How much compensation for a delayed BA CityFlyer flight from London City?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 29,403
- Landed on time
- 74.0%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 118a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 118 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does BA CityFlyer get delayed a lot at London City?
0.4% of BA CityFlyer's 29,403 flights a year at London City land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 118 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
June 2026, when BA CityFlyer flights at London City ran an average of 23.3 minutes late.
See all the numbers for BA CityFlyer at London City
In the last 12 months, BA CityFlyer operated 29,403 flights at London City, and 0.4% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 74.0% ran on time against 76.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 12.5 to 14 minutes.
| BA CityFlyer at London City, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at London City | 29,403 | was 28,447 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 74.0% | ▼ was 76.2% |
| Average delay | 14 min | ▲ was 12.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 118 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
BA CityFlyer at London City, month by month
Worst month: June 2026, averaging 23.3 minutes.
Route by route
BA CityFlyer's busiest routes at London City
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 4,016 | 543 km | 11.2 min | 0.3% | £220each |
| Dublin | 3,356 | 478 km | 10.9 min | 0.1% | £220each |
| Amsterdam | 3,075 | 335 km | 13.4 min | 0.4% | £220each |
| Glasgow | 2,749 | 568 km | 10.3 min | 0.2% | £220each |
| Berlin Brandenburg | 2,146 | 925 km | 13.9 min | 0.1% | £220each |
| Rotterdam | 1,715 | 306 km | 10.3 min | 0.1% | £220each |
| Milan (Linate) | 1,610 | 956 km | 10.1 min | 0.2% | £220each |
| Zurich | 1,606 | 760 km | 16.3 min | 0.5% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
London City 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.
BA CityFlyer from other airports
Other airlines at London City
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.