That estimate is for the 5 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 16 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: 6 of them logged one on 22 August 2026, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton 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
16
Cancellations
23
Est. owed
€1,850
Airports affected
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 5 | €1,550 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 3 | €300 |
| Air Canada | 2 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Air India | 1 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| ATI | 1 | £0 |
| Ethiopian Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 3 | €500 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 3 | €300 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Luton Airport | 2 | €650 |
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.
- easyJet — 9 flights
- British Airways — 5 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 6 that logged anything at all.
- Manchester — 5 flights
- London Gatwick — 4 flights
- London Heathrow — 4 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 39 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 22 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.
easyJet
Amsterdam → Manchester Airport
10:25 → 19:05
easyJet
Heraklion → London Gatwick Airport
01:35 → 06:53
easyJet
Amsterdam → Manchester Airport
15:10 → 19:35
easyJet
Alicante → London Luton Airport
12:00 → 16:17
easyJet
Ibiza Town → London Luton Airport
01:20 → 05:34
United Airlines
Dubrovnik → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:35 → 19:54
ET726
Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa → Manchester Airport
08:30 → 15:39
B61530
JetBlue
Fort Myers → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:04 → 21:33
AC866
Air Canada
Montreal → London Heathrow Airport
06:30 → 11:21
AC584
Air Canada
Calgary → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:18 → 18:09
AA1405
American Airlines
Austin → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:30 → 02:17
AI129
Air India
Mumbai → London Heathrow Airport
10:15 → 14:52
UA3625
United Airlines
Grand Rapids → Newark Liberty International Airport
19:30 → 00:01
UA940
United Airlines
Newark → London Heathrow Airport
09:20 → 13:33
8C3327
ATI
Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:03 → 19:25
B660
JetBlue
Kingston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:47 → 06:04
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV652
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
DL960
Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:15
XQ3508
SunExpress
Dalaman → Manchester Airport
12:15
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
United Airlines
Faro → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:00
DL5035
Delta Air Lines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:33
DL5289
Delta Air Lines
Rochester → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:50
Virgin Atlantic
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:35
DL5713
Delta Air Lines
Washington → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:39
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A easyJet flight into Manchester Airport ran 8 hrs 40 min late on 22 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. 22 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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