How bad are delays at London City Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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London City is about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
- Flights a year
- 46,280
- Landed on time
- 73.9%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 139a 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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139 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at London City
From our own tracking
Recent arrivals into London City that ran late
Every arrival at London City 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.
British Airways
Nice → London City Airport
6 Oct · 13:20 → 16:53
British Airways
Amsterdam → London City Airport
6 Oct · 11:30
Luxair
Luxembourg → London City Airport
5 Oct · 07:35 → 11:06
British Airways
Nice → London City Airport
2 Oct · 15:35 → 18:49
British Airways
Zurich → London City Airport
30 Sept · 15:30 → 20:05
British Airways
Dublin → London City Airport
30 Sept · 08:35
British Airways
Firenze → London City Airport
30 Sept · 14:45
British Airways
Milan → London City Airport
30 Sept · 17:50
British Airways
Edinburgh → London City Airport
29 Sept · 08:00
British Airways
Barcelona → London City Airport
29 Sept · 13:20
British Airways
Dublin → London City Airport
28 Sept · 17:20
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How bad is it
Does London City get delayed a lot?
Not especially. It's about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 73.9% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 139 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Italia Traspoto Aereo, 82.3% on time across 3,884 flights. Least reliable: Swiss Airlines, 61.0%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
June 2026, when flights at London City ran an average of 20.4 minutes late.
See all the numbers for London City
In the last 12 months, 46,280 flights operated at London City, and 0.3% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 73.9% ran on time against 74.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 12.5 to 13.2 minutes.
| London City, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at London City | 46,280 | was 46,779 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 73.9% | ▼ was 74.9% |
| Average delay | 13.2 min | ▲ was 12.5 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.3% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.1% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 139 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for London City, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
London City, month by month
Worst month: June 2026, averaging 20.4 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at London City
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| BA CityFlyer | 0.4% | 74.0% |
| KLM | 0.1% | 75.2% |
| Italia Traspoto Aereo | 0.1% | 82.3% |
| Luxair | <0.5% | 69.6% |
| Swiss Airlines | <0.5% | 61.0% |
| Air Dolomiti | <0.5% | 75.0% |
| Aurigny Air Services | 0.3% | 74.3% |
| Loganair | <0.5% | 77.1% |
| LOT Polish Airlines | <0.5% | 69.8% |
Where it flies
Routes from London City
The exact figure for a delay of 3 hours or more on each, worked out from the real distance rather than the range most sites quote.
Your rights
Your rights from London City
London City 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.