Flight Delays on 29 September 2026: What Airlines Owed Passengers

That estimate is for the 24 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 41 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 47 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: 15 of them logged one on 29 September 2026, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle 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

£2,780 + €4,350

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
British Airways	5	6	£520 + €750
American Airlines	7	3	£0
Delta Air Lines	5	2	£1,040 + €1,200
United Airlines	7	0	€600
KLM	0	6	£0
easyJet	3	2	£220 + €650
JetBlue	2	2	£0
Porter	0	4	£0
Ryanair	3	1	€900
Aer Lingus	0	3	£0
Loganair	0	3	£0
Air Canada	1	1	£0
Air France	0	2	£0
Avianca	0	2	£0
Jet2	1	1	€250
Kenya Airways	1	1	£0
Thai Airways	1	1	£0
Vueling	0	2	£0
Air Zimbabwe	0	1	£0
Alaska	1	0	£0
Caribbean	1	0	£0
LATAM Airlines	0	1	£0
Ryanair UK	1	0	£220
SAS	0	1	£0
SunExpress	0	1	£0
Turkish Airlines	0	1	£0
Virgin Atlantic	1	0	£260
Wizz Air UK	1	0	£520

Ranked

Worst airports that day

Airport	3 hours or more late	Cancelled	Est. owed
John F. Kennedy International Airport	16	6	£1,040 + €1,200
London Heathrow Airport	10	10	£780 + €750
Newark Liberty International Airport	6	6	€600
Manchester Airport	2	7	€650
London Gatwick Airport	0	7	£0
Edinburgh Airport	0	3	£0
London City Airport	0	3	£0
Birmingham Airport	1	1	€250
Bristol Airport	1	1	£220
London Luton Airport	2	0	£520 + €250
London Stansted Airport	1	1	€250
Bournemouth Airport	1	0	£220
George Best Belfast City Airport	0	1	£0
Glasgow Airport	0	1	£0
Newcastle International Airport	1	0	€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 — 11 flights
KLM — 6 flights
easyJet — 5 flights
Delta Air Lines — 4 flights
Ryanair — 4 flights
Aer Lingus — 3 flights
Loganair — 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 15 that logged anything at all.

London Heathrow — 13 flights
Manchester — 8 flights
London Gatwick — 6 flights
John F. Kennedy — 5 flights
London City — 3 flights

