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Flight delays in October 2026: what airlines owed passengers

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£12,690 + €33,250estimated owed to passengers in October 2026, at £220 to £520 each

316 flights 3 hours or more late 408 cancelled £12,690 + €33,250 estimated owed

That estimate covers 316 delayed and 408 cancelled flights we tracked in October 2026. The figure itself is in the hero above.

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So far in October 2026 (updated daily), 316 flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 408 were cancelled outright, across the airports we track. Based on UK261 and EU261, that's an estimated £12,690 + €33,250 owed to passengers so far this month.

Flights 3 hours or more late

316

Cancellations

408

Est. owed

£12,690 + €33,250

Airports tracked

21

Days of data

9

Ranked

Worst airlines this month

Ranked by combined delays and cancellations logged across the airports we track. Airline names appear exactly as our live feed reports them.

Airline 3 hours or more late Est. owed
British Airways 34 £2,930 + €6,050
easyJet 15 £880 + €3,200
Ryanair 22 €6,550
Porter 0 £0
Avianca 0 £0

Ranked

Worst airports this month

Airport 3 hours or more late Est. owed
London Heathrow Airport 47 £3,320 + €9,650
John F. Kennedy International Airport 20 £4,160 + €6,900
Newark Liberty International Airport 8 £1,040 + €2,400
Manchester Airport 10 £790 + €2,500
London Stansted Airport 12 £570 + €2,650

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The 50 biggest delays we logged in October 2026, longest wait first, with the month's cancellations after them. 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.

LS994

Jet2

18 hrs 5 min

Paphos → Manchester Airport

3 Oct · 02:05 → 20:10

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

LS1008

Jet2

17 hrs 5 min

Antalya → Manchester Airport

4 Oct · 02:40 → 19:45

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

AA4

American Airlines

17 hrs 1 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

7 Oct · 21:58 → 14:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA365

American Airlines

12 hrs 40 min

Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport

4 Oct · 10:29 → 23:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA657

American Airlines

12 hrs 37 min

Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport

8 Oct · 20:04 → 08:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

WB710

RwandAir

12 hrs 23 min

Kigali → London Heathrow Airport

4 Oct · 07:00 → 19:23

Worth checking

RK174

Ryanair UK

11 hrs 58 min

Glasgow → London Stansted Airport

2 Oct · 11:25 → 23:23

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

LS124

Jet2

10 hrs 26 min

Bodrum → Glasgow Airport

5 Oct · 02:30 → 12:56

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA2078

United Airlines

10 hrs 16 min

Phoenix → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Oct · 07:29 → 17:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA187

United Airlines

10 hrs 8 min

Jo'anna → Newark Liberty International Airport

5 Oct · 07:45 → 17:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LS1222

Jet2

10 hrs 5 min

Faro → Birmingham Airport

6 Oct · 13:50 → 23:55

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

DL226

Delta Air Lines

9 hrs 35 min

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

6 Oct · 05:29 → 15:04

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1289

United Airlines

9 hrs 27 min

Charleston → Newark Liberty International Airport

8 Oct · 08:55 → 18:22

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA944

American Airlines

9 hrs 20 min

Miami → John F. Kennedy International Airport

2 Oct · 00:59 → 10:19

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

9 hrs 5 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

1 Oct · 23:50 → 08:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1399

United Airlines

9 hrs 1 min

Austin → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Oct · 19:17 → 04:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

8 hrs 47 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

2 Oct · 23:50 → 08:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B616

JetBlue

8 hrs 35 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Oct · 05:09 → 13:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1988

United Airlines

8 hrs 34 min

Cancún → Newark Liberty International Airport

3 Oct · 13:36 → 22:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

8 hrs 24 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

4 Oct · 23:50 → 08:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA32

American Airlines

8 hrs 5 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

6 Oct · 19:52 → 03:57

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4

American Airlines

8 hrs

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

5 Oct · 22:00 → 06:00

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3750

United Airlines

7 hrs 58 min

Bloomington → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Oct · 06:01 → 13:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4446

United Airlines

7 hrs 51 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

3 Oct · 13:03 → 20:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6538

JetBlue

7 hrs 42 min

Aguadilla → John F. Kennedy International Airport

2 Oct · 09:48 → 17:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR7494

Ryanair

7 hrs 31 min

Alicante → Newcastle International Airport

6 Oct · 00:15 → 07:46

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

AA950

American Airlines

7 hrs 19 min

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Oct · 07:05 → 14:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

7 hrs 19 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

7 Oct · 08:02 → 15:21

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

7 hrs 14 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

5 Oct · 08:00 → 15:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA435

United Airlines

7 hrs 13 min

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

3 Oct · 15:52 → 23:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL247

Delta Air Lines

7 hrs 13 min

Reykjavik → John F. Kennedy International Airport

8 Oct · 13:30 → 20:43

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA32

American Airlines

7 hrs 7 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

4 Oct · 19:29 → 02:36

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA2

American Airlines

7 hrs 1 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

2 Oct · 15:39 → 22:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL4

Delta Air Lines

7 hrs

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

7 Oct · 19:40 → 02:40

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

B6162

JetBlue

6 hrs 58 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

6 Oct · 08:00 → 14:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

6 hrs 47 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Oct · 08:00 → 14:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

6 hrs 46 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

6 Oct · 06:04 → 12:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4808

American Airlines

6 hrs 43 min

Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Oct · 10:26 → 17:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

6 hrs 42 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

4 Oct · 08:00 → 14:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA273

United Airlines

6 hrs 39 min

Nice → Newark Liberty International Airport

8 Oct · 15:35 → 22:14

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

AA954

American Airlines

6 hrs 36 min

Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport

1 Oct · 06:59 → 13:35

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

6 hrs 36 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Oct · 05:58 → 12:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA54

British Airways

6 hrs 36 min

Jo'anna → London Heathrow Airport

4 Oct · 07:30 → 14:06

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

B616

JetBlue

6 hrs 31 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

5 Oct · 05:09 → 11:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

6 hrs 30 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

7 Oct · 06:04 → 12:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR177

Ryanair

6 hrs 30 min

Berlin → London Stansted Airport

7 Oct · 07:40 → 14:10

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

UA2626

United Airlines

6 hrs 26 min

San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport

3 Oct · 00:59 → 07:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA515

British Airways

6 hrs 26 min

Faro → London Heathrow Airport

6 Oct · 16:10 → 22:36

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

LY25

El Al

6 hrs 25 min

Tel Aviv Yafo → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Oct · 05:45 → 12:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA950

American Airlines

6 hrs 24 min

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

5 Oct · 07:05 → 13:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

That is the top 50 of 646 flights we logged in October 2026. Every one of them is on its own day's page below.

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Longest wait

Biggest single delay

A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 24 hrs 8 min late on 4 October 2026, the longest delay we logged this month.

These counts cover arrivals at the airports we track, swept several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. This month is still in progress, so the totals update daily as more delays come in. "Est. owed" applies the UK261/EU261 amounts to each eligible 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 arrivals tracking.

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