Flight Delays on 3 October 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate is for the 14 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 44 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 34 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: 11 of them logged one on 3 October 2026, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Newark, 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

Cancellations

Est. owed

£1,040 + €3,650

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
British Airways	0	11	£0
United Airlines	11	0	£520
American Airlines	8	1	€600
JetBlue	7	0	£0
Ryanair	4	3	€1,000
Avianca	0	5	£0
Delta Air Lines	4	1	£520 + €600
easyJet	1	3	€250
Caribbean	2	0	£0
Jet2	2	0	€800
SAS	0	2	£0
Turkish Airlines	1	1	£0
Air Canada	1	0	£0
Emirates	0	1	£0
Gol	1	0	£0
KLM	0	1	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0
Lufthansa City	0	1	£0
Porter	0	1	£0
Saudia	1	0	£0
Southwind	0	1	£0
SunExpress	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	23	7	£520 + €1,200
London Heathrow Airport	1	13	£0
Newark Liberty International Airport	12	1	£520
Edinburgh Airport	0	4	£0
London Stansted Airport	2	2	€500
London Gatwick Airport	0	3	£0
Manchester Airport	2	1	€800
Bristol Airport	1	1	€250
East Midlands Airport	1	1	€400
London Luton Airport	2	0	€500
Newcastle International 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.

British Airways — 11 flights
Ryanair — 7 flights
easyJet — 4 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 11 that logged anything at all.

London Heathrow — 11 flights
Edinburgh — 4 flights
John F. Kennedy — 3 flights
London Gatwick — 3 flights
London Stansted — 3 flights

Every flight

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The 78 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 3 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.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
LS994Jet2	Paphos to Manchester Airport	02:05	18 hrs 5 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL29Delta Air Lines	Nice to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:15	6 hrs 21 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	6 hrs 16 min	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA95American Airlines	Madrid to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:25	6 hrs 1 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR3160Ryanair	Barcelona to Bristol Airport	18:30	4 hrs 43 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR521Ryanair	Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées to London Stansted Airport	17:05	4 hrs 39 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22326easyJet	Barcelona to London Luton Airport	18:00	4 hrs 21 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR7818Ryanair	Barcelona to London Luton Airport	13:50	3 hrs 46 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LS826Jet2	Ibiza Town to Manchester Airport	12:45	3 hrs 32 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA231United Airlines	Glasgow to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:40	3 hrs 27 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR2353Ryanair	Cologne to London Stansted Airport	20:10	3 hrs 25 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
RRR2300Royal Air Force	Akrotiri to East Midlands Airport	17:00	3 hrs 7 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA921United Airlines	London to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:20	3 hrs 6 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
B616JetBlue	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:09	8 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1988United Airlines	Cancún to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:36	8 hrs 34 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4446United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:03	7 hrs 51 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA950American Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:05	7 hrs 19 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA435United Airlines	San Francisco to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:52	7 hrs 13 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6162JetBlue	Sacramento to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:00	6 hrs 47 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4808American Airlines	Columbus to John F. Kennedy International Airport	10:26	6 hrs 43 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA10American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:58	6 hrs 36 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2626United Airlines	San Francisco to Newark Liberty International Airport	00:59	6 hrs 26 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2158United Airlines	West Palm Beach to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:19	6 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA954American Airlines	Buenos Aires to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:59	6 hrs 7 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL4808Delta Air Lines	Columbus to John F. Kennedy International Airport	10:26	6 hrs 6 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
G37000Gol	Rio de Janeiro to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:55	5 hrs 28 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6416JetBlue	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:59	5 hrs 21 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:00	5 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1395United Airlines	Unknown to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:53	4 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4396United Airlines	Buffalo to Newark Liberty International Airport	07:59	4 hrs 31 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6302JetBlue	Fort Lauderdale to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:54	4 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BW526Caribbean	Georgetown to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:55	4 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4478United Airlines	Norfolk to Newark Liberty International Airport	07:34	4 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC1556Air Canada	Montreal to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:45	4 hrs 6 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2042Delta Air Lines	Tampa to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:57	3 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6924JetBlue	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:57	3 hrs 32 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BW540Caribbean	Port of Spain to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:00	3 hrs 32 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4405United Airlines	Buffalo to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:16	3 hrs 19 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
SV21Saudia	Jeddah to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:45	3 hrs 18 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6882JetBlue	Vieux Fort to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:29	3 hrs 11 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA30American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:20	3 hrs 9 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
TK1931Turkish Airlines	Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport	16:00	3 hrs 9 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61088JetBlue	Saint Martin to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:45	3 hrs 4 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA2694American Airlines	Georgetown to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:59	3 hrs 2 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR5594Ryanair	Lanzarote Island to Edinburgh Airport	00:25	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	San Salvador to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28558easyJet	Antalya to London Gatwick Airport	01:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
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
AV7394Avianca	Guayaquil to John F. Kennedy International Airport	03:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL16Delta Air Lines	Detroit to London Heathrow Airport	07:10	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
AA4805American Airlines	Raleigh/Durham to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:49	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
BA192British Airways	Dallas-Fort Worth to London Heathrow Airport	10:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA431British Airways	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	11:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
2S4539Southwind	Antalya to London Stansted Airport	12:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
VL906Lufthansa City	Frankfurt-am-Main to London Heathrow Airport	12:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA747British Airways	Geneva to London Heathrow Airport	13:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA483British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow 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
BA477British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	16:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA2749British Airways	Kos to London Gatwick Airport	16:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
EK13Emirates	Dubai to London Heathrow Airport	16:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
SK2545SAS	Stockholm Arlanda to Edinburgh Airport	18:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U28060easyJet	Barcelona to London Gatwick Airport	18:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA479British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	18:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
SK2513SAS	Copenhagen to Edinburgh Airport	18:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA168British Airways	Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA461British Airways	Madrid to London Heathrow Airport	18:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U27191easyJet	Barcelona to Bristol Airport	20:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
TK1245Turkish Airlines	Istanbul to London Stansted Airport	22:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR6275Ryanair	Barcelona to Edinburgh Airport	22:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA481British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	22:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA517British Airways	Faro to London Heathrow Airport	22:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
FR9387Ryanair	Barcelona to East Midlands Airport	22:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL961KLM	Amsterdam to Newcastle International Airport	22:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got

