How much compensation for a delayed Aer Lingus flight from Exeter?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Exeter to Dublin, 357 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 382
- Landed on time
- 70.2%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 2a 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: Exeter to Dublin, 357 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Aer Lingus get delayed a lot at Exeter?
0.5% of Aer Lingus' 382 flights a year at Exeter land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 2 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
March 2026, when Aer Lingus flights at Exeter ran an average of 34.1 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Aer Lingus at Exeter
In the last 12 months, Aer Lingus operated 382 flights at Exeter, and 0.5% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
| Aer Lingus at Exeter, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Exeter | 382 | - |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 70.2% | - |
| Average delay | 17.6 min | - |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 2 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Aer Lingus at Exeter, month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 34.1 minutes.
Route by route
Aer Lingus' busiest routes at Exeter
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 346 | 357 km | 18.4 min | 0.6% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Exeter 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
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.