That estimate is for the 8 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 17 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 31 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: 10 of them logged one on 6 September 2026, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newark, 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
17
Cancellations
31
Est. owed
£1,440 + €1,150
Airports affected
10
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 | 3 | £0 |
| British Airways | 2 | £480 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 3 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | £0 |
| Iberia | 1 | €250 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 1 | £350 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Israir | 1 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 1 | €400 |
| Norse Atlantic UK | 1 | £260 |
| Royal Jordanian | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | £350 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Spirit | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 3 | £260 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £260 + €250 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | £350 + €400 |
| London City Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 2 | €250 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | £350 + €250 |
| Birmingham 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 — 5 flights
- easyJet — 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 10 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 5 flights
- Manchester — 4 flights
- London City — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 48 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 6 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.
Ryanair
Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées → London Stansted Airport
12:15 → 18:46
TUI Airways
Dalaman → Manchester Airport
02:00 → 07:02
Iberia
Madrid → London Heathrow Airport
17:15 → 21:51
Ryanair UK
Agadir → London Stansted Airport
00:55 → 05:15
British Airways
Glasgow → London City Airport
12:55 → 16:33
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → London Luton Airport
08:45 → 12:06
British Airways
Portland → London Heathrow Airport
13:00 → 16:18
Jet2
Málaga → Manchester Airport
00:20 → 03:37
Norse Atlantic UK
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:55 → 18:57
UA445
United Airlines
Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:59 → 20:47
UA1268
United Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:19 → 19:48
DL4932
Delta Air Lines
Indianapolis → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:00 → 14:03
DL958
Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:05 → 21:20
6H115
Israir
Tel Aviv Yafo → London Luton Airport
16:00 → 19:51
UA1173
United Airlines
San Juan → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:34 → 21:25
DL3
Delta Air Lines
New York → London Heathrow Airport
10:20 → 14:05
B6106
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:43 → 00:51
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
B61216
JetBlue
San Salvador → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:20
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
AC7665
Air Canada
Halifax → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:59
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:10
UA135
United Airlines
Zurich → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:30
UA1079
United Airlines
San Jose → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:33
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:50
Delta Air Lines
Porto → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:15
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
RJ261
Royal Jordanian
Amman → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:20
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
NK1827
Spirit
Orlando → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:00
XQ3508
SunExpress
Dalaman → Manchester Airport
18:10
UA1880
United Airlines
Sint-Marten → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:16
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Ryanair flight into London Stansted Airport ran 6 hrs 31 min late on 6 September 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. 6 September 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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