That estimate is for the 5 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 38 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 28 September 2026, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester. 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
38
Cancellations
31
Est. owed
£870 + €1,800
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 11 | £520 + €1,800 |
| United Airlines | 10 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 7 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 4 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Thai Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Alaska | 1 | £0 |
| Cayman | 1 | £0 |
| El Al | 1 | £0 |
| Gol | 1 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 1 | £350 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Norse Atlantic UK | 0 | £0 |
| Swiss | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
| Vueling | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 24 | £520 + €1,800 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 11 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 1 | £350 |
| London City 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.
- Delta Air Lines — 4 flights
- easyJet — 3 flights
- KLM — 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 10 that logged anything at all.
- John F. Kennedy — 4 flights
- London Gatwick — 3 flights
- London Heathrow — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 69 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 28 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
Bodrum → Glasgow Airport
01:10 → 12:31
Delta Air Lines
Nice → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:15 → 23:27
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:00 → 21:07
Delta Air Lines
Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:46 → 19:49
Delta Air Lines
Amsterdam → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:32 → 17:44
UA2800
United Airlines
West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:11 → 20:24
UA1505
United Airlines
Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport
19:01 → 05:34
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 08:55
AA32
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:29 → 03:51
TG910
Thai Airways
Bangkok → London Heathrow Airport
07:15 → 15:11
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 15:27
UA1499
United Airlines
Austin → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:00 → 22:59
UA1197
United Airlines
Bozeman → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:18 → 22:16
DL1044
Delta Air Lines
Seattle → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:21 → 06:42
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:00 → 04:18
B616
JetBlue
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:09 → 10:58
UA4178
United Airlines
Asheville → Newark Liberty International Airport
19:55 → 01:15
UA1693
United Airlines
Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:33 → 01:46
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:13
UA4604
United Airlines
Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:59 → 14:07
DL4660
Delta Air Lines
Richmond → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:30 → 13:31
G37000
Gol
Rio de Janeiro → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:55 → 11:52
DL226
Delta Air Lines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:29 → 10:10
B61966
JetBlue
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:00 → 11:36
UA2489
United Airlines
Santo Domingo City → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:13 → 21:47
DL2428
Delta Air Lines
Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:00 → 14:23
DL1957
Delta Air Lines
Montego Bay → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:54 → 22:12
AS34
Alaska
Seattle → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:06 → 02:12
B61060
JetBlue
Kingston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:04 → 18:54
DL4959
Delta Air Lines
Jacksonville → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:25 → 13:11
LY25
El Al
Tel Aviv Yafo → Newark Liberty International Airport
05:45 → 09:24
UA700
United Airlines
Houston → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:11 → 00:48
UA130
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:40 → 21:17
AA80
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → London Heathrow Airport
12:50 → 16:21
KX792
Cayman
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:00 → 02:30
AA2464
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:00 → 19:26
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:20
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:21 → 10:39
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
DL122
Delta Air Lines
Boston → Edinburgh Airport
07:05
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
AC1554
Air Canada
Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
UA934D
United Airlines
Newark → London Heathrow Airport
09:35
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
XQ3134
SunExpress
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
10:30
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
LX380
Swiss
Zurich → Manchester Airport
17:55
United Airlines
London → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:40
DL5814
Delta Air Lines
Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:45
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
TG916
Thai Airways
Bangkok → London Heathrow Airport
19:15
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 25 hrs 23 min late on 28 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. 28 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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