Every flight

Find your flight

The 88 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 29 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
FR8231Ryanair	Barcelona to London Stansted Airport	10:35	13 hrs 15 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
UA271United Airlines	Limerick city to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:55	8 hrs 3 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR7494Ryanair	Alicante to Newcastle International Airport	00:15	7 hrs 46 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL2Delta Air Lines	London to John F. Kennedy International Airport	15:00	6 hrs 20 min	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL129Delta Air Lines	Barcelona to John F. Kennedy International Airport	13:46	6 hrs 4 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL4Delta Air Lines	London to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:40	6 hrs	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
RK1133Ryanair UK	Edinburgh to Bournemouth Airport	17:15	5 hrs 51 min	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
DL265Delta Air Lines	Paris to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:10	5 hrs 8 min	Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
W95318Wizz Air UK	Giza to London Luton Airport	18:00	5 hrs 6 min	Claim £520AD£520 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA475British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	13:15	4 hrs 48 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA473British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	11:40	4 hrs 42 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U2208easyJet	Glasgow to Bristol Airport	19:05	4 hrs 10 min	Claim £220AD£220 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
FR3258Ryanair	Limerick city to Birmingham Airport	17:50	4 hrs 7 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
VS156Virgin Atlantic	Las Vegas to London Heathrow Airport	15:55	3 hrs 57 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA54British Airways	Jo'anna to London Heathrow Airport	07:30	3 hrs 52 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA859British Airways	Prague to London Heathrow Airport	07:50	3 hrs 46 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22324easyJet	Barcelona to London Luton Airport	12:20	3 hrs 46 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
LS804Jet2	Barcelona to Manchester Airport	14:10	3 hrs 32 min	Claim €250AD€250 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
U22062easyJet	Kerkyra Island to Manchester Airport	01:05	3 hrs 31 min	Claim €400AD€400 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
BA138British Airways	Mumbai to London Heathrow Airport	07:00	3 hrs 15 min	Claim £260AD£260 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.
AA28American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	23:50	8 hrs 56 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1197United Airlines	West Palm Beach to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:20	8 hrs 54 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA10American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:58	8 hrs 25 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1449United Airlines	Austin to Newark Liberty International Airport	11:38	7 hrs 17 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA307American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	16:34	7 hrs 11 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B6162JetBlue	Sacramento to John F. Kennedy International Airport	08:00	6 hrs 59 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA32American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	19:29	6 hrs 39 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
B616JetBlue	San Francisco to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:09	6 hrs 30 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
TG916DThai Airways	Bangkok to London Heathrow Airport	07:15	5 hrs 54 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1933United Airlines	Las Vegas to Newark Liberty International Airport	21:55	5 hrs 23 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL226Delta Air Lines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:29	5 hrs	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1150United Airlines	Los Angeles to Newark Liberty International Airport	23:17	4 hrs 53 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA2694American Airlines	Georgetown to John F. Kennedy International Airport	21:59	4 hrs 16 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA1693United Airlines	Boston to Newark Liberty International Airport	20:33	4 hrs 8 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA30American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:21	3 hrs 53 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
UA5United Airlines	Houston to London Heathrow Airport	11:35	3 hrs 48 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AC854Air Canada	Toronto to London Heathrow Airport	06:35	3 hrs 46 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4American Airlines	Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport	22:00	3 hrs 43 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AS26Alaska	Seattle to John F. Kennedy International Airport	17:59	3 hrs 26 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BW540Caribbean	Port of Spain to John F. Kennedy International Airport	05:00	3 hrs 20 min	Not covered by UK or EU rules
KQ100Kenya Airways	Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport	16:15	3 hrs 13 min	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
AV7394Avianca	Guayaquil to John F. Kennedy International Airport	03:40	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL58Delta Air Lines	Boston to London Heathrow Airport	06:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
KQ108Kenya Airways	Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport	06:50	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
BA212British Airways	Boston to London Heathrow Airport	07:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
TG910Thai Airways	Bangkok to London Heathrow Airport	07:15	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
U28402easyJet	Paris to London Gatwick Airport	07:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
LA8180LATAM Airlines	São Paulo to John F. Kennedy International Airport	07:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
LM21Loganair	Aberdeen to Manchester Airport	07:55	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
BA8701British Airways	Edinburgh to London City Airport	08:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
UM724Air Zimbabwe	Harare to London Gatwick Airport	08:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL923KLM	Amsterdam to Edinburgh Airport	08:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1003KLM	Amsterdam to London Heathrow Airport	09:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
VY6650Vueling	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	09:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
B673JetBlue	New York to Edinburgh Airport	09:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AF1704Air France	Paris to London Gatwick Airport	09:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
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	10:08	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
AA4808American Airlines	Columbus to John F. Kennedy International Airport	11:00	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA903British Airways	Frankfurt-am-Main to London Heathrow Airport	11:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
AA734American Airlines	Charlotte to London Heathrow Airport	12:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
VY7832Vueling	Barcelona to London Gatwick Airport	12:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL927KLM	Amsterdam to Edinburgh Airport	12:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2129Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	12:50	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA8760British Airways	Barcelona to London City Airport	13:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
LM366Loganair	Southampton to Manchester Airport	13:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2133Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	13:55	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
DL5829Delta Air Lines	Boston to Newark Liberty International Airport	14:20	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA477British Airways	Barcelona to London Heathrow Airport	14:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
B672JetBlue	Edinburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport	14:46	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
EI3614Aer Lingus	Belfast to Manchester Airport	15:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
LS1720Jet2	Catania to Manchester Airport	15:30	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
XQ534SunExpress	Antalya to Manchester Airport	15:30	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
BA2717British Airways	Funchal to London Gatwick Airport	16:00	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
LM372Loganair	Exeter to Manchester Airport	16:25	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
AF1280Air France	Paris to London Heathrow Airport	16:35	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL1047KLM	Amsterdam to Birmingham Airport	16:50	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
FR6597Ryanair	Barcelona to Manchester Airport	17:15	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
EI3615Aer Lingus	Manchester to George Best Belfast City Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
KL991KLM	Amsterdam to London City Airport	17:20	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
SK1517SAS	Copenhagen to London Heathrow Airport	17:40	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
PD2135Porter	Toronto to Newark Liberty International Airport	18:45	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
EI3842Aer Lingus	Cork to Bristol Airport	19:50	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
TK1245Turkish Airlines	Istanbul to London Stansted Airport	22:10	Cancelled	Not covered by UK or EU rules
KL945KLM	Amsterdam to Glasgow Airport	23:10	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got
U28746easyJet	Hurghada to London Gatwick Airport	23:45	Cancelled	Depends on the notice you got

