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.
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
44
Cancellations
34
Est. owed
£1,040 + €3,650
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 |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 11 | £520 |
| American Airlines | 8 | €600 |
| JetBlue | 7 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 4 | €1,000 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 4 | £520 + €600 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| Caribbean | 2 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 2 | €800 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Turkish Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 1 | £0 |
| Emirates | 0 | £0 |
| Gol | 1 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Saudia | 1 | £0 |
| Southwind | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 23 | £520 + €1,200 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 12 | £520 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | €500 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | €800 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | €250 |
| East Midlands Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Luton Airport | 2 | €500 |
| 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.
- 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. 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.
B616
JetBlue
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:09 → 13:44
UA1988
United Airlines
Cancún → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:36 → 22:10
UA4446
United Airlines
Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:03 → 20:54
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 14:24
UA435
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:52 → 23:05
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 14:47
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:26 → 17:09
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:58 → 12:34
UA2626
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
00:59 → 07:25
UA2158
United Airlines
West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:19 → 14:27
AA954
American Airlines
Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:59 → 13:06
DL4808
Delta Air Lines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:26 → 16:32
G37000
Gol
Rio de Janeiro → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:55 → 12:23
B6416
JetBlue
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:59 → 04:20
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:00 → 03:15
UA1395
United Airlines
Unknown → Newark Liberty International Airport
19:53 → 00:35
UA4396
United Airlines
Buffalo → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:59 → 12:30
B6302
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:54 → 13:18
BW526
Caribbean
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:55 → 04:12
UA4478
United Airlines
Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:34 → 11:42
AC1556
Air Canada
Montreal → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:45 → 18:51
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:39
B6924
JetBlue
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:57 → 03:29
BW540
Caribbean
Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:00 → 08:32
UA4405
United Airlines
Buffalo → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:16 → 00:35
SV21
Saudia
Jeddah → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:45 → 18:03
B6882
JetBlue
Vieux Fort → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:29 → 00:40
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:20 → 10:29
TK1931
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul → London Heathrow Airport
16:00 → 19:09
B61088
JetBlue
Saint Martin → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:45 → 19:49
AA2694
American Airlines
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:59 → 01:01
FR5594
Ryanair
Lanzarote Island → Edinburgh Airport
00:25
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
San Salvador → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
U28558
easyJet
Antalya → London Gatwick Airport
01:35
AV652
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
DL16
Delta Air Lines
Detroit → London Heathrow Airport
07:10
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
AA4805
American Airlines
Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:49
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:40
BA192
British Airways
Dallas-Fort Worth → London Heathrow Airport
10:55
BA431
British Airways
Amsterdam → London Heathrow Airport
11:05
2S4539
Southwind
Antalya → London Stansted Airport
12:35
VL906
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
12:40
BA747
British Airways
Geneva → London Heathrow Airport
13:10
BA483
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
14:35
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
BA477
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
16:05
BA2749
British Airways
Kos → London Gatwick Airport
16:20
EK13
Emirates
Dubai → London Heathrow Airport
16:30
SK2545
SAS
Stockholm Arlanda → Edinburgh Airport
18:05
U28060
easyJet
Barcelona → London Gatwick Airport
18:05
BA479
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
18:20
SK2513
SAS
Copenhagen → Edinburgh Airport
18:25
BA168
British Airways
Shanghai → London Heathrow Airport
18:45
BA461
British Airways
Madrid → London Heathrow Airport
18:55
U27191
easyJet
Barcelona → Bristol Airport
20:40
TK1245
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul → London Stansted Airport
22:10
FR6275
Ryanair
Barcelona → Edinburgh Airport
22:15
BA481
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
22:30
BA517
British Airways
Faro → London Heathrow Airport
22:40
FR9387
Ryanair
Barcelona → East Midlands Airport
22:45
KL961
KLM
Amsterdam → Newcastle International Airport
22:55
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Jet2 flight into Manchester Airport ran 18 hrs 5 min late on 3 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. 3 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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