Flight Delays on 20 October 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate adds up the 4 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 18 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: 9 of them had a flight land 3 hours or more late or be cancelled on 20 October 2026, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Liverpool, 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

€1,650

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
Avianca	0	4	£0
British Airways	1	3	€250
easyJet	1	3	€400
United Airlines	4	0	£0
American Airlines	3	0	£0
Delta Air Lines	2	0	€600
Ryanair	1	1	€400
Air Canada	1	0	£0
Hainan Airlines	0	1	£0
Lufthansa	0	1	£0
Porter	0	1	£0
Riyadh Air	0	1	£0
SAS	0	1	£0
SunExpress	0	1	£0
Turkish Airlines	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	Late3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	4	4	€600
London Heathrow Airport	3	3	€250
Newark Liberty International Airport	4	1	£0
London Gatwick Airport	0	4	£0
Edinburgh Airport	0	3	£0
London Stansted Airport	0	2	£0
Manchester Airport	2	0	€800
Liverpool John Lennon 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 — 9 flights
easyJet — 7 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 9 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 — 10 flights
London Gatwick — 8 flights
Manchester — 3 flights

Every flight

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The 43 flights we hold a per-flight record of for 20 October 2026. Of these, 31 landed at the airports we swept that day, and the totals above count those. The other 12 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
DL29Delta Air Lines	Nice to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:30	7 hrs 59 min	Claim €600€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA243British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Mexico City	Leaves 15:10on 19 OctLands 19:45	7 hrs 21 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA731American Airlines	London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte	Leaves 09:15Lands 13:10	4 hrs 39 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA159British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Hamilton	Leaves 14:20Lands 17:55	4 hrs 14 min	Claim £520£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR7261Ryanair	Málaga to Manchester Airport	00:25	3 hrs 40 min	Claim €400€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA577British Airways	Milan to London Heathrow Airport	19:25	3 hrs 32 min	Claim €250€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA576British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Milan	Leaves 14:10Lands 17:15	3 hrs 14 min	Claim £220£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22016easyJet	Alicante to Manchester Airport	00:55	3 hrs 3 min	Claim €400€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA1273United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:48	9 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2320Delta Air Lines	Fort Myers to John F. Kennedy International Airport	15:30	6 hrs 5 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA819American Airlines	Chicago to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:59	5 hrs 47 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA1222American Airlines	Austin to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:59	4 hrs 15 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA934DUnited Airlines	Newark to London Heathrow Airport	08:00	3 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4560United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:30	3 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA3253American Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:28	3 hrs 20 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC856Air Canada	Toronto to London Heathrow Airport	08:35	3 hrs 18 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1149United Airlines	San Francisco to Newark Liberty International Airport	01:09	3 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U23362easyJet	Palma De Mallorca to Liverpool John Lennon Airport	00:05	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
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
VY8749Vueling	Manchester Airport to Barcelona	Leaves 21:45on 19 OctLands 01:15	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
AV670Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	02:05	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
BA83British Airways	London Heathrow Airport to Abuja	Leaves 22:30on 19 OctLands 04:50	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
RX401Riyadh Air	Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport	07:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U2823easyJet	London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport	Leaves 06:00Lands 07:30	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28430easyJet	Lyon to London Gatwick Airport	07:35	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
XQ1612SunExpress	Adana to London Stansted Airport	08:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
SK2545SAS	Stockholm Arlanda to Edinburgh Airport	09:30	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28027easyJet	London Gatwick Airport to Menorca	Leaves 06:30Lands 09:50	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28429easyJet	London Gatwick Airport to Lyon	Leaves 08:15Lands 10:55	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA2676British Airways	London Gatwick Airport to Menorca	Leaves 08:00Lands 11:25	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
FR3265Ryanair	Pisa to Edinburgh Airport	11:35	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
U28028easyJet	Mahon to London Gatwick Airport	11:55	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA2677British Airways	Mahon to London Gatwick Airport	13:45	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
BA82British Airways	Abuja to London Heathrow Airport	14:30	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
LH908Lufthansa	Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport	14:40	Cancelled	Check if I'm owedTold less than 2 weeks before? You may be owed.
LH909Lufthansa	London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt	Leaves 15:30Lands 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.
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA2791ABritish Airways	Mugla to London Gatwick Airport	19:00	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

