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Flight delays in September 2026: what airlines owed passengers

£30,850 + €77,550estimated owed to passengers in September 2026, at £220 to £520 each

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Part of that total is unlikely to be paid. 2 days in September 2026 were disrupted by an air traffic control failure (8 September and 21 September), and the CAA has said compensation is unlikely to be owed for disruption those caused. Care, a hotel and a refund are still owed whatever the cause.

646 flights 3 hours or more late 1,765 cancelled £30,850 + €77,550 estimated owed

That estimate covers 646 delayed and 1,765 cancelled flights we tracked in September 2026. The figure itself is in the hero above.

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So far in September 2026 (updated daily), 646 flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 1,765 were cancelled outright, across the airports we track. Based on UK261 and EU261, that's an estimated £30,850 + €77,550 owed to passengers so far this month.

Flights 3 hours or more late

646

Cancellations

1,765

Est. owed

£30,850 + €77,550

Airports tracked

22

Days of data

20

Ranked

Worst airlines this month

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 64 £13,930 + €6,100
easyJet 45 £2,680 + €10,300
United Airlines 14 £1,040 + €4,200
Ryanair 111 £220 + €32,600
Porter 0 £0

Ranked

Worst airports this month

Airport 3 hours or more late Est. owed
London Heathrow Airport 65 £13,650 + €7,100
Newark Liberty International Airport 17 £1,040 + €5,100
John F. Kennedy International Airport 10 £1,820 + €2,400
Manchester Airport 65 £4,070 + €15,500
London Gatwick Airport 12 £790 + €2,850

Every flight

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The 50 biggest delays we logged in September 2026, longest wait first, with the month's cancellations after them. The amount is what UK or EU rules pay that passenger, per person on the booking: usually the full rate for the distance, and half of it on the longest flights that landed between 3 and 4 hours late. Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours to get the real answer.

BY2243

TUI Airways

20 hrs 8 min

Heraklion → Manchester Airport

9 Sept · 00:10 → 20:18

€400each

LS1348

Jet2

19 hrs 29 min

Rodes Island → Birmingham Airport

9 Sept · 00:40 → 20:09

€400each

BY507

TUI Airways

17 hrs 48 min

Antalya → London Gatwick Airport

9 Sept · 00:50 → 18:38

£350each

LS1008

Jet2

17 hrs 37 min

Antalya → Manchester Airport

20 Sept · 02:40 → 20:17

£350each

BY7283

TUI Airways

17 hrs 15 min

Kos Island → Birmingham Airport

2 Sept · 01:40 → 18:55

€400each

BY4555

TUI Airways

17 hrs 10 min

Paphos → London Gatwick Airport

5 Sept · 01:40 → 18:50

€400each

LS984

Jet2

16 hrs 18 min

Bodrum → Manchester Airport

20 Sept · 02:30 → 18:48

£350each

LS1208

Jet2

14 hrs 40 min

İzmir → Birmingham Airport

9 Sept · 00:30 → 15:10

£350each

BY539

TUI Airways

13 hrs 25 min

Agadir → Birmingham Airport

4 Sept · 01:35 → 15:00

£350each

TK1929A

Turkish Airlines

12 hrs 56 min

Istanbul → London Gatwick Airport

9 Sept · 09:05 → 22:01

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR812

Ryanair

12 hrs 10 min

Dublin → Edinburgh Airport

21 Sept · 10:05 → 22:15

€250each

UA2828

United Airlines

11 hrs

Savannah → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Sept · 08:51 → 19:51

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA445

United Airlines

10 hrs 48 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

6 Sept · 09:59 → 20:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA798

United Airlines

10 hrs 42 min

Charlotte → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 08:51 → 19:33

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR282

Ryanair

10 hrs 33 min

Toulouse-Blagnac → London Stansted Airport

8 Sept · 13:05 → 23:38

€250each

UA16

United Airlines

10 hrs 28 min

Newark → London Heathrow Airport

22 Sept · 05:55 → 16:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1707

American Airlines

10 hrs 11 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 10:09 → 20:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA17

