23	3 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4466United Airlines	Greenville to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:01	3 hrs 7 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
GF5Gulf Air	Manama to Manchester Airport	07:15	3 hrs 4 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4424American Airlines	Raleigh/Durham to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:59	3 hrs 2 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LR652Avianca Costa Rica	Washington to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:52	3 hrs 1 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LS1720Jet2	Catania to Manchester Airport	00:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
AV7396Avianca	Quito to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV652Avianca	Guatemala City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV670Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	02:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LA8180LATAM Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5284Delta Air Lines	Buffalo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:34	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
9K2Cape Air	Martha's Vineyard to John F. Kennedy International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2125Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA71United Airlines	Amsterdam to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
9K1022Cape Air	Saranac Lake to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:25	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B692JetBlue	Nantucket to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:31	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
2S4539Southwind	Antalya to London Stansted Airport	12:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
AC1504Air Canada	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:35	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR6542Ryanair	Marseille to London Stansted Airport	13:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U28286easyJet	Catania to London Gatwick Airport	13:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
DL245Delta Air Lines	Catania to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
XQ534SunExpress	Antalya to Manchester Airport	15:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR8543Ryanair	Catania to London Stansted Airport	16:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
UA386United Airlines	Dubrovnik to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
WS1680WestJet	Calgary to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:35	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61539JetBlue	Martha's Vineyard to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28288easyJet	Catania to London Gatwick Airport	18:50	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
IB49Iberia	Madrid to London Heathrow Airport	21:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1051KLM	Amsterdam to Birmingham Airport	22:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
TK1245Turkish Airlines	Istanbul to London Stansted Airport	22:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL129

Delta Air Lines

7 hrs 28 min

Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:46 → 21:14

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL93

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 44 min

Berlin → John F. Kennedy International Airport

12:55 → 19:39

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL107

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 18 min

Frankfurt-am-Main → John F. Kennedy International Airport

14:46 → 21:04

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL2

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 23 min

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

15:00 → 20:23

Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL217

Delta Air Lines

4 hrs 20 min

Olbia → John F. Kennedy International Airport

14:35 → 18:55

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

AZ608

ITA Airways

4 hrs 8 min

Rome → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:55 → 18:03

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

SK915

SAS

4 hrs 5 min

Copenhagen → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:00 → 21:05

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR642

Ryanair

4 hrs 2 min

Valencia → London Stansted Airport

08:40 → 12:42

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

RK174

Ryanair UK

3 hrs 50 min

Glasgow → London Stansted Airport

10:45 → 14:35

Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BA493

British Airways

3 hrs 48 min

Gibraltar → London Heathrow Airport

12:50 → 16:38

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

U22014

easyJet

3 hrs 7 min

London → Manchester Airport

12:40 → 15:47

Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

LS880

Jet2

3 hrs

Alicante → Manchester Airport

13:50 → 16:50

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA4180

United Airlines

15 hrs 25 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:31 → 10:56

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1419

Delta Air Lines

13 hrs 45 min

Baltimore → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:57 → 12:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA475

American Airlines

10 hrs 24 min

Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:00 → 07:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1638

Delta Air Lines

10 hrs 15 min

West Palm Beach → John F. Kennedy International Airport

11:54 → 22:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4478

United Airlines

9 hrs 19 min

Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport

07:34 → 16:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA32

American Airlines

9 hrs 15 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:29 → 04:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3377

United Airlines

7 hrs 34 min

Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport

13:00 → 20:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5067

Delta Air Lines

7 hrs 10 min

New York → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:30 → 04:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

JL6

Japan Airlines

7 hrs 9 min

Tokyo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

11:00 → 18:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4710

American Airlines

6 hrs 57 min

Philadelphia → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:19 → 04:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2800

United Airlines

6 hrs 18 min

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

08:35 → 14:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B616

JetBlue

6 hrs 2 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:09 → 11:11

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL934

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 58 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:20 → 23:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA2996

American Airlines

5 hrs 52 min

Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport

06:15 → 12:07

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AS2626

Alaska Airlines

5 hrs 41 min

Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport

23:12 → 04:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3901

United Airlines

5 hrs 32 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:32 → 01:04

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1822

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 32 min

Santiago → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:59 → 23:31

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA950

American Airlines

5 hrs 24 min

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

07:05 → 12:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4

American Airlines

4 hrs 54 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:00 → 02:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4603

United Airlines

4 hrs 48 min

Rochester → Newark Liberty International Airport

16:05 → 20:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL939

Delta Air Lines

4 hrs 39 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

20:48 → 01:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3611

United Airlines

4 hrs 15 min

Fayetteville/Springdale/ → Newark Liberty International Airport

18:42 → 22:57

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

4 hrs 8 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:58 → 10:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

1I616

NetJets Aviation

4 hrs 1 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

17:46 → 21:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2613

United Airlines

3 hrs 54 min

Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport

23:58 → 03:52

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6324

JetBlue

3 hrs 51 min

Albany → John F. Kennedy International Airport

20:49 → 00:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4432

United Airlines

3 hrs 36 min

Pittsburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport

15:45 → 19:21

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1405

American Airlines

3 hrs 24 min

Austin → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:00 → 01:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4168

United Airlines

3 hrs 24 min

Charlottesville → Newark Liberty International Airport

16:13 → 19:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL631

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 19 min

Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:55 → 01:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA8139

United Airlines

3 hrs 9 min

Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport

03:15 → 06:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2042

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 8 min

Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:57 → 17:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1187

United Airlines

3 hrs 8 min

Bozeman → Newark Liberty International Airport

17:23 → 20:31

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4466

United Airlines

3 hrs 7 min

Greenville → Newark Liberty International Airport

18:01 → 21:08

Not covered by UK or EU rules

GF5

Gulf Air

3 hrs 4 min

Manama → Manchester Airport

07:15 → 10:19

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4424

American Airlines

3 hrs 2 min

Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:59 → 01:01

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LR652

Avianca Costa Rica

3 hrs 1 min

Washington → John F. Kennedy International Airport

01:52 → 04:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LS1720

Jet2

Cancelled

Catania → Manchester Airport