How much compensation for a delayed BA CityFlyer flight from Belfast City (George Best)?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Belfast City (George Best) to London City, 526 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 1,567
- Landed on time
- 81.0%
- 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: Belfast City (George Best) to London City, 526 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does BA CityFlyer get delayed a lot at Belfast City (George Best)?
0.1% of BA CityFlyer's 1,567 flights a year at Belfast City (George Best) 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?
September 2025, when BA CityFlyer flights at Belfast City (George Best) ran an average of 16.7 minutes late.
See all the numbers for BA CityFlyer at Belfast City (George Best)
In the last 12 months, BA CityFlyer operated 1,567 flights at Belfast City (George Best), and 0.1% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 81.0% ran on time against 83.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 9.4 to 9.9 minutes.
| BA CityFlyer at Belfast City (George Best), last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Belfast City (George Best) | 1,567 | was 1,594 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 81.0% | ▼ was 83.2% |
| Average delay | 9.9 min | ▲ was 9.4 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.1% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | - |
| 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.
BA CityFlyer at Belfast City (George Best), month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 16.7 minutes.
Route by route
BA CityFlyer's busiest routes at Belfast City (George Best)
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London City | 1,509 | 526 km | 9.5 min | 0.1% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Belfast City (George Best) 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.
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Other airlines at Belfast City (George Best)
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.