Flight Delays on 15 October 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate adds up the 6 late flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 13 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 15 October 2026, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, 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

£1,040 + €1,550

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
easyJet	1	4	€250
United Airlines	5	0	€300
Avianca	0	4	£0
British Airways	2	2	£520 + €400
Porter	0	3	£0
Saudia	1	2	£0
SunExpress	0	2	£0
Air India	1	0	€600
American Airlines	1	0	£0
Hainan Airlines	0	1	£0
JetBlue	1	0	£0
KLM	0	1	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0
Pegasus Airlines	0	1	£0
Riyadh Air	0	1	£0
Ryanair	0	1	£0
Turkish Airlines	0	1	£0
Virgin Atlantic	1	0	£520
Wizz Air UK	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	3	6	£520
Newark Liberty International Airport	6	3	€900
London Heathrow Airport	2	4	£520
London Gatwick Airport	1	3	€400
Manchester Airport	1	2	€250
Bristol Airport	0	2	£0
London Stansted Airport	0	2	£0
Aberdeen International Airport	0	1	£0
Birmingham Airport	0	1	£0
Edinburgh 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. The flight counts here include flights leaving the airports we sweep, so they can be higher than the totals above.

British Airways — 6 flights
easyJet — 6 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 — 9 flights
London Gatwick — 5 flights

Every flight

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The 46 flights we hold a per-flight record of for 15 October 2026. Of these, 38 landed at the airports we swept that day, and the totals above count those. The other 8 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
BA4ABritish Airways	London to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:08	6 hrs 10 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA2603British Airways	Bari to London Gatwick Airport	14:35	6 hrs 2 min	Claim €400€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL37Delta Air Lines	London Heathrow Airport to Atlanta	Leaves 15:15on 14 OctLands 19:50	5 hrs 39 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL17Delta Air Lines	London Heathrow Airport to Detroit	Leaves 10:45Lands 14:23	5 hrs 25 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AI105Air India	Rome to Newark Liberty International Airport	09:30	5 hrs 21 min	Claim €600€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
VS301Virgin Atlantic	New Delhi to London Heathrow Airport	16:15	4 hrs 40 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U24645easyJet	Paris to Manchester Airport	15:05	4 hrs 32 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA509United Airlines	Rome to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:55	3 hrs 2 min	Claim €300€300 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA954American Airlines	Buenos Aires to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:55	6 hrs 20 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1700United Airlines	Los Angeles to Newark Liberty International Airport	00:30	6 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1999United Airlines	West Palm Beach to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:16	4 hrs 34 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
SV119Saudia	Jeddah to London Heathrow Airport	12:40	3 hrs 46 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B68642JetBlue	New York to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:53	3 hrs 40 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA435United Airlines	San Francisco to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:53	3 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2065United Airlines	Columbus to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:31	3 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U26634easyJet	Antalya to Birmingham Airport	00:35	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
AV7396Avianca	Quito to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
W95708Wizz Air UK	Antalya to London Gatwick Airport	01:05	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28254easyJet	Santorini to London Gatwick Airport	01:20	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
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
BA52British Airways	Seattle to London Heathrow Airport	06:45	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
HU407Hainan Airlines	Beijing to Edinburgh Airport	07:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28671easyJet	Amsterdam to London Gatwick Airport	07:25	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
RX401Riyadh Air	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
PD2121Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:15	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
SV23Saudia	Riyadh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
KL913KLM	Amsterdam to Aberdeen International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28674easyJet	London Gatwick Airport to Amsterdam	Leaves 08:00Lands 10:20	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
XQ3134SunExpress	Bodrum to Manchester Airport	10:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PC1196Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul to Bristol Airport	11:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA53British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Seattle	Leaves 09:50Lands 11:35	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA771British Airways	Stockholm to London Heathrow Airport	13:15	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
U22830easyJet	Skiathos Island National to Bristol Airport	14:25	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
PC1197Pegasus Airlines	Bristol Airport to Istanbul	Leaves 12:15Lands 18:05	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.
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR5682Ryanair	Eindhoven to London Stansted Airport	21:15	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA1426British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Inverness	Leaves 19:55Lands 21:30	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
TK1245Turkish Airlines	Istanbul to London Stansted Airport	22:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA4A