FR8231

Ryanair

13 hrs 15 min

Barcelona → London Stansted Airport

10:35 → 23:50

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

UA271

United Airlines

8 hrs 3 min

Limerick city → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:55 → 22:58

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR7494

Ryanair

7 hrs 46 min

Alicante → Newcastle International Airport

00:15 → 08:01

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

DL2

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 20 min

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

15:00 → 21:20

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

DL129

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs 4 min

Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport

13:46 → 19:50

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL4

Delta Air Lines

6 hrs

London → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:40 → 01:40

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

RK1133

Ryanair UK

5 hrs 51 min

Edinburgh → Bournemouth Airport

17:15 → 23:06

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

DL265

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs 8 min

Paris → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:10 → 22:18

Claim €600AD€600 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

W95318

Wizz Air UK

5 hrs 6 min

Giza → London Luton Airport

18:00 → 23:06

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

BA475

British Airways

4 hrs 48 min

Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport

13:15 → 18:03

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

BA473

British Airways

4 hrs 42 min

Barcelona → London Heathrow Airport

11:40 → 16:22

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

U2208

easyJet

4 hrs 10 min

Glasgow → Bristol Airport

19:05 → 23:15

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

FR3258

Ryanair

4 hrs 7 min

Limerick city → Birmingham Airport

17:50 → 21:57

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

VS156

Virgin Atlantic

3 hrs 57 min

Las Vegas → London Heathrow Airport

15:55 → 19:52

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

BA54

British Airways

3 hrs 52 min

Jo'anna → London Heathrow Airport

07:30 → 11:22

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

BA859

British Airways

3 hrs 46 min

Prague → London Heathrow Airport

07:50 → 11:36

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

U22324

easyJet

3 hrs 46 min

Barcelona → London Luton Airport

12:20 → 16:06

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

LS804

Jet2

3 hrs 32 min

Barcelona → Manchester Airport

14:10 → 17:42

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

U22062

easyJet

3 hrs 31 min

Kerkyra Island → Manchester Airport

01:05 → 04:36

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

BA138

British Airways

3 hrs 15 min

Mumbai → London Heathrow Airport

07:00 → 10:15

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

AA28

American Airlines

8 hrs 56 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

23:50 → 08:46

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1197

United Airlines

8 hrs 54 min

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

14:20 → 23:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA10

American Airlines

8 hrs 25 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:58 → 14:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1449

United Airlines

7 hrs 17 min

Austin → Newark Liberty International Airport

11:38 → 18:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA307

American Airlines

7 hrs 11 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

16:34 → 23:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B6162

JetBlue

6 hrs 59 min

Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport

08:00 → 14:59

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA32

American Airlines

6 hrs 39 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

19:29 → 02:08

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B616

JetBlue

6 hrs 30 min

San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:09 → 11:39

Not covered by UK or EU rules

TG916D

Thai Airways

5 hrs 54 min

Bangkok → London Heathrow Airport

07:15 → 13:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1933

United Airlines

5 hrs 23 min

Las Vegas → Newark Liberty International Airport

21:55 → 03:18

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL226

Delta Air Lines

5 hrs

São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:29 → 10:29

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1150

United Airlines

4 hrs 53 min

Los Angeles → Newark Liberty International Airport

23:17 → 04:10

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA2694

American Airlines

4 hrs 16 min

Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport

21:59 → 02:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA1693

United Airlines

4 hrs 8 min

Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport

20:33 → 00:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA30

American Airlines

3 hrs 53 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

07:21 → 11:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA5

United Airlines

3 hrs 48 min

Houston → London Heathrow Airport

11:35 → 15:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AC854

Air Canada

3 hrs 46 min

Toronto → London Heathrow Airport

06:35 → 10:21

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA4

American Airlines

3 hrs 43 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

22:00 → 01:43

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AS26

Alaska

3 hrs 26 min

Seattle → John F. Kennedy International Airport

17:59 → 21:25

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BW540

Caribbean

3 hrs 20 min

Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport

05:00 → 08:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

KQ100

Kenya Airways

3 hrs 13 min

Nairobi → London Heathrow Airport

16:15 → 19:28

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AV670

Avianca

Cancelled

Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport