That estimate is for the 8 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 26 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 21 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: 11 of them logged one on 2 October 2026, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, London City, Heathrow, Liverpool, 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
26
Cancellations
21
Est. owed
£960 + €1,250
Airports affected
11
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 | 9 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 4 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 4 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 3 | £520 + €600 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €400 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | €250 |
| Caribbean | 1 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | £220 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| NetJets Aviation | 1 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | £220 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 16 | £520 + €600 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London City Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Edinburgh 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.
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 11 that logged anything at all.
- John F. Kennedy — 3 flights
- London Stansted — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 47 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 2 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.
Ryanair UK
Glasgow → London Stansted Airport
11:25 → 23:23
easyJet
Newcastle upon Tyne → Bristol Airport
10:15 → 16:35
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:00 → 20:26
Delta Air Lines
Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:45 → 18:56
Ryanair
Murcia → Birmingham Airport
16:30 → 21:40
British Airways
Nice → London City Airport
15:35 → 18:49
AA944
American Airlines
Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:59 → 10:19
UA1399
United Airlines
Austin → Newark Liberty International Airport
19:17 → 04:18
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 08:37
B6538
JetBlue
Aguadilla → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:48 → 17:30
AA2
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:39 → 22:40
1I482
NetJets Aviation
Sioux City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:46 → 03:45
UA1391
United Airlines
Greenville → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:21 → 18:09
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:52
AA2224
American Airlines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:29 → 00:51
AA136
American Airlines
Los Angeles → London Heathrow Airport
12:45 → 17:33
DL1419
Delta Air Lines
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:57 → 03:35
AA2694
American Airlines
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:59 → 02:26
AA50
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → London Heathrow Airport
06:20 → 10:47
UA4478
United Airlines
Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:34 → 11:41
B61174
JetBlue
Nashville → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:54 → 02:39
UA1715
United Airlines
Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:56 → 00:38
AA578
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:35 → 00:10
B62102
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:32
B6662
JetBlue
Bridgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:36 → 00:09
BW540
Caribbean
Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:00 → 08:15
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
San Salvador → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
6E33
IndiGo
New Delhi → Manchester Airport
09:40
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
United Airlines
Lisbon → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:20
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
KLM
Amsterdam → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:05
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A American Airlines flight into London Heathrow Airport ran 18 hrs 37 min late on 2 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. 2 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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