LS994

Jet2

18 hrs 5 min

Paphos → Manchester Airport

02:05 → 20:10

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

DL29

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 21 min

Nice → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:15 → 23:36

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

DL2

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 16 min

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

15:00 → 21:16

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

AA95

American Airlines

6 hrs 1 min

Madrid → John F. Kennedy International Airport

12:25 → 18:26

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

FR3160

Ryanair

4 hrs 43 min

Barcelona → Bristol Airport

18:30 → 23:13

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

FR521

Ryanair

4 hrs 39 min

Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées → London Stansted Airport

17:05 → 21:44

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

U22326

easyJet

4 hrs 21 min

Barcelona → London Luton Airport

18:00 → 22:21

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

FR7818

Ryanair

3 hrs 46 min

Barcelona → London Luton Airport

13:50 → 17:36

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

LS826

Jet2

3 hrs 32 min

Ibiza Town → Manchester Airport

12:45 → 16:17

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

UA231

United Airlines

3 hrs 27 min

Glasgow → Newark Liberty International Airport

16:40 → 20:07

Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR2353

Ryanair

3 hrs 25 min

Cologne → London Stansted Airport

20:10 → 23:35

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

RRR2300

Royal Air Force

3 hrs 7 min

Akrotiri → East Midlands Airport

17:00 → 20:07

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

UA921

United Airlines

3 hrs 6 min

London → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:20 → 00:26

Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

B616

JetBlue

8 hrs 35 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:09 → 13:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1988

United Airlines

8 hrs 34 min

Cancún → Newark Liberty International Airport

13:36 → 22:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4446

United Airlines

7 hrs 51 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

13:03 → 20:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA950

American Airlines

7 hrs 19 min

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

07:05 → 14:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA435

United Airlines

7 hrs 13 min

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

15:52 → 23:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

6 hrs 47 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

08:00 → 14:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4808

American Airlines

6 hrs 43 min

Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport

10:26 → 17:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

6 hrs 36 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:58 → 12:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2626

United Airlines

6 hrs 26 min

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

00:59 → 07:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2158

United Airlines

6 hrs 8 min

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

08:19 → 14:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA954

American Airlines

6 hrs 7 min

Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport

06:59 → 13:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL4808

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 6 min

Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport

10:26 → 16:32

Not covered by UK or EU rules

G37000

Gol

5 hrs 28 min

Rio de Janeiro → John F. Kennedy International Airport

06:55 → 12:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6416

JetBlue

5 hrs 21 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:59 → 04:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4

American Airlines

5 hrs 15 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:00 → 03:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1395

United Airlines

4 hrs 42 min

Unknown → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:53 → 00:35

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4396

United Airlines

4 hrs 31 min

Buffalo → Newark Liberty International Airport

07:59 → 12:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6302

JetBlue

4 hrs 24 min

Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport

08:54 → 13:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BW526

Caribbean

4 hrs 17 min

Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport

23:55 → 04:12

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4478

United Airlines

4 hrs 8 min

Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport

07:34 → 11:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AC1556

Air Canada

4 hrs 6 min

Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:45 → 18:51

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2042

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 42 min

Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:57 → 17:39

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6924

JetBlue

3 hrs 32 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

23:57 → 03:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BW540

Caribbean

3 hrs 32 min

Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:00 → 08:32

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4405

United Airlines

3 hrs 19 min

Buffalo → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:16 → 00:35

Not covered by UK or EU rules

SV21

Saudia

3 hrs 18 min

Jeddah → John F. Kennedy International Airport

14:45 → 18:03

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6882

JetBlue

3 hrs 11 min

Vieux Fort → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:29 → 00:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA30

American Airlines

3 hrs 9 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

07:20 → 10:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

TK1931

Turkish Airlines

3 hrs 9 min

Istanbul → London Heathrow Airport

16:00 → 19:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61088

JetBlue

3 hrs 4 min

Saint Martin → John F. Kennedy International Airport

16:45 → 19:49

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA2694

American Airlines

3 hrs 2 min

Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:59 → 01:01

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR5594

Ryanair

Cancelled

Lanzarote Island → Edinburgh Airport