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Flight delays in September 2026: what airlines owed passengers

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£43,560 + €103,900estimated owed to passengers in September 2026, at £220 to £520 each

Part of that total is unlikely to be paid. 2 days in September 2026 were disrupted by an air traffic control failure (8 September and 21 September), and the CAA has said compensation is unlikely to be owed for disruption those caused. Care, a hotel and a refund are still owed whatever the cause.

952 flights 3 hours or more late 2,052 cancelled £43,560 + €103,900 estimated owed

That estimate covers 952 delayed and 2,052 cancelled flights we tracked in September 2026. The figure itself is in the hero above.

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In September 2026, 952 flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 2,052 were cancelled outright, across the airports we track. Based on UK261 and EU261, that's an estimated £43,560 + €103,900 owed to passengers.

Flights 3 hours or more late

952

Cancellations

2,052

Est. owed

£43,560 + €103,900

Airports tracked

22

Days of data

30

Ranked

Worst airlines this month

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 78 £16,800 + €7,750
easyJet 59 £4,220 + €12,650
Ryanair 128 £220 + €38,050
United Airlines 17 £1,040 + €6,000
Porter 0 £0

Ranked

Worst airports this month

Airport 3 hours or more late Est. owed
London Heathrow Airport 80 £17,080 + €8,750
Newark Liberty International Airport 20 £1,040 + €6,900
John F. Kennedy International Airport 40 £7,020 + €14,400
Manchester Airport 81 £4,640 + €20,200
London Gatwick Airport 15 £1,010 + €3,650

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The 50 biggest delays we logged in September 2026, longest wait first, with the month's cancellations after them. 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.

BY2243

TUI Airways

20 hrs 8 min

Heraklion → Manchester Airport

9 Sept · 00:10 → 20:18

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

LS1348

Jet2

19 hrs 29 min

Rodes Island → Birmingham Airport

9 Sept · 00:40 → 20:09

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

BY4797

TUI Airways

18 hrs 44 min

Kerkyra Island → London Gatwick Airport

14 Sept · 04:20 → 23:04

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

BY507

TUI Airways

17 hrs 48 min

Antalya → London Gatwick Airport

9 Sept · 00:50 → 18:38

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

LS1008

Jet2

17 hrs 37 min

Antalya → Manchester Airport

20 Sept · 02:40 → 20:17

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

BY7283

TUI Airways

17 hrs 15 min

Kos Island → Birmingham Airport

2 Sept · 01:40 → 18:55

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

BY4555

TUI Airways

17 hrs 10 min

Paphos → London Gatwick Airport

5 Sept · 01:40 → 18:50

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

LS984

Jet2

16 hrs 18 min

Bodrum → Manchester Airport

20 Sept · 02:30 → 18:48

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

U28486

easyJet

15 hrs 35 min

Geneva → London Gatwick Airport

14 Sept · 07:40 → 23:15

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

UA4180

United Airlines

15 hrs 25 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

26 Sept · 19:31 → 10:56

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LS1208

Jet2

14 hrs 40 min

İzmir → Birmingham Airport

9 Sept · 00:30 → 15:10

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

DL1419

Delta Air Lines

13 hrs 45 min

Baltimore → John F. Kennedy International Airport

26 Sept · 22:57 → 12:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BY539

TUI Airways

13 hrs 25 min

Agadir → Birmingham Airport

4 Sept · 01:35 → 15:00

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

FR8231

Ryanair

13 hrs 15 min

Barcelona → London Stansted Airport

29 Sept · 10:35 → 23:50

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

UA1444

United Airlines

13 hrs 11 min

Houston → Newark Liberty International Airport

25 Sept · 00:58 → 14:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

TK1929A

Turkish Airlines

12 hrs 56 min

Istanbul → London Gatwick Airport

9 Sept · 09:05 → 22:01

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2800

United Airlines

12 hrs 13 min

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

28 Sept · 08:11 → 20:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR812

Ryanair

12 hrs 10 min

Dublin → Edinburgh Airport

21 Sept · 10:05 → 22:15

€250each

LS124

Jet2

11 hrs 21 min

Bodrum → Glasgow Airport

28 Sept · 01:10 → 12:31

Claim £350AD£350 each, minus the claim firm's success fee, typically 20-30% plus VAT.

