Flight Delays on 12 October 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate adds up the 10 late flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 29 that landed 3 hours or more late at the airports we track. The other late flights were outside the rules, most often a flight into the UK on an airline based elsewhere. It leaves out the 25 cancellations, because whether those pay depends on how much notice passengers were given.

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This isn't CAA punctuality data, it's our own live tracking of flights. 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: 10 of them had a flight land 3 hours or more late or be cancelled on 12 October 2026, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted. Every flight that landed 3 hours or more late that day, or was cancelled, was logged and checked against the UK and EU rules, the same ones the checker above uses.

Flights 3 hours or more late

Cancellations

Est. owed

£1,480 + €2,200

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	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
United Airlines	6	4	€600
JetBlue	6	1	£0
British Airways	4	2	£1,480
American Airlines	4	1	£0
Delta Air Lines	5	0	€600
Avianca	0	4	£0
Ryanair	2	2	€500
easyJet	2	1	€500
Porter	0	3	£0
Saudia	0	2	£0
SunExpress	0	2	£0
Air Canada	0	1	£0
Air France	0	1	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	12	8	€600
Newark Liberty International Airport	8	6	€600
London Heathrow Airport	3	6	£1,260
London Stansted Airport	2	2	€500
Edinburgh Airport	1	1	£0
Manchester Airport	0	2	£0
Bristol Airport	1	0	€250
Glasgow Airport	1	0	£220
London Gatwick Airport	1	0	€250

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. The flight counts here include flights leaving the airports we sweep, so they can be higher than the totals above.

British Airways — 8 flights
Ryanair — 4 flights
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 10 that logged anything at all. The flight counts here include flights leaving the airports we sweep, so they can be higher than the totals above.

