How much compensation for a delayed Blue Islands flight from Southampton?
£220 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 1,376
- Landed on time
- 69.6%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 22a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 22 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Blue Islands get delayed a lot at Southampton?
1.6% of Blue Islands' 1,376 flights a year at Southampton land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 22 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
September 2025, when Blue Islands flights at Southampton ran an average of 37.6 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Blue Islands at Southampton
In the last 12 months, Blue Islands operated 1,376 flights at Southampton, and 1.6% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 69.6% ran on time against 68.1% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 21.5 to 19.5 minutes.
| Blue Islands at Southampton, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Southampton | 1,376 | was 3,289 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 69.6% | ▲ was 68.1% |
| Average delay | 19.5 min | ▼ was 21.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.6% | - |
| Cancelled | 5.6% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 22 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Blue Islands at Southampton, month by month
Worst month: September 2025, averaging 37.6 minutes.
Route by route
Blue Islands' busiest routes at Southampton
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 808 | 203 km | 14.5 min | 1.0% | £220each |
| Guernsey | 566 | 190 km | 26.7 min | 2.6% | £220each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Southampton 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 Southampton
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.