United Airlines

9 hrs 56 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 13:45 → 23:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BOO432

BOO

9 hrs 40 min

St Helier → Jersey Airport

9 Sept · 13:01 → 22:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA130

British Airways

9 hrs 32 min

Bangalore → London Heathrow Airport

5 Sept · 09:05 → 18:37

£520each

UA794

United Airlines

9 hrs 32 min

Hartford → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 10:26 → 19:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

WB710

RwandAir

9 hrs 19 min

Kigali → London Heathrow Airport

23 Sept · 09:00 → 18:19

Worth checking

B61374

JetBlue

9 hrs 16 min

Nashville → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Sept · 13:59 → 23:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

VY7834

Vueling

9 hrs 13 min

Barcelona → London Gatwick Airport

10 Sept · 14:45 → 23:58

€250each

AA54P

American Airlines

9 hrs

Chicago → London Heathrow Airport

1 Sept · 06:45 → 15:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

9L2233

AirTanker Services

9 hrs

Mount Pleasant → East Midlands Airport

19 Sept · 09:00 → 18:00

Worth checking

UA880

United Airlines

8 hrs 57 min

Houston → London Heathrow Airport

1 Sept · 07:45 → 16:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA408

United Airlines

8 hrs 53 min

Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 11:45 → 20:38

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA210

United Airlines

8 hrs 47 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 13:40 → 22:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2477

United Airlines

8 hrs 45 min

Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 11:53 → 20:38

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1473

United Airlines

8 hrs 43 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 19:23 → 04:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

RK8605

Ryanair UK

8 hrs 33 min

London → Edinburgh Airport

8 Sept · 13:25 → 21:58

£220each

RK8604

Ryanair UK

8 hrs 26 min

Edinburgh → London Stansted Airport

8 Sept · 15:15 → 23:41

£220each

FR5993

Ryanair

8 hrs 21 min

Madrid → London Stansted Airport

8 Sept · 15:30 → 23:51

€250each

AA954

American Airlines

8 hrs 15 min

Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Sept · 06:50 → 15:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

SSZ103

SSZ

8 hrs 3 min

Bristol → Bristol Airport

4 Sept · 13:46 → 21:49

Worth checking

UA1559

United Airlines

8 hrs 3 min

Santa Ana → Newark Liberty International Airport

20 Sept · 21:00 → 05:03

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR340

Ryanair

8 hrs 1 min

Dublin → London Luton Airport

8 Sept · 15:45 → 23:46

€250each

W95464

Wizz Air UK

7 hrs 54 min

Dortmund → London Luton Airport

8 Sept · 15:45 → 23:39

€250each

RK768

Ryanair UK

7 hrs 52 min

Cork → Manchester Airport

4 Sept · 10:00 → 17:52

€250each

UA2213

United Airlines

7 hrs 51 min

Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 12:24 → 20:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA78

British Airways

7 hrs 49 min

Accra → London Heathrow Airport

5 Sept · 06:15 → 14:04

£520each

UA339

United Airlines

7 hrs 46 min

Santa Clara → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 05:30 → 13:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4174

United Airlines

7 hrs 46 min

Philadelphia → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Sept · 11:36 → 19:22

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2252

United Airlines

7 hrs 42 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 19:48 → 03:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR2568

Ryanair

7 hrs 40 min

Thessaloniki → London Stansted Airport

8 Sept · 08:35 → 16:15

€400each

UA1933

United Airlines

7 hrs 38 min

Las Vegas → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 22:40 → 06:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61198

JetBlue

7 hrs 26 min

Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

4 Sept · 07:59 → 15:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4560

United Airlines

7 hrs 26 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

22 Sept · 16:20 → 23:46

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3478

United Airlines

7 hrs 24 min

Asheville → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 19:30 → 02:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

That is the top 50 of 2,161 flights we logged in September 2026. Every one of them is on its own day's page below.

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Longest wait

Biggest single delay

A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 24 hrs 1 min late on 21 September 2026, the longest delay we logged this month.

These counts cover arrivals at the airports we track, swept several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. This month is still in progress, so the totals update daily as more delays come in. "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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