That estimate is for the 8 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 18 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 48 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: 15 of them logged one on 30 August 2026, Aberdeen, Belfast International, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester and Stansted. 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
18
Cancellations
48
Est. owed
£2,220 + €1,700
Airports affected
15
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 | 3 | £570 + €400 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 3 | €800 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £260 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 3 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £520 |
| Aer Lingus | 0 | £0 |
| Air Transat | 0 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £520 |
| Arkia Israeli | 0 | £0 |
| Etihad Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Eurowings | 1 | €250 |
| Jet2 | 0 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | £350 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Wideroe | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 7 | £780 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 2 | €800 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | €650 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £520 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 2 | £570 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | £350 + €250 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| East Midlands Airport | 0 | £0 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London City 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.
- easyJet — 23 flights
- TUI Airways — 5 flights
- 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 15 that logged anything at all.
- London Gatwick — 12 flights
- Manchester — 8 flights
- Bristol — 5 flights
- London Heathrow — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 66 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 30 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
Málaga → London Gatwick Airport
13:35 → 19:25
Ryanair UK
Agadir → London Stansted Airport
00:55 → 06:34
Virgin Atlantic
Miami → London Heathrow Airport
08:05 → 13:00
TUI Airways
Tenerife Island → Manchester Airport
01:05 → 05:53
American Airlines
Edinburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:59 → 17:47
Eurowings
Hamburg → Manchester Airport
15:05 → 18:56
easyJet
Edinburgh → London Luton Airport
13:00 → 16:50
easyJet
Lisbon → London Gatwick Airport
09:55 → 13:30
easyJet
Enfidha → London Luton Airport
00:55 → 04:29
Ryanair
Reus → London Stansted Airport
18:30 → 22:03
JetBlue
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:13 → 18:41
BY6719
TUI Airways
Heraklion → Bristol Airport
16:10 → 22:55
DL5008
Delta Air Lines
Cleveland → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:20 → 14:22
EY1
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:35 → 12:31
UA676
United Airlines
Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:59 → 20:39
DL691
Delta Air Lines
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:54 → 01:28
DL1322
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:29 → 17:53
B6884
JetBlue
Orlando → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:46 → 00:59
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
IZ991
Arkia Israeli
Tel Aviv Yafo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
04:55
British Airways
Kuala Lumpur → London Heathrow Airport
05:25
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
TS338
Air Transat
Montreal → London Gatwick Airport
11:20
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
British Airways
Montpellier/Méditerranée → London Gatwick Airport
12:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
WF368
Wideroe
Stavanger → Aberdeen International Airport
15:50
B61736
JetBlue
Santiago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:30
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
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 Delta Air Lines flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport ran 6 hrs 2 min late on 30 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. 30 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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