That estimate adds up the 13 late flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 28 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 47 cancellations, because whether those pay depends on how much notice passengers were given.
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: 15 of them had a flight land 3 hours or more late or be cancelled on 18 October 2026, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, Leeds Bradford, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle 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
28
Cancellations
47
Est. owed
£780 + €3,650
Airports affected
15
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 | 20 | €250 |
| British Airways | 3 | 7 | £780 + €400 |
| United Airlines | 9 | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 5 | 0 | €1,450 |
| Porter | 0 | 5 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 5 | 0 | €1,550 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | 2 | £0 |
| Saudia | 0 | 3 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 2 | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | 2 | £0 |
| Wizz Air UK | 0 | 2 | £0 |
| Air France | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Hainan Airlines | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Vueling | 0 | 1 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | Late3 hours or more late | Cancelled | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 10 | 5 | £0 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 4 | 6 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | 8 | £780 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | 5 | €800 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | 6 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 2 | 4 | €650 |
| London Luton Airport | 0 | 5 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 1 | 3 | €400 |
| Birmingham Airport | 1 | 2 | €250 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | 1 | €500 |
| Belfast International Airport | 1 | 1 | €400 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | 0 | €250 |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | 1 | 0 | €400 |
| London City Airport | 0 | 1 | £0 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 1 | 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. The flight counts here include flights leaving the airports we sweep, so they can be higher than the totals above.
- easyJet — 28 flights
- British Airways — 12 flights
- Jet2 — 5 flights
- Ryanair — 5 flights
- Wizz Air UK — 4 flights
- Vueling — 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 15 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 — 13 flights
- London Luton — 10 flights
- Manchester — 9 flights
- London Gatwick — 8 flights
- Glasgow — 6 flights
- Birmingham — 4 flights
- London Stansted — 4 flights
- Edinburgh — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 93 flights we hold a per-flight record of for 18 October 2026. Of these, 75 landed at the airports we swept that day, and the totals above count those. The other 18 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.
easyJet
Berlin → London Gatwick Airport
due 07:15, landed 13:47
Ryanair
Ibiza Town → Bristol Airport
due 11:25, landed 17:45
Ryanair
Ibiza Town → Manchester Airport
due 14:15, landed 20:00
Delta Air Lines
London Heathrow Airport → Atlanta
Leaves 13:25
Landed 23:38 (due 17:57)
Jet2
Ibiza Town → Leeds Bradford Airport
due 13:40, landed 18:58
Jet2
Ibiza Town → Belfast International Airport
due 13:50, landed 18:28
Jet2
Ibiza Town → Manchester Airport
due 13:20, landed 17:51
British Airways
Las Vegas → London Heathrow Airport
due 11:15, landed 15:45
Jet2
Barcelona → Birmingham Airport
due 12:50, landed 17:02
British Airways
Funchal → London Gatwick Airport
due 17:10, landed 21:19
Ryanair
Barcelona → London Stansted Airport
due 12:00, landed 15:40
British Airways
Rio de Janeiro → London Heathrow Airport
due 08:10, landed 11:42
Ryanair
Barcelona → Edinburgh Airport
due 10:55, landed 13:55
Ryanair
Ibiza Town → London Stansted Airport
due 15:25, landed 18:25
UA2841
United Airlines
New Orleans → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 23:01, landed 13:22
UA3416
United Airlines
Charleston → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 21:43, landed 12:03
AA2024
American Airlines
Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 11:28, landed 22:52
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 08:02, landed 15:00
AA954
American Airlines
Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 06:55, landed 12:21
UA4389
United Airlines
Pittsburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 13:16, landed 18:11
DL5860
Delta Air Lines
Washington → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 19:59, landed 00:29
UA887
United Airlines
Lima → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 08:10, landed 12:27
UA4504
United Airlines
Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:06, landed 22:20
UA3467
United Airlines
Hilton Head → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 15:27, landed 19:31
LS9EB
Jet2
Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle International Airport
due 09:12, landed 12:59
UA4602
United Airlines
Rochester → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 07:21, landed 10:59
UA3404
United Airlines
Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 13:25, landed 16:49
LXJ579
Flexjet
Tampa → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:11, landed 21:32
UA1855
United Airlines
Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 20:48, landed 00:03
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 00:45
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 02:05
British Airways
New York → London Heathrow Airport
due 06:50
HU407
Hainan Airlines
Beijing → Edinburgh Airport
due 07:00
SV111
Saudia
Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport
due 07:30
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 08:15
Vueling
Barcelona → London Gatwick Airport
due 08:30
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 10:00
Air France
Paris → Manchester Airport
due 10:00
British Airways
London Heathrow Airport → Ibiza Town
Leaves 06:40
Was due to land 10:10
British Airways
London → Glasgow Airport
due 10:50
Wizz Air UK
London Luton Airport → Poznań
Leaves 08:00
Was due to land 11:05
easyJet
Geneva → Manchester Airport
due 11:30
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 11:45
Wizz Air UK
London Luton Airport → Burgas
Leaves 06:15
Was due to land 11:50
Vueling
London Gatwick Airport → Barcelona
Leaves 09:10
Was due to land 12:30
British Airways
Ibiza Town → London Heathrow Airport
due 12:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 12:50
British Airways
Dublin → London City Airport
due 12:55
Wizz Air UK
Poznań → London Luton Airport
due 12:55
easyJet
London → Edinburgh Airport
due 13:20
Air France
Manchester Airport → Paris
Leaves 10:55
Was due to land 13:25
easyJet
Glasgow → London Stansted Airport
due 13:45
DL2049
Delta Air Lines
Orlando → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 13:59
Wizz Air UK
Burgas → London Luton Airport
due 14:05
SV121
Saudia
Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport
due 14:15
Pegasus Airlines
London Stansted Airport → Istanbul
Leaves 08:30
Was due to land 14:15
DL1368
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 14:30
easyJet
Manchester Airport → Amsterdam
Leaves 12:10
Was due to land 14:40
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
due 15:30
SV109
Saudia
Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport
due 15:35
easyJet
London → Glasgow Airport
due 15:35
British Airways
London Heathrow Airport → Barcelona
Leaves 12:25
Was due to land 15:40
easyJet
Amsterdam → Manchester Airport
due 15:45
easyJet
Edinburgh → London Gatwick Airport
due 16:10
easyJet
London → Belfast International Airport
due 16:35
SAS
Copenhagen → John F. Kennedy International Airport
due 17:00
easyJet
Glasgow → Birmingham Airport
due 17:45
British Airways
Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport
due 18:00
British Airways
Glasgow → London Heathrow Airport
due 18:10
Riyadh Air
London Heathrow Airport → Riyadh
Leaves 09:35
Was due to land 18:10
easyJet
Belfast → London Gatwick Airport
due 18:30
Saudia
London Heathrow Airport → Riyadh
Leaves 10:00
Was due to land 18:40
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
due 18:45
easyJet
Paris → Glasgow Airport
due 19:00
easyJet
Birmingham → Glasgow Airport
due 19:20
easyJet
London Gatwick Airport → Zurich
Leaves 17:20
Was due to land 20:05
easyJet
London Luton Airport → Zurich
Leaves 17:30
Was due to land 20:15
British Airways
Madrid → London Heathrow Airport
due 20:20
easyJet
London Luton Airport → Palma De Mallorca
Leaves 17:00
Was due to land 20:25
easyJet
London → Edinburgh Airport
due 20:45
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → Glasgow Airport
due 20:45
easyJet
Manchester Airport → Berlin
Leaves 18:00
Was due to land 20:55
easyJet
Glasgow → Birmingham Airport
due 21:15
easyJet
Zurich → London Gatwick Airport
due 21:20
easyJet
Zurich → London Luton Airport
due 21:40
easyJet
Birmingham Airport → Amsterdam
Leaves 19:45
Was due to land 22:00
Vueling
London Heathrow Airport → Santiago de Compostela
Leaves 18:50
Was due to land 22:00
easyJet
Berlin → Manchester Airport
due 22:30
easyJet
Edinburgh → London Luton Airport
due 22:30
easyJet
London Luton Airport → Nice
Leaves 19:25
Was due to land 22:30
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → London Luton Airport
due 22:40
easyJet
Birmingham → Glasgow Airport
due 22:50
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 14 hrs 21 min late on 18 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. 18 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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