Flight Delays on 2 September 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate is for the 8 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 47 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 50 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.

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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: 9 of them logged one on 2 September 2026, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, 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

Cancellations

Est. owed

£1,350 + €1,050

Airports affected

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	Cancelled	Est. owed
United Airlines	31	10	£260
JetBlue	1	8	£0
American Airlines	3	3	£0
British Airways	3	3	£870 + €250
Delta Air Lines	4	2	£0
Porter	0	6	£0
Avianca	0	4	£0
Ryanair	0	4	£0
Air Canada	0	2	£0
easyJet	0	2	£0
Air India	0	1	£0
Air Transat	0	1	£0
Iberia	0	1	£0
Jet2	1	0	€400
Kuwait Airways	0	1	£0
Loganair	1	0	£220
Royal Jordanian	0	1	£0
TUI Airways	1	0	€400
Virgin Atlantic	0	1	£0

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
Newark Liberty International Airport	36	18	£260
John F. Kennedy International Airport	3	19	£0
London Heathrow Airport	4	2	£870 + €250
London Gatwick Airport	0	5	£0
London Stansted Airport	0	4	£0
Birmingham Airport	2	0	€800
Glasgow Airport	2	0	£220
Edinburgh Airport	0	1	£0
Manchester Airport	0	1	£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 — 6 flights
Ryanair — 4 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 9 that logged anything at all.

London Gatwick — 4 flights
London Heathrow — 4 flights
London Stansted — 4 flights

Every flight

Find your flight

The 97 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 2 September 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.