UA2191

United Airlines

11 hrs 15 min

West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport

30 Sept · 12:40 → 23:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA2828

United Airlines

11 hrs

Savannah → Newark Liberty International Airport

4 Sept · 08:51 → 19:51

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA445

United Airlines

10 hrs 48 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

6 Sept · 09:59 → 20:47

Not covered by UK or EU rules

1I668

NetJets Aviation

10 hrs 43 min

Unknown → Newark Liberty International Airport

23 Sept · 09:43 → 20:26

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA798

United Airlines

10 hrs 42 min

Charlotte → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 08:51 → 19:33

Not covered by UK or EU rules

FR282

Ryanair

10 hrs 33 min

Toulouse-Blagnac → London Stansted Airport

8 Sept · 13:05 → 23:38

€250each

UA1505

United Airlines

10 hrs 33 min

Denver → Newark Liberty International Airport

28 Sept · 19:01 → 05:34

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA16

United Airlines

10 hrs 28 min

Newark → London Heathrow Airport

22 Sept · 05:55 → 16:23

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA475

American Airlines

10 hrs 24 min

Pittsburgh → John F. Kennedy International Airport

26 Sept · 21:00 → 07:24

Not covered by UK or EU rules

DL1638

Delta Air Lines

10 hrs 15 min

West Palm Beach → John F. Kennedy International Airport

26 Sept · 11:54 → 22:09

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA1707

American Airlines

10 hrs 11 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 10:09 → 20:20

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA17

United Airlines

9 hrs 56 min

Washington → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 13:45 → 23:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

9 hrs 55 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

27 Sept · 23:50 → 09:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

LXJ757

Flexjet

9 hrs 41 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

24 Sept · 12:41 → 22:22

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BOO432

BOO

9 hrs 40 min

St Helier → Jersey Airport

9 Sept · 13:01 → 22:41

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA3934

United Airlines

9 hrs 40 min

Unknown → Newark Liberty International Airport

27 Sept · 11:00 → 20:40

Not covered by UK or EU rules

BA130

British Airways

9 hrs 32 min

Bangalore → London Heathrow Airport

5 Sept · 09:05 → 18:37

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

UA794

United Airlines

9 hrs 32 min

Hartford → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 10:26 → 19:58

Not covered by UK or EU rules

WB710

RwandAir

9 hrs 19 min

Kigali → London Heathrow Airport

23 Sept · 09:00 → 18:19

Worth checking

UA4478

United Airlines

9 hrs 19 min

Norfolk → Newark Liberty International Airport

26 Sept · 07:34 → 16:53

Not covered by UK or EU rules

B61374

JetBlue

9 hrs 16 min

Nashville → John F. Kennedy International Airport

3 Sept · 13:59 → 23:15

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA32

American Airlines

9 hrs 15 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

26 Sept · 19:29 → 04:44

Not covered by UK or EU rules

VY7834

Vueling

9 hrs 13 min

Barcelona → London Gatwick Airport

10 Sept · 14:45 → 23:58

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

AA28

American Airlines

9 hrs 5 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

28 Sept · 23:50 → 08:55

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA54P

American Airlines

9 hrs

Chicago → London Heathrow Airport

1 Sept · 06:45 → 15:45

Not covered by UK or EU rules

9L2233

AirTanker Services

9 hrs

Mount Pleasant → East Midlands Airport

19 Sept · 09:00 → 18:00

Worth checking

UA880

United Airlines

8 hrs 57 min

Houston → London Heathrow Airport

1 Sept · 07:45 → 16:42

Not covered by UK or EU rules

AA28

American Airlines

8 hrs 56 min

Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport

29 Sept · 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

29 Sept · 14:20 → 23:14

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA408

United Airlines

8 hrs 53 min

Miami → Newark Liberty International Airport

21 Sept · 11:45 → 20:38

Not covered by UK or EU rules

UA210

United Airlines

8 hrs 47 min

Fort Lauderdale → Newark Liberty International Airport

2 Sept · 13:40 → 22:27

Not covered by UK or EU rules

That is the top 50 of 2,703 flights we logged in September 2026. Every one of them is on its own day's page below.

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Longest wait

Biggest single delay

A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 25 hrs 23 min late on 28 September 2026, the longest delay we logged this month.

These counts cover arrivals at the airports we track, swept several times a day, not every UK/EU flight. September 2026 is now 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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