That estimate is for the 11 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 24 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 42 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: 11 of them logged one on 31 August 2026, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle. 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
24
Cancellations
42
Est. owed
£1,400 + €3,300
Airports affected
11
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 | 7 | €900 |
| easyJet | 2 | £350 + €250 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | £260 |
| JetBlue | 3 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 2 | £350 + €400 |
| American Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Kenya Airways | 1 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 2 | €500 |
| Ryanair UK | 2 | £220 + €400 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | €250 |
| Austrian Airlines | 1 | €600 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Singapore Airlines | 1 | £220 |
| Transavia France | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 7 | €900 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 5 | €600 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £260 |
| Manchester Airport | 3 | £440 + €400 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 2 | £350 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | €500 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 1 | £350 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | €250 |
| East Midlands Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 1 | €250 |
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 — 10 flights
- British Airways — 4 flights
- TUI Airways — 4 flights
- KLM — 3 flights
- United Airlines — 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 11 that logged anything at all.
- Manchester — 7 flights
- London Gatwick — 6 flights
- London Heathrow — 6 flights
- Edinburgh — 4 flights
- Newark Liberty — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 66 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 31 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.
Ryanair UK
Alicante → Manchester Airport
01:15 → 14:20
Ryanair
Bremen → London Stansted Airport
16:00 → 22:34
easyJet
Marrakech → London Gatwick Airport
15:00 → 20:18
TUI Airways
Nápoli → East Midlands Airport
12:25 → 16:50
United Airlines
Barcelona → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:45 → 18:58
Austrian Airlines
Vienna → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:05 → 00:06
Ryanair UK
Torp → Manchester Airport
12:35 → 16:33
British Airways
Vancouver → London Heathrow Airport
14:30 → 18:28
easyJet
Amsterdam → Newcastle International Airport
10:30 → 13:50
Singapore Airlines
London → Manchester Airport
09:15 → 12:30
Aer Lingus
Dublin → Bristol Airport
14:25 → 17:38
TUI Airways
Dalaman → Birmingham Airport
15:55 → 18:59
United Airlines
Santiago de Compostela → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:50 → 14:52
Ryanair
Budapest → London Stansted Airport
19:35 → 22:36
UA427
United Airlines
San Diego → Newark Liberty International Airport
22:21 → 22:14
KQ108
Kenya Airways
Nairobi → London Gatwick Airport
06:50 → 13:06
UA3470
United Airlines
Milwaukee → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:24 → 14:58
UA274
United Airlines
San Francisco → Newark Liberty International Airport
20:09 → 00:46
B61901
JetBlue
Buffalo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:44 → 14:39
UA2093
United Airlines
Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport
00:59 → 04:40
UA1950
United Airlines
Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:45 → 01:24
B6704
JetBlue
San Juan → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:29 → 05:44
B6504
JetBlue
San Juan → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:07 → 03:07
DL958
Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:00 → 20:00
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
AV206
Avianca
Pereira → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:40
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
KQ2
Kenya Airways
Nairobi → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:35
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
AA732
American Airlines
Charlotte → London Heathrow Airport
09:05
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:40
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
AA54
American Airlines
Chicago → London Heathrow Airport
10:30
XQ3134
SunExpress
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
10:30
UA269
United Airlines
Bogotá → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:25
TUI Airways
Zakynthos Island → London Gatwick Airport
15:30
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
KQ100
Kenya Airways
Nairobi → London Heathrow Airport
16:15
United Airlines
Dubrovnik → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:35
UA78
United Airlines
Tokyo → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:20
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
B61682
JetBlue
Vieux Fort → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:47
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Ryanair UK flight into Manchester Airport ran 13 hrs 5 min late on 31 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. 31 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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