How much compensation for a delayed Aer Lingus flight from Aberdeen?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Aberdeen to Dublin, 492 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 706
- Landed on time
- 72.9%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 8a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220each if a delay of 3 hours or more hits this route
Effectively one route: Aberdeen to Dublin, 492 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Aer Lingus get delayed a lot at Aberdeen?
1.1% of Aer Lingus' 706 flights a year at Aberdeen land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 8 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
September 2025, when Aer Lingus flights at Aberdeen ran an average of 33.2 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Aer Lingus at Aberdeen
In the last 12 months, Aer Lingus operated 706 flights at Aberdeen, and 1.1% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 72.9% ran on time against 80.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 10.1 to 13.5 minutes.
| Aer Lingus at Aberdeen, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Aberdeen | 706 | was 855 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 72.9% | ▼ was 80.3% |
| Average delay | 13.5 min | ▲ was 10.1 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.3% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 8 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aer Lingus at Aberdeen, month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 33.2 minutes.
Route by route
Aer Lingus' busiest routes at Aberdeen
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 706 | 492 km | 13.5 min | 1.1% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Aberdeen is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Aer Lingus from other airports
Other airlines at Aberdeen
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.