How much compensation for a delayed TUI Airways flight from East Midlands International?
£350 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 4,678
- Landed on time
- 71.7%
- 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 TUI Airways get delayed a lot at East Midlands International?
0.2% of TUI Airways' 4,678 flights a year at East Midlands International 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?
March 2026, when TUI Airways flights at East Midlands International ran an average of 21.4 minutes late.
See all the numbers for TUI Airways at East Midlands International
In the last 12 months, TUI Airways operated 4,678 flights at East Midlands International, and 0.2% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £350 each becomes payable.
The on-time rate held at 71.7%, and the average delay fell from 16.3 to 15.5 minutes.
| TUI Airways at East Midlands International, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at East Midlands International | 4,678 | was 4,617 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 71.7% | no change |
| Average delay | 15.5 min | ▼ was 16.3 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.2% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | - |
| 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.
TUI Airways at East Midlands International, month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 21.4 minutes.
Route by route
TUI Airways' busiest routes at East Midlands International
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife South (Reina Sofia) | 419 | 3,029 km | 12.6 min | 0.2% | £350each |
| Palma de Mallorca | 374 | 1,509 km | 16.9 min | 0.3% | £350each |
| Arrecife | 299 | 2,840 km | 18.9 min | 0.3% | £350each |
| Paphos | 267 | 3,331 km | 11.7 min | <0.5% | £350each |
| Enfidha - Hammamet Intl | 221 | 2,078 km | 16.8 min | 0.5% | £350each |
| Alicante | 218 | 1,619 km | 13.1 min | 0.5% | £350each |
| Las Palmas | 208 | 3,001 km | 13.8 min | <0.5% | £350each |
| Kos | 200 | 2,833 km | 28.7 min | <0.5% | £350each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
East Midlands International 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.
TUI Airways from other airports
Other airlines at East Midlands International
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.