That estimate is for the 2 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 6 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 23 cancelled outright at the airports we track. The rest were outside the rules, most often a flight into the UK on an airline based elsewhere.
This isn't CAA punctuality data, it's our own live tracking of arrivals. We sweep 22 airports today: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Luton, Edinburgh, JFK, Newark, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London City, Belfast International, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds Bradford, Belfast City, Aberdeen, East Midlands, Southampton, Jersey and Bournemouth. That list grew from 8 on 27 August 2026, so a day before then covers the original eight only. It is not a national or worldwide count. Not every airport has a delay or cancellation every day: 5 of them logged one on 19 August 2026, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Heathrow and Manchester. Every flight that landed 3 or more hours late that day, or got cancelled outright, was logged and scored under UK261 and EU261, the same rules the checker above uses.
Flights 3 hours or more late
6
Cancellations
23
Est. owed
£480
Airports affected
5
Ranked
Worst airlines that day
Ranked by combined delays and cancellations logged across the airports we track. Airline names appear exactly as our live feed reports them.
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | £260 |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| Finnair | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 1 | £220 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 2 | £0 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £260 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
By airline
Every airline with delays that day
Each one lists its own flights and what they were worth. Only airlines with at least three flights UK or EU rules cover get a page, so this is shorter than the counts above.
- British Airways — 3 flights
By airport
Every airport with delays that day
Each one lists its own flights and what they were worth. Only airports with at least three flights UK or EU rules cover get a page, so this is shorter than the 5 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 3 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
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The 29 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 19 August 2026, at the airports we swept that day. This is our raw log, so it includes flights UK and EU rules do not reach; the totals above come from the day's own sweep summary and count on a different basis, so the two do not add up to each other. 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.
TUI Airways
Nottingham → Manchester Airport
12:35 → 17:52
British Airways
Bridgetown → London Heathrow Airport
06:15 → 09:56
DL5079
Delta Air Lines
Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 12:37
DL454
Delta Air Lines
Dallas-Fort Worth → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:57 → 17:12
UA759
United Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
23:07 → 02:46
UA4493
United Airlines
Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:06 → 14:31
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV642
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV206
Avianca
Pereira → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:40
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
DL1880
Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:55
UA2191
United Airlines
Nashville → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:41
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
AC584
Air Canada
Calgary → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:18
UA135
United Airlines
Zurich → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:30
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
AC8880
Air Canada
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:16
UA1880
United Airlines
Sint-Marten → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:16
UA1530
United Airlines
Siril E. King → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:37
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A TUI Airways flight into Manchester Airport ran 5 hrs 17 min late on 19 August 2026, the longest delay we logged that day.
These counts cover arrivals at the airports we swept that day, several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. We track 22 airports now; the list grew from 8 to 22 on 27 August 2026, so days before that cover fewer. 19 August 2026 is complete. "Est. owed" applies the UK261/EU261 amounts to each eligible flight; airlines can still dispute individual claims by pointing to extraordinary circumstances, so treat these as a strong steer, not a guarantee for any one passenger.
Source: CheckFlightCompensation live arrivals tracking.
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