How much compensation for a delayed Air Canada flight from Edinburgh?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 416
- Landed on time
- 71.8%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 9a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 9 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Air Canada get delayed a lot at Edinburgh?
2.2% of Air Canada's 416 flights a year at Edinburgh land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 9 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
June 2026, when Air Canada flights at Edinburgh ran an average of 43.7 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Air Canada at Edinburgh
In the last 12 months, Air Canada operated 416 flights at Edinburgh, and 2.2% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 71.8% ran on time against 82.0% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 10.1 to 17.1 minutes.
| Air Canada at Edinburgh, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Edinburgh | 416 | was 358 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 71.8% | ▼ was 82.0% |
| Average delay | 17.1 min | ▲ was 10.1 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 2.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 4.6% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 9 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Air Canada at Edinburgh, month by month
Worst month: June 2026, averaging 43.7 minutes.
Route by route
Air Canada's busiest routes at Edinburgh
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 336 | 5,344 km | 16.3 min | 2.1% | £520each |
| Montreal (Dorval) | 80 | 4,863 km | 20.8 min | 2.4% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Edinburgh 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.
Other airlines at Edinburgh
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.