That estimate is for the 48 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 65 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 62 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: 15 of them logged one on 4 October 2026, Belfast International, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Liverpool, 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
65
Cancellations
62
Est. owed
£4,280 + €7,600
Airports affected
15
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 | 19 | £1,660 + €3,400 |
| easyJet | 2 | £440 |
| American Airlines | 8 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 7 | £0 |
| Aer Lingus | 3 | €750 |
| Delta Air Lines | 4 | £520 + €600 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 3 | £0 |
| Lufthansa | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 1 | €250 |
| Vueling | 0 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 2 | £220 |
| Iberia | 1 | €250 |
| Jet2 | 2 | £350 + €400 |
| SAS | 1 | €250 |
| TAP Air Portugal | 2 | €800 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £520 |
| Air France | 1 | €250 |
| Caribbean | 1 | £0 |
| El Al | 1 | £0 |
| Eurowings | 1 | €250 |
| Finnair | 1 | €400 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 1 | £220 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| RwandAir | 1 | £0 |
| Ryanair UK | 1 | £350 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow Airport | 33 | £2,400 + €6,350 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 17 | £520 + €600 |
| Manchester Airport | 3 | £350 + €400 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 7 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| George Best Belfast City Airport | 1 | £220 |
| London Stansted Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Newcastle International Airport | 1 | £350 |
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 — 51 flights
- easyJet — 9 flights
- Aer Lingus — 4 flights
- Lufthansa — 3 flights
- Ryanair — 3 flights
- Vueling — 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 — 66 flights
- Manchester — 9 flights
- Edinburgh — 4 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 127 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 4 October 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.
Jet2
Antalya → Manchester Airport
02:40 → 19:45
British Airways
Jo'anna → London Heathrow Airport
07:30 → 14:06
Virgin Atlantic
Jo'anna → London Heathrow Airport
06:30 → 12:37
Delta Air Lines
Barcelona → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:45 → 19:26
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:00 → 20:34
Ryanair
Torino → London Stansted Airport
17:50 → 22:59
British Airways
Munich → London Heathrow Airport
08:25 → 12:30
British Airways
Belfast → London Heathrow Airport
07:55 → 11:54
TAP Air Portugal
Lisbon → London Heathrow Airport
12:45 → 16:42
British Airways
Düsseldorf → London Heathrow Airport
08:00 → 11:51
British Airways
Lisbon → London Heathrow Airport
10:20 → 14:11
British Airways
Amsterdam → London Heathrow Airport
08:35 → 12:22
Aer Lingus
Cork → London Heathrow Airport
08:40 → 12:25
British Airways
Paris → London Heathrow Airport
08:15 → 11:53
British Airways
Copenhagen → London Heathrow Airport
08:10 → 11:44
British Airways
Vienna → London Heathrow Airport
09:00 → 12:32
British Airways
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
08:15 → 11:46
British Airways
Boston → London Heathrow Airport
18:40 → 22:11
Loganair
Aberdeen → Bristol Airport
19:25 → 22:55
Aer Lingus
Limerick city → London Heathrow Airport
09:05 → 12:33
Jet2
Ibiza Town → Manchester Airport
13:20 → 16:44
easyJet
Manchester → George Best Belfast City Airport
19:10 → 22:33
British Airways
Nice → London Heathrow Airport
18:25 → 21:46
Eurowings
Düsseldorf → London Heathrow Airport
16:25 → 19:43
Air France
Paris → London Heathrow Airport
07:55 → 11:11
British Airways
Rome → London Heathrow Airport
09:00 → 12:13
Aer Lingus
Dublin → London Heathrow Airport
09:05 → 12:17
British Airways
Budapest → London Heathrow Airport
09:15 → 12:27
British Airways
Oslo → London Heathrow Airport
09:30 → 12:41
Finnair
Helsinki → London Heathrow Airport
09:10 → 12:20
British Airways
Milan → London Heathrow Airport
20:40 → 23:50
Air Canada
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
09:35 → 12:44
Iberia
Madrid → London Heathrow Airport
09:30 → 12:38
Ryanair UK
Marrakech → Newcastle International Airport
16:45 → 19:53
easyJet
Glasgow → London Luton Airport
17:00 → 20:06
British Airways
Stockholm → London Heathrow Airport
09:35 → 12:39
British Airways
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
09:00 → 12:03
TAP Air Portugal
Lisbon → London Heathrow Airport
10:20 → 13:23
SAS
Oslo → London Heathrow Airport
09:35 → 12:36
British Airways
Milan → London Heathrow Airport
12:05 → 15:06
AA365
American Airlines
Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport
10:29 → 23:09
WB710
RwandAir
Kigali → London Heathrow Airport
07:00 → 19:23
UA2078
United Airlines
Phoenix → Newark Liberty International Airport
07:29 → 17:45
AA28
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
23:50 → 08:14
UA3750
United Airlines
Bloomington → Newark Liberty International Airport
06:01 → 13:59
AA32
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:29 → 02:36
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 → 14:42
LY25
El Al
Tel Aviv Yafo → Newark Liberty International Airport
05:45 → 12:10
AA954
American Airlines
Buenos Aires → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:59 → 13:18
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:58 → 12:00
UA918
United Airlines
Washington → London Heathrow Airport
06:55 → 12:43
AA950
American Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:05 → 12:13
UA353
United Airlines
West Palm Beach → Newark Liberty International Airport
17:47 → 22:22
AA30
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:21 → 11:52
UA1472
United Airlines
Santo Domingo City → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:03 → 14:22
AC908
Air Canada
Toronto → Manchester Airport
06:30 → 10:24
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:00 → 01:52
DL2042
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:57 → 17:46
LXJ367
Flexjet
Lancaster → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:27 → 21:13
B61966
JetBlue
Georgetown → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:00 → 10:45
DL2093
Delta Air Lines
Tampa → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:42 → 01:13
UA2104
United Airlines
Boston → Newark Liberty International Airport
14:00 → 17:27
BW540
Caribbean
Port of Spain → John F. Kennedy International Airport
05:00 → 08:16
B6317
JetBlue
Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:29 → 20:42
UA327
United Airlines
Phoenix → Newark Liberty International Airport
22:08 → 01:15
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
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
Lufthansa
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
08:40
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
10:40
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
British Airways
London → George Best Belfast City Airport
12:25
British Airways
New Orleans → London Heathrow Airport
12:40
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
British Airways
Manchester → London Heathrow Airport
13:55
British Airways
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
15:25
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A United Airlines flight into Newark Liberty International Airport ran 24 hrs 8 min late on 4 October 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. 4 October 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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