Flight	Route	Scheduled	How late	You're owed
BY7283TUI Airways	Kos Island to Birmingham Airport	01:40	17 hrs 15 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LS1388Jet2	Catania to Birmingham Airport	15:35	4 hrs 47 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA66British Airways	Philadelphia to London Heathrow Airport	06:50	4 hrs 12 min	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LM436Loganair	Lerwick to Glasgow Airport	13:40	3 hrs 48 min	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA921United Airlines	London to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:20	3 hrs 23 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA829British Airways	Dublin to London Heathrow Airport	14:20	3 hrs 22 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA491British Airways	Gibraltar to London Heathrow Airport	14:00	3 hrs 7 min	Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA798United Airlines	Charlotte to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:51	10 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA210United Airlines	Fort Lauderdale to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:40	8 hrs 47 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1473United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:23	8 hrs 43 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA339United Airlines	Santa Clara to Newark Liberty International Airport	05:30	7 hrs 46 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2252United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:48	7 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3478United Airlines	Asheville to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:30	7 hrs 24 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1926United Airlines	Fort Myers to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:00	6 hrs 56 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4442United Airlines	Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:30	6 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA1071American Airlines	Charlotte to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:30	6 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3625United Airlines	Grand Rapids to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:30	6 hrs 11 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1526United Airlines	Punta Cana to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:46	6 hrs 10 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1505United Airlines	Denver to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:31	5 hrs 53 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1560United Airlines	San José to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:00	5 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3475United Airlines	Pittsburgh to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:00	5 hrs 45 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2213United Airlines	Boston to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:24	5 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA534United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:32	5 hrs 38 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3618United Airlines	Norfolk to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:00	5 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3476United Airlines	Richmond to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:30	5 hrs 35 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1630United Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:59	5 hrs 23 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61728JetBlue	Orlando to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:31	5 hrs	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA3253American Airlines	Chicago to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:14	4 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3559United Airlines	Pittsburgh to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:45	4 hrs 42 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1693United Airlines	Boston to Newark Liberty International Airport	19:30	4 hrs 36 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4419United Airlines	Burlington to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:29	4 hrs 30 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA758United Airlines	Columbus to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:00	4 hrs 29 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA4405United Airlines	Wilmington to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:00	4 hrs 23 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1900United Airlines	Seattle to Newark Liberty International Airport	15:56	4 hrs 14 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA174American Airlines	Raleigh/Durham to London Heathrow Airport	07:40	4 hrs 10 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA676United Airlines	Raleigh/Durham to Newark Liberty International Airport	17:00	4 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1053United Airlines	Cancún to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:41	3 hrs 56 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5015Delta Air Lines	Charleston to John F. Kennedy International Airport	15:00	3 hrs 39 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL2498Delta Air Lines	Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:54	3 hrs 36 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3467United Airlines	Hilton Head to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:21	3 hrs 34 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FLJ61HFLJ	Glasgow to Glasgow Airport	11:25	3 hrs 33 min	Worth checking
UA1418United Airlines	Miami to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:43	3 hrs 26 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
JPL55JetsPlus	Raleigh/Durham to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:16	3 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5009Delta Air Lines	Raleigh/Durham to John F. Kennedy International Airport	15:50	3 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3510United Airlines	Milwaukee to Newark Liberty International Airport	22:28	3 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2807United Airlines	Santa Ana to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:59	3 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5835Delta Air Lines	Washington to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:55	3 hrs 3 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV7396Avianca	Quito to John F. Kennedy International Airport	00:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV660Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61902JetBlue	Fort Lauderdale to John F. Kennedy International Airport	01:18	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV670Avianca	Santa Clara to John F. Kennedy International Airport	02:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6704JetBlue	San Juan to John F. Kennedy International Airport	02:29	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AV7394Avianca	Guayaquil to John F. Kennedy International Airport	03:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA64British Airways	Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport	06:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA2036British Airways	Orlando to London Gatwick Airport	06:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
IB4678Iberia	Orlando to London Gatwick Airport	06:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
DL5363Delta Air Lines	Syracuse to John F. Kennedy International Airport	06:37	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61129JetBlue	Providence to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA950American Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6254JetBlue	Washington to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:19	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3402United Airlines	Burlington to Newark Liberty International Airport	07:25	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR532Ryanair	Gdańsk to London Stansted Airport	08:05	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2121Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3630United Airlines	Halifax to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:22	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA3652United Airlines	Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport	08:26	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL4660Delta Air Lines	Richmond to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:29	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA82American Airlines	New York to Edinburgh Airport	08:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA2468United Airlines	Cleveland to Newark Liberty International Airport	09:37	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
TS728Air Transat	Montreal to London Gatwick Airport	09:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6610JetBlue	Santo Domingo City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	09:53	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1870United Airlines	Minneapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport	09:57	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2125Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC8874Air Canada	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	10:05	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR5535Ryanair	Katowice to London Stansted Airport	11:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2127Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR296Ryanair	Toulouse-Blagnac to London Stansted Airport	12:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2129Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA2571British Airways	Bordeaux/Mérignac to London Gatwick Airport	12:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U22268easyJet	Gibraltar to Manchester Airport	12:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
AA83American Airlines	Edinburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	12:59	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2133Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:55	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
FR8408Ryanair	Wrocław to London Stansted Airport	13:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KU117Kuwait Airways	Mexico City to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1079United Airlines	San Jose to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:33	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B62922JetBlue	Nassau to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:34	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA386United Airlines	Dubrovnik to Newark Liberty International Airport	16:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
RJ261Royal Jordanian	Amman to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
VS127Virgin Atlantic	Manchester to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6752JetBlue	Cancún to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:56	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC8880Air Canada	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:16	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1051United Airlines	Cancún to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:16	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1880United Airlines	Sint-Marten to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:16	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1530United Airlines	Siril E. King to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:37	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B61682JetBlue	Vieux Fort to John F. Kennedy International Airport	18:47	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AI2017Air India	New Delhi to London Heathrow Airport	19:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28794easyJet	Gibraltar to London Gatwick Airport	23:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got

