How much compensation for a delayed Aer Lingus flight from East Midlands International?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: East Midlands International to Belfast City (George Best), 359 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 583
- Landed on time
- 78.0%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 6a 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: East Midlands International to Belfast City (George Best), 359 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Aer Lingus get delayed a lot at East Midlands International?
1.0% of Aer Lingus' 583 flights a year at East Midlands International land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 6 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
October 2025, when Aer Lingus flights at East Midlands International ran an average of 22.1 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Aer Lingus at East Midlands International
In the last 12 months, Aer Lingus operated 583 flights at East Midlands International, and 1.0% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 78.0% ran on time against 87.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 8.5 to 13.4 minutes.
| Aer Lingus at East Midlands International, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at East Midlands International | 583 | was 444 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 78.0% | ▼ was 87.9% |
| Average delay | 13.4 min | ▲ was 8.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.0% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 6 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aer Lingus at East Midlands International, month by month
Worst month: October 2025, averaging 22.1 minutes.
Route by route
Aer Lingus' busiest routes at East Midlands International
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast City (George Best) | 582 | 359 km | 13.4 min | 1.0% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
East Midlands International 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 East Midlands International
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.