London Heathrow — 11 flights
London Stansted — 4 flights

Every flight

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The 60 flights we hold a per-flight record of for 12 October 2026. Of these, 54 landed at the airports we swept that day, and the totals above count those. The other 6 left those airports: they were late or cancelled too, but the totals leave them out. This is our raw log, so it includes flights UK and EU rules do not reach. Flights leaving the UK show when they leave and when they land, each in local time. How late is counted from when they land. 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. We earn a fee if you claim through a Claim link.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
BA54British Airways	Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport	07:30	6 hrs 53 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA963United Airlines	Berlin to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:50	6 hrs 45 min	Claim €600€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL233Delta Air Lines	Naples to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:29	6 hrs 8 min	Claim €600€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA1345British Airways	St Peter Port to London Heathrow Airport	14:50	5 hrs 52 min	Claim £220£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR683Ryanair	Stockholm / Västerås to London Stansted Airport	12:05	5 hrs 37 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA168British Airways	Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport	18:45	4 hrs 55 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA6QBritish Airways	London to Glasgow Airport	07:33	3 hrs 55 min	Claim £220£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA169British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai	Leaves 12:05on 11 OctLands 07:55	3 hrs 44 min	Claim £260£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U23843easyJet	Milan to Bristol Airport	12:45	3 hrs 40 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR5993Ryanair	Madrid to London Stansted Airport	13:40	3 hrs 17 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U28318easyJet	Pisa to London Gatwick Airport	18:10	3 hrs 10 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA2062American Airlines	Miami to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:49	9 hrs 47 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1498United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:19	5 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2567Delta Air Lines	Philadelphia to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:36	4 hrs 55 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA407United Airlines	Raleigh/Durham to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:30	4 hrs 55 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1274United Airlines	Cleveland to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:57	4 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA657American Airlines	Charlotte to John F. Kennedy International Airport	20:04	4 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B62702JetBlue	Fort Lauderdale to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:30	4 hrs 9 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B673JetBlue	New York to Edinburgh Airport	09:20	4 hrs 5 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2790United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:34	4 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA276American Airlines	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:30	3 hrs 52 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA322American Airlines	Miami to Newark Liberty International Airport	22:13	3 hrs 50 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1700United Airlines	Los Angeles to Newark Liberty International Airport	00:30	3 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL1863Delta Air Lines	Santo Domingo City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:32	3 hrs 27 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6201JetBlue	Buffalo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:20	3 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5044Delta Air Lines	Cincinnati to John F. Kennedy International Airport	09:09	3 hrs 23 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61006JetBlue	Chicago to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:00	3 hrs 23 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL612Delta Air Lines	Oranjestad to John F. Kennedy International Airport	18:55	3 hrs 12 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B62786JetBlue	Raleigh/Durham to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:09	3 hrs 6 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61184JetBlue	Orlando to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:25	3 hrs 5 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6528JetBlue	Guayaquil to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:24	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV7396Avianca	Quito to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV652Avianca	Guatemala City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:50	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
SV111Saudia	Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport	07:30	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
UA887United Airlines	Lima to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2121Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4803American Airlines	Cincinnati to John F. Kennedy International Airport	09:12	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2125Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
XQ3134SunExpress	Bodrum to Manchester Airport	10:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA924United Airlines	Washington to London Heathrow Airport	10:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AF2Air France	Paris to John F. Kennedy International Airport	10:45	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
UA938United Airlines	Chicago to London Heathrow Airport	11:55	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC7665Air Canada	Halifax to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:58	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA827British Airways	Dublin to London Heathrow Airport	12:00	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
PD2129Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA959United Airlines	London Heathrow Airport to Chicago	Leaves 11:05Lands 14:10	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
SV121Saudia	Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport	14:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR1412Ryanair	Pisa to London Stansted Airport	15:00	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
XQ534SunExpress	Antalya to Manchester Airport	15:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA11British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Singapore	Leaves 19:25on 11 OctLands 16:10	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
UA1173United Airlines	San Juan to Newark Liberty International Airport	17:34	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR8650Ryanair	Gdańsk to London Stansted Airport	17:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
RX402Riyadh Air	London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh	Leaves 09:35Lands 18:10	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
SV110Saudia	London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh	Leaves 10:00Lands 18:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U24679easyJet	Paris to Edinburgh Airport	19:15	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA857British Airways	Prague to London Heathrow Airport	21:55	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
LX339Swiss	London Heathrow Airport to Zurich	Leaves 20:05Lands 22:45	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.

BA54

British Airways

6 hrs 53 min late

Johannesburg → London Heathrow Airport

due 07:30, landed 14:23

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

UA963

United Airlines

6 hrs 45 min late

Berlin → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 12:50, landed 19:35

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

DL233

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 8 min late

Naples → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 14:29, landed 20:37

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

BA1345

British Airways

5 hrs 52 min late

St Peter Port → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:50, landed 20:42

Claim £220£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR683

Ryanair

5 hrs 37 min late

Stockholm / Västerås → London Stansted Airport

due 12:05, landed 17:42

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

BA168

British Airways

4 hrs 55 min late

Shanghai → London Heathrow Airport

due 18:45, landed 23:40

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

BA6Q

British Airways

3 hrs 55 min late

London → Glasgow Airport

due 07:33, landed 11:28

Claim £220£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BA169

British Airways

3 hrs 44 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Shanghai

Leaves 12:05 on 11 Oct

Landed 11:39 (due 07:55)

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

U23843

easyJet

3 hrs 40 min late

Milan → Bristol Airport

due 12:45, landed 16:25

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

FR5993

Ryanair

3 hrs 17 min late

Madrid → London Stansted Airport

due 13:40, landed 16:57

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

U28318

easyJet

3 hrs 10 min late

Pisa → London Gatwick Airport

due 18:10, landed 21:20

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

AA2062

American Airlines

9 hrs 47 min late

Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 13:49, landed 23:36

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1498

United Airlines

5 hrs 35 min late

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 13:19, landed 18:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2567

