That estimate is for the 10 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 25 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 44 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: 14 of them logged one on 30 September 2026, Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Leeds Bradford, 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
25
Cancellations
44
Est. owed
£2,440 + €250
Airports affected
14
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 |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 3 | £960 |
| Ryanair | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 5 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 5 | £1,040 |
| American Airlines | 4 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Jet2 | 1 | €250 |
| Loganair | 1 | £220 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | £220 |
| Thai Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 0 | £0 |
| Air Arabia | 0 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 0 | £0 |
| Alaska | 1 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| La Compagnie | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Qatar Airways | 1 | £0 |
| Southwind | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 12 | £1,040 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 5 | £740 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London City Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €250 |
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
- Ryanair — 7 flights
- Jet2 — 4 flights
- Loganair — 4 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 14 that logged anything at all.
- London Heathrow — 8 flights
- London Stansted — 6 flights
- London City — 4 flights
- Edinburgh — 3 flights
- London Gatwick — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 69 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 30 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.
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:40 → 01:30
British Airways
St Peter Port → London Heathrow Airport
14:50 → 19:50
easyJet
Geneva → Bristol Airport
18:50 → 23:26
British Airways
Zurich → London City Airport
15:30 → 20:05
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:10 → 20:45
Jet2
Verona → London Luton Airport
15:15 → 19:26
British Airways
São Paulo → London Heathrow Airport
06:50 → 10:53
Loganair
Orkney → Aberdeen International Airport
15:20 → 18:46
UA2191
United Airlines
West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:40 → 23:55
CNS311
PlaneSense
Richmond → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:33 → 22:09
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 15:25
DL4944
Delta Air Lines
Burlington → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:00 → 22:52
UA2238
United Airlines
Chicago → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:26 → 18:50
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 06:11
AS24
Alaska
Kansas City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:40 → 22:01
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:58 → 11:24
QR3
Qatar Airways
Doha → London Heathrow Airport
13:15 → 18:36
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:09
TG910
Thai Airways
Bangkok → London Heathrow Airport
07:15 → 12:01
UA2679
United Airlines
Tampa → Newark Liberty International Airport
09:18 → 13:58
UA78
United Airlines
Tokyo → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:00 → 21:19
UA14
United Airlines
Newark → London Heathrow Airport
07:15 → 11:11
DL157
Delta Air Lines
Accra → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:11 → 20:07
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:49
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:21 → 10:50
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
AV7394
Avianca
Guayaquil → John F. Kennedy International Airport
03:40
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
AC856
Air Canada
Toronto → London Heathrow Airport
08:35
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
easyJet
Montpellier/Méditerranée → London Gatwick Airport
11:05
British Airways
Montpellier/Méditerranée → London Gatwick Airport
12:20
United Airlines
Edinburgh → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:25
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
United Airlines
Lisbon → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:20
British Airways
Los Angeles → London Heathrow Airport
15:25
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
DL20
Delta Air Lines
Seattle → London Heathrow Airport
15:35
B0300
La Compagnie
Milan → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:45
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
TG916
Thai Airways
Bangkok → London Heathrow Airport
19:15
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 23 hrs 53 min late on 30 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. 30 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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