British Airways

6 hrs 10 min late

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 16:08, landed 22:18

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

BA2603

British Airways

6 hrs 2 min late

Bari → London Gatwick Airport

due 14:35, landed 20:37

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

DL37

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 39 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Atlanta

Leaves 15:15 on 14 Oct

Landed 01:29 (due 19:50)

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

DL17

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 25 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Detroit

Leaves 10:45

Landed 19:48 (due 14:23)

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

AI105

Air India

5 hrs 21 min late

Rome → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 09:30, landed 14:51

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

VS301

Virgin Atlantic

4 hrs 40 min late

New Delhi → London Heathrow Airport

due 16:15, landed 20:55

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

U24645

easyJet

4 hrs 32 min late

Paris → Manchester Airport

due 15:05, landed 19:37

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

UA509

United Airlines

3 hrs 2 min late

Rome → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 16:55, landed 19:57

Claim €300€300 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

AA954

American Airlines

6 hrs 20 min late

Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 06:55, landed 13:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1700

United Airlines

6 hrs 15 min late

Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 00:30, landed 06:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1999

United Airlines

4 hrs 34 min late

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 10:16, landed 14:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

SV119

Saudia

3 hrs 46 min late

Jeddah → London Heathrow Airport

due 12:40, landed 16:26

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B68642

JetBlue

3 hrs 40 min late

New York → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 16:53, landed 20:33

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA435

United Airlines

3 hrs 35 min late

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 16:53, landed 20:28

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2065

United Airlines

3 hrs 16 min late

Columbus → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:31, landed 21:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U26634

easyJet

Cancelled

Antalya → Birmingham Airport

due 00:35

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AV7396

Avianca

Cancelled

Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 00:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

W95708

Wizz Air UK

Cancelled

Antalya → London Gatwick Airport

due 01:05

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AV660

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U28254

easyJet

Cancelled

Santorini → London Gatwick Airport

due 01:20

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AV652

Avianca

Cancelled

Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 01:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV670

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 02:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA52

British Airways

Cancelled

Seattle → London Heathrow Airport

due 06:45

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HU407

Hainan Airlines

Cancelled

Beijing → Edinburgh Airport

due 07:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U28671

easyJet

Cancelled

Amsterdam → London Gatwick Airport

due 07:25

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RX401

Riyadh Air

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

PD2121

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 08:15

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

SV23

Saudia

Cancelled

Riyadh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 10:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

KL913

KLM

Cancelled

Amsterdam → Aberdeen International Airport

due 10:00

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U28674

easyJet

Cancelled

London Gatwick Airport → Amsterdam

Leaves 08:00

Was due to land 10:20

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XQ3134

SunExpress

Cancelled

Bodrum → Manchester Airport

due 10:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PC1196

Pegasus Airlines

Cancelled

Istanbul → Bristol Airport

due 11:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA53

British Airways

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Seattle

Leaves 09:50

Was due to land 11:35

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BA771

British Airways

Cancelled

Stockholm → London Heathrow Airport

due 13:15

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SV121

Saudia

Cancelled

Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U22830

easyJet

Cancelled

Skiathos Island National → Bristol Airport

due 14:25

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XQ534

SunExpress

Cancelled

Antalya → Manchester Airport

due 15:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

PC1197

Pegasus Airlines

Cancelled

Bristol Airport → Istanbul

Leaves 12:15

Was due to land 18:05

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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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PD2135

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR5682

Ryanair

Cancelled

Eindhoven → London Stansted Airport

due 21:15

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BA1426

British Airways

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Inverness

Leaves 19:55

Was due to land 21:30

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TK1245

Turkish Airlines

Cancelled

Istanbul → London Stansted Airport

due 22:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

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Longest wait

Biggest single delay

A American Airlines flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport ran 6 hrs 20 min late on 15 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. 15 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.

Source: CheckFlightCompensation live flight tracking.

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