How much compensation for a delayed Qatar Airways flight from Manchester?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Manchester to Doha Hamad, 5,410 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 2,169
- Landed on time
- 70.1%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 11a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£520each if a delay of 3 hours or more hits this route
Effectively one route: Manchester to Doha Hamad, 5,410 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Qatar Airways get delayed a lot at Manchester?
0.5% of Qatar Airways' 2,169 flights a year at Manchester land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 11 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
July 2026, when Qatar Airways flights at Manchester ran an average of 25.2 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Qatar Airways at Manchester
In the last 12 months, Qatar Airways operated 2,169 flights at Manchester, and 0.5% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 70.1% ran on time against 80.5% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 11.7 to 13.7 minutes.
| Qatar Airways at Manchester, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Manchester | 2,169 | was 2,238 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 70.1% | ▼ was 80.5% |
| Average delay | 13.7 min | ▲ was 11.7 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.5% | - |
| Cancelled | 5.9% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 11 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Qatar Airways at Manchester, month by month
Worst month: July 2026, averaging 25.2 minutes.
Route by route
Qatar Airways' busiest routes at Manchester
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Hamad | 2,166 | 5,410 km | 13.6 min | 0.4% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Manchester 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.
Qatar Airways from other airports
Other airlines at Manchester
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, August 2025 to July 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.