How bad are delays at Belfast International Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Belfast International is one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
- Flights a year
- 45,294
- Landed on time
- 78.0%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 272a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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272 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Belfast International
From our own tracking
Recent arrivals into Belfast International that ran late
Every arrival at Belfast International we logged running 3 or more hours late, or cancelled, since August. Newest first, and only flights UK or EU rules cover. A cancelled row carries no figure because what it pays turns on the notice you were given. Amounts are per person on the booking (half on the longest flights that landed 3 to 4 hours late). Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours for the real answer.
easyJet
London → Belfast International Airport
8 Oct · 19:40
easyJet
Alicante → Belfast International Airport
4 Oct · 20:10
easyJet
Manchester → Belfast International Airport
21 Sept · 08:10
easyJet
Edinburgh → Belfast International Airport
21 Sept · 13:05
easyJet
Amsterdam → Belfast International Airport
21 Sept · 13:55
easyJet
London → Belfast International Airport
21 Sept · 13:55
easyJet
Edinburgh → Belfast International Airport
21 Sept · 17:25
easyJet
Manchester → Belfast International Airport
20 Sept · 16:35
easyJet
London → Belfast International Airport
13 Sept · 19:10
easyJet
Manchester → Belfast International Airport
13 Sept · 23:25
Ryanair UK
Málaga → Belfast International Airport
9 Sept · 00:05
easyJet
London → Belfast International Airport
9 Sept · 07:30
easyJet
Edinburgh → Belfast International Airport
9 Sept · 08:20
Ryanair UK
London → Belfast International Airport
8 Sept · 16:15
easyJet
Paris → Belfast International Airport
8 Sept · 19:05
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How bad is it
Does Belfast International get delayed a lot?
No, less than most. It's one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 78.0% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 272 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Ryanair, 79.1% on time across 7,819 flights. Least reliable: Jet2.com, 78.0%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when flights at Belfast International ran an average of 20.3 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Belfast International
In the last 12 months, 45,294 flights operated at Belfast International, and 0.6% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 78.0% ran on time against 76.5% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 14.4 to 13.3 minutes.
| Belfast International, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Belfast International | 45,294 | was 46,617 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 78.0% | ▲ was 76.5% |
| Average delay | 13.3 min | ▼ was 14.4 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.6% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 272 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Belfast International, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Belfast International, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 20.3 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at Belfast International
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 0.5% | 78.3% |
| Ryanair | 0.6% | 79.1% |
| Jet2.com | 0.7% | 78.0% |
| TUI Airways | 1.9% | 58.7% |
Your rights
Your rights from Belfast International
Belfast International is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK law, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on distance. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. Cancelled instead of delayed? Broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Other UK airports
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.