Delta Air Lines

4 hrs 55 min late

Philadelphia → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 19:36, landed 00:31

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA407

United Airlines

4 hrs 55 min late

Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 15:30, landed 20:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1274

United Airlines

4 hrs 42 min late

Cleveland → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 20:57, landed 01:39

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA657

American Airlines

4 hrs 16 min late

Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 20:04, landed 00:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B62702

JetBlue

4 hrs 9 min late

Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 21:30, landed 01:39

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B673

JetBlue

4 hrs 5 min late

New York → Edinburgh Airport

due 09:20, landed 13:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2790

United Airlines

4 hrs 3 min late

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 20:34, landed 00:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA276

American Airlines

3 hrs 52 min late

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 06:30, landed 10:22

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA322

American Airlines

3 hrs 50 min late

Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 22:13, landed 02:03

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1700

United Airlines

3 hrs 48 min late

Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 00:30, landed 04:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1863

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 27 min late

Santo Domingo City → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 23:32, landed 02:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6201

JetBlue

3 hrs 25 min late

Buffalo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 21:20, landed 00:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5044

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 23 min late

Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 09:09, landed 12:32

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61006

JetBlue

3 hrs 23 min late

Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 16:00, landed 19:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL612

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 12 min late

Oranjestad → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 18:55, landed 22:07

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B62786

JetBlue

3 hrs 6 min late

Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 14:09, landed 17:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61184

JetBlue

3 hrs 5 min late

Orlando → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 21:25, landed 00:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6528

JetBlue

Cancelled

Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 00:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7396

Avianca

Cancelled

Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 00:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV660

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV652

Avianca

Cancelled

Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7394

Avianca

Cancelled

Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 03:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

SV111

Saudia

Cancelled

Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport

due 07:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LA8180

LATAM Airlines

Cancelled

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 07:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA887

United Airlines

Cancelled

Lima → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 08:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PD2121

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 08:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4803

American Airlines

Cancelled

Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 09:12

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PD2125

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 10:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

XQ3134

SunExpress

Cancelled

Bodrum → Manchester Airport

due 10:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA924

United Airlines

Cancelled

Washington → London Heathrow Airport

due 10:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AF2

Air France

Cancelled

Paris → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 10:45

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UA938

United Airlines

Cancelled

Chicago → London Heathrow Airport

due 11:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AC7665

Air Canada

Cancelled

Halifax → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 11:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA827

British Airways

Cancelled

Dublin → London Heathrow Airport

due 12:00

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PD2129

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 12:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA959

United Airlines

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Chicago

Leaves 11:05

Was due to land 14:10

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SV121

Saudia

Cancelled

Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR1412

Ryanair

Cancelled

Pisa → London Stansted Airport

due 15:00

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XQ534

SunExpress

Cancelled

Antalya → Manchester Airport

due 15:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA11

British Airways

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Singapore

Leaves 19:25 on 11 Oct

Was due to land 16:10

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UA1173

United Airlines

Cancelled

San Juan → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 17:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR8650

Ryanair

Cancelled

Gdańsk → London Stansted Airport

due 17:40

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RX402

Riyadh Air

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Riyadh

Leaves 09:35

Was due to land 18:10

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SV110

Saudia

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Riyadh

Leaves 10:00

Was due to land 18:40

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U24679

easyJet

Cancelled

Paris → Edinburgh Airport

due 19:15

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BA857

British Airways

Cancelled

Prague → London Heathrow Airport

due 21:55

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LX339

Swiss

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Zurich

Leaves 20:05

Was due to land 22:45

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Longest wait

Biggest single delay

A American Airlines flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport ran 9 hrs 47 min late on 12 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. The flight table also lists the late or cancelled flights that left them, which these counts leave out. We track 22 airports now; the list grew from 8 to 22 on 27 August 2026, so days before that cover fewer. 12 October 2026 is complete. "Est. owed" applies the amounts the rules set to each covered 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.

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