That estimate is for the 6 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 6 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 8 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: 7 of them logged one on 12 September 2026, Birmingham, East Midlands, 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
6
Cancellations
8
Est. owed
£1,040 + €850
Airports affected
7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| British Airways | 1 | £520 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | €600 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 0 | £0 |
| Kuwait Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £520 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2 | €600 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £1,040 |
| Birmingham Airport | 1 | €250 |
| East Midlands Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
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 7 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 4 flights
Every flight
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The 14 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 12 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
Bydgoszcz → Birmingham Airport
11:40 → 17:18
Delta Air Lines
Amsterdam → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:07 → 22:43
Virgin Atlantic
New York → London Heathrow Airport
12:05 → 17:16
British Airways
Mexico City → London Heathrow Airport
15:30 → 19:32
AA730
American Airlines
Charlotte → London Heathrow Airport
06:55 → 11:05
AA234
American Airlines
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:00 → 19:34
Delta Air Lines
Stockholm → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:05
KU117
Kuwait Airways
Mexico City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:00
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
17:40
B6752
JetBlue
Cancún → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:56
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A Jet2 flight into Manchester Airport ran 7 hrs 30 min late on 12 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. 12 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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