Flight delays on 21 October 2026: what airlines owed passengers

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.

Ranked

Worst airports that day

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 — 10 flights
• Ryanair — 6 flights
• British Airways — 5 flights
• KLM — 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 Gatwick — 7 flights
• London Heathrow — 6 flights
• London Stansted — 6 flights
• Manchester — 5 flights
• Edinburgh — 3 flights

Every flight

The 50 flights we hold a per-flight record of for 21 October 2026. Of these, 38 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.

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