That estimate is for the 9 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 21 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 35 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 1 October 2026, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, 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
21
Cancellations
35
Est. owed
£520 + €2,550
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 5 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 4 | £520 + €600 |
| United Airlines | 3 | €900 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 2 | €400 |
| JetBlue | 3 | £0 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Cape Air | 0 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 0 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Breeze Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Caribbean | 0 | £0 |
| Corendon Europe | 1 | €400 |
| Ethiopian Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Finnair | 0 | £0 |
| Gulf Air | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Royal Air Maroc | 0 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Turkish Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Wizz Air Malta | 1 | €250 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 12 | £520 + €600 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | €900 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | €400 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Newcastle International 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.
- easyJet — 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 — 4 flights
- John F. Kennedy — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 56 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 1 October 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
Amsterdam → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:07 → 23:19
Corendon Europe
Heraklion → Manchester Airport
11:25 → 16:40
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:40 → 00:54
United Airlines
Paris → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:45 → 20:49
Wizz Air Malta
Milan → London Luton Airport
14:25 → 18:29
easyJet
Bari → London Gatwick Airport
15:35 → 19:29
United Airlines
Paris → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:55 → 15:08
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 08:55
AA954
American Airlines
Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:59 → 13:35
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:58 → 11:48
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:21
DL451
Delta Air Lines
Portland → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:42 → 20:30
U21409
easyJet
Geneva → Bristol Airport
18:50 → 23:26
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:21 → 11:54
ET726
Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa → Manchester Airport
08:30 → 12:58
B61966
JetBlue
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:00 → 11:07
MX6327
Breeze Airways
Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:42 → 21:40
B658
JetBlue
Oranjestad → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:19 → 21:41
B6280
JetBlue
Montego Bay → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:19 → 19:40
UA700
United Airlines
Houston → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:28 → 00:44
DL235
Delta Air Lines
Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:05 → 20:06
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV652
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
AA293
American Airlines
New Delhi → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:10
GF2007
Gulf Air
Manama → London Heathrow Airport
06:45
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
AT202
Royal Air Maroc
Casablanca → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:50
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
Anima Wings Aviation S.A.
Bucharest → London Gatwick Airport
10:00
XQ3134
SunExpress
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
10:30
9K100
Cape Air
Hyannis → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:50
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
BW5
Caribbean
Kingston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:00
9K1022
Cape Air
Saranac Lake → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:25
UA1342
United Airlines
Myrtle Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:29
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
DL454
Delta Air Lines
Dallas-Fort Worth → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:59
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
AA1766
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:30
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
Aer Lingus
Limerick city → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:55
AC8498
Air Canada
Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:59
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
TK1245
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul → London Stansted Airport
22:10
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A TUI Airways flight into London Gatwick Airport ran 17 hrs 55 min late on 1 October 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. 1 October 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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