DL29

Delta Air Lines

7 hrs 59 min late

Nice → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 13:30, landed 21:29

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

BA243

British Airways

7 hrs 21 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Mexico City

Leaves 15:10 on 19 Oct

Landed 03:06 (due 19:45)

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

AA731

American Airlines

4 hrs 39 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Charlotte

Leaves 09:15

Landed 17:49 (due 13:10)

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

BA159

British Airways

4 hrs 14 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Hamilton

Leaves 14:20

Landed 22:09 (due 17:55)

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

FR7261

Ryanair

3 hrs 40 min late

Málaga → Manchester Airport

due 00:25, landed 04:05

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

BA577

British Airways

3 hrs 32 min late

Milan → London Heathrow Airport

due 19:25, landed 22:57

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

BA576

British Airways

3 hrs 14 min late

London Heathrow Airport → Milan

Leaves 14:10

Landed 20:29 (due 17:15)

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

U22016

easyJet

3 hrs 3 min late

Alicante → Manchester Airport

due 00:55, landed 03:58

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

UA1273

United Airlines

9 hrs 24 min late

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 10:48, landed 20:12

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2320

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 5 min late

Fort Myers → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 15:30, landed 21:35

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA819

American Airlines

5 hrs 47 min late

Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 13:59, landed 19:46

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1222

American Airlines

4 hrs 15 min late

Austin → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 21:59, landed 02:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA934D

United Airlines

3 hrs 42 min late

Newark → London Heathrow Airport

due 08:00, landed 11:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4560

United Airlines

3 hrs 35 min late

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 16:30, landed 20:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA3253

American Airlines

3 hrs 20 min late

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 21:28, landed 00:48

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AC856

Air Canada

3 hrs 18 min late

Toronto → London Heathrow Airport

due 08:35, landed 11:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1149

United Airlines

3 hrs 17 min late

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 01:09, landed 04:26

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U23362

easyJet

Cancelled

Palma De Mallorca → Liverpool John Lennon Airport

due 00:05

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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

VY8749

Vueling

Cancelled

Manchester Airport → Barcelona

Leaves 21:45 on 19 Oct

Was due to land 01:15

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AV670

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport

due 02:05

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

BA83

British Airways

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Abuja

Leaves 22:30 on 19 Oct

Was due to land 04:50

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HU407

Hainan Airlines

Cancelled

Beijing → Edinburgh Airport

due 07:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

RX401

Riyadh Air

Cancelled

Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport

due 07:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

U2823

easyJet

Cancelled

London Gatwick Airport → Belfast International Airport

Leaves 06:00

Was due to land 07:30

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U28430

easyJet

Cancelled

Lyon → London Gatwick Airport

due 07:35

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XQ1612

SunExpress

Cancelled

Adana → London Stansted Airport

due 08:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

SK2545

SAS

Cancelled

Stockholm Arlanda → Edinburgh Airport

due 09:30

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U28027

easyJet

Cancelled

London Gatwick Airport → Menorca

Leaves 06:30

Was due to land 09:50

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U28429

easyJet

Cancelled

London Gatwick Airport → Lyon

Leaves 08:15

Was due to land 10:55

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BA2676

British Airways

Cancelled

London Gatwick Airport → Menorca

Leaves 08:00

Was due to land 11:25

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FR3265

Ryanair

Cancelled

Pisa → Edinburgh Airport

due 11:35

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U28028

easyJet

Cancelled

Mahon → London Gatwick Airport

due 11:55

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BA2677

British Airways

Cancelled

Mahon → London Gatwick Airport

due 13:45

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BA82

British Airways

Cancelled

Abuja → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:30

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LH908

Lufthansa

Cancelled

Frankfurt → London Heathrow Airport

due 14:40

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LH909

Lufthansa

Cancelled

London Heathrow Airport → Frankfurt

Leaves 15:30

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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PD2135

Porter

Cancelled

Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport

due 18:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA2791A

British Airways

Cancelled

Mugla → London Gatwick Airport

due 19:00

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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 United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 9 hrs 24 min late on 20 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. 20 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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