That estimate is for the 26 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 41 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 84 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: 14 of them logged one on 6 October 2026, Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, 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
41
Cancellations
84
Est. owed
£1,700 + €5,500
Airports affected
14
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 | 11 | £660 + €2,150 |
| American Airlines | 7 | €600 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| Delta Air Lines | 5 | £520 |
| Eurowings | 1 | €250 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 4 | £520 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €400 |
| Lufthansa | 0 | £0 |
| Swiss | 0 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | €250 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Air Europa | 1 | €300 |
| Air France | 0 | £0 |
| Austrian Airlines | 1 | €250 |
| El Al | 1 | £0 |
| Finnair | 1 | €400 |
| Jet2 | 1 | €400 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| NetJets Aviation | 1 | £0 |
| Qantas | 1 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 1 | €250 |
| Turkish Airlines | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow Airport | 16 | £660 + €3,050 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 18 | £1,040 + €900 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Birmingham Airport | 2 | €650 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London City Airport | 1 | €250 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 1 | €400 |
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 14 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 57 flights
- John F. Kennedy — 5 flights
- Birmingham — 4 flights
- Edinburgh — 4 flights
- London City — 4 flights
- London Gatwick — 4 flights
- George Best Belfast City — 3 flights
Every flight
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The 125 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 6 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.
Jet2
Faro → Birmingham Airport
13:50 → 23:55
Ryanair
Alicante → Newcastle International Airport
00:15 → 07:46
British Airways
Faro → London Heathrow Airport
16:10 → 22:36
American Airlines
Madrid → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:20 → 20:21
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:59 → 20:48
JetBlue
Edinburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:46 → 19:21
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
09:10 → 13:08
British Airways
Nice → London City Airport
13:20 → 16:53
British Airways
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
08:10 → 11:39
Finnair
Helsinki → London Heathrow Airport
09:10 → 12:36
Air Europa
Madrid → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:45 → 21:10
British Airways
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
07:25 → 10:46
TUI Airways
Reus → Birmingham Airport
11:35 → 14:53
British Airways
Inverness → London Heathrow Airport
09:00 → 12:17
British Airways
Rome → London Heathrow Airport
09:30 → 12:42
British Airways
Milan → London Heathrow Airport
08:30 → 11:41
Aer Lingus
Dublin → London Heathrow Airport
10:20 → 13:31
easyJet
Munich → London Gatwick Airport
10:45 → 13:54
Eurowings
Düsseldorf → London Heathrow Airport
07:25 → 10:31
British Airways
Zurich → London Heathrow Airport
08:10 → 11:16
Austrian Airlines
Vienna → London Heathrow Airport
08:20 → 11:23
British Airways
Firenze → London Heathrow Airport
08:30 → 11:33
British Airways
Paris → London Heathrow Airport
08:35 → 11:36
DL226
Delta Air Lines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:29 → 15:04
AA32
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:52 → 03:57
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 14:58
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:04 → 12:50
B616
JetBlue
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:04 → 10:56
LY7
El Al
Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:05 → 20:51
DL5035
Delta Air Lines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:20 → 23:06
B61052
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:50 → 02:16
QF1
Qantas
Singapore → London Heathrow Airport
06:35 → 11:58
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:18
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:29 → 12:32
DL5176
Delta Air Lines
Burlington → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:07 → 13:00
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:58 → 02:27
DL624
Delta Air Lines
Mexico City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:23 → 01:49
UA353
United Airlines
West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:20 → 21:14
UA3537
United Airlines
Portland → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:36 → 13:07
1I186
NetJets Aviation
Teterboro → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:56 → 19:22
AA98
American Airlines
Chicago → London Heathrow Airport
12:15 → 15:32
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
07:40
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
LX316
Swiss
Zurich → London Heathrow Airport
07:55
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
LX352
Swiss
Geneva → London Heathrow Airport
08:15
Lufthansa
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
08:40
British Airways
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
08:50
AA4803
American Airlines
Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:12
LX460S
Swiss
Zurich → London Gatwick Airport
09:45
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
British Airways
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
10:05
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
12:35
British Airways
Bâle/Mulhouse → London Heathrow Airport
12:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
British Airways
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
12:55
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
British Airways
St Peter Port → London Heathrow Airport
14:50
British Airways
Mexico City → London Heathrow Airport
15:30
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
SAS
Copenhagen → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:00
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
British Airways
Toulouse-Blagnac → London Heathrow Airport
18:45
TK1245
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul → London Stansted Airport
22:10
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Jet2 flight into Birmingham Airport ran 10 hrs 5 min late on 6 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. 6 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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