That estimate is for the 8 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 19 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 27 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: 9 of them logged one on 18 September 2026, Birmingham, Bristol, Newark, JFK, 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
19
Cancellations
27
Est. owed
£520 + €2,100
Airports affected
9
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 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| British Airways | 2 | £520 + €250 |
| easyJet | 3 | €1,050 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €400 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Condor | 0 | £0 |
| IndiGo | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 1 | €400 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| Kuwait Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| Qantas | 1 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Transavia | 0 | £0 |
| TUI Airways | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 7 | £0 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £520 + €250 |
| Manchester Airport | 2 | €650 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 1 | €400 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €400 |
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 — 3 flights
- easyJet — 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 9 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 6 flights
- Manchester — 5 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 46 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 18 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.
British Airways
Mexico City → London Heathrow Airport
15:30 → 21:19
Ryanair
Lanzarote Island → London Luton Airport
17:55 → 22:20
easyJet
Palma De Mallorca → Manchester Airport
19:25 → 23:21
easyJet
Málaga → Bristol Airport
15:25 → 19:05
Jet2
Ibiza Town → Birmingham Airport
13:15 → 16:43
British Airways
Venice → London Heathrow Airport
20:50 → 23:57
easyJet
Paris → Manchester Airport
15:30 → 18:32
UA135
United Airlines
Zurich → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:20 → 18:46
UA1173
United Airlines
San Juan → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:34 → 22:54
UA1800
United Airlines
Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:53 → 23:41
DL305
Delta Air Lines
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:41 → 23:06
QF1
Qantas
Singapore → London Heathrow Airport
06:35 → 10:53
B6924
JetBlue
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:57 → 03:50
UA1611
United Airlines
Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:15 → 20:01
B62068
JetBlue
Punta Cana → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:54 → 22:29
UA4400
United Airlines
Greensboro → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:29 → 19:55
UA4168
United Airlines
Buffalo → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:09 → 00:22
AA238
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
18:31 → 21:39
UA570
United Airlines
Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:54 → 12:01
AV7396
Avianca
Quito → John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:45
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
2T240
Bermudair Limited
Hamilton → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:30
6E33
IndiGo
New Delhi → Manchester Airport
09:40
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
AA4808
American Airlines
Columbus → John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:00
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
DL217
Delta Air Lines
Dakar → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:30
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
KU117
Kuwait Airways
Mexico City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:00
United Airlines
Venice → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:45
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
17:40
AA168
American Airlines
Tokyo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:55
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A British Airways flight into London Heathrow Airport ran 5 hrs 49 min late on 18 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. 18 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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