BY7283

TUI Airways

17 hrs 15 min

Kos Island → Birmingham Airport

01:40 → 18:55

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

LS1388

Jet2

4 hrs 47 min

Catania → Birmingham Airport

15:35 → 20:22

Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BA66

British Airways

4 hrs 12 min

Philadelphia → London Heathrow Airport

06:50 → 11:02

Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

LM436

Loganair

3 hrs 48 min

Lerwick → Glasgow Airport

13:40 → 17:28

Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA921

United Airlines

3 hrs 23 min

London → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:20 → 00:43

Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BA829

British Airways

3 hrs 22 min

Dublin → London Heathrow Airport

14:20 → 17:42

Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BA491

British Airways

3 hrs 7 min

Gibraltar → London Heathrow Airport

14:00 → 17:07

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA798

United Airlines

10 hrs 42 min

Charlotte → Newark Liberty International Airport

08:51 → 19:33

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA210

United Airlines

8 hrs 47 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

13:40 → 22:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1473

United Airlines

8 hrs 43 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:23 → 04:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA339

United Airlines

7 hrs 46 min

Santa Clara → Newark Liberty International Airport

05:30 → 13:16

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2252

United Airlines

7 hrs 42 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:48 → 03:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3478

United Airlines

7 hrs 24 min

Asheville → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:30 → 02:54

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1926

United Airlines

6 hrs 56 min

Fort Myers → Newark Liberty International Airport

15:00 → 21:56

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4442

United Airlines

6 hrs 42 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:30 → 21:12

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1071

American Airlines

6 hrs 16 min

Charlotte → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:30 → 02:46

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3625

United Airlines

6 hrs 11 min

Grand Rapids → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:30 → 01:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1526

United Airlines

6 hrs 10 min

Punta Cana → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:46 → 02:56

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1505

United Airlines

5 hrs 53 min

Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:31 → 01:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1560

United Airlines

5 hrs 48 min

San José → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:00 → 01:48

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3475

United Airlines

5 hrs 45 min

Pittsburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:00 → 01:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2213

United Airlines

5 hrs 42 min

Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport

12:24 → 18:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA534

United Airlines

5 hrs 38 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:32 → 03:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3618

United Airlines

5 hrs 35 min

Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:00 → 01:35

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3476

United Airlines

5 hrs 35 min

Richmond → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:30 → 02:05

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1630

United Airlines

5 hrs 23 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:59 → 02:22

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61728

JetBlue

5 hrs

Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:31 → 01:31

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA3253

American Airlines

4 hrs 48 min

Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:14 → 02:02

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3559

United Airlines

4 hrs 42 min

Pittsburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:45 → 00:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1693

United Airlines

4 hrs 36 min

Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport

19:30 → 00:06

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4419

United Airlines

4 hrs 30 min

Burlington → Newark Liberty International Airport

12:29 → 16:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA758

United Airlines

4 hrs 29 min

Columbus → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:00 → 00:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA4405

United Airlines

4 hrs 23 min

Wilmington → Newark Liberty International Airport

15:00 → 19:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1900

United Airlines

4 hrs 14 min

Seattle → Newark Liberty International Airport

15:56 → 20:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA174

American Airlines

4 hrs 10 min

Raleigh/Durham → London Heathrow Airport

07:40 → 11:50

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA676

United Airlines

4 hrs 3 min

Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport

17:00 → 21:03

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1053

United Airlines

3 hrs 56 min

Cancún → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:41 → 00:37

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5015

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 39 min

Charleston → John F. Kennedy International Airport

15:00 → 18:39

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL2498

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 36 min

Atlanta → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:54 → 00:30

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3467

United Airlines

3 hrs 34 min

Hilton Head → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:21 → 17:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FLJ61H

FLJ

3 hrs 33 min

Glasgow → Glasgow Airport

11:25 → 14:58

Worth checking

UA1418

United Airlines

3 hrs 26 min

Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:43 → 00:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

JPL55

JetsPlus

3 hrs 17 min

Raleigh/Durham → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:16 → 17:33

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5009

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 17 min

Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport

15:50 → 19:07

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3510

United Airlines

3 hrs 16 min

Milwaukee → Newark Liberty International Airport

22:28 → 01:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2807

United Airlines

3 hrs 3 min

Santa Ana → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:59 → 00:02

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL5835

Delta Air Lines

3 hrs 3 min

Washington → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:55 → 16:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV7396

Avianca

Cancelled

Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport