That estimate is for the 6 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 15 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 32 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: 12 of them logged one on 7 October 2026, Aberdeen, Bristol, Newark, Glasgow, Jersey, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Southampton 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
15
Cancellations
32
Est. owed
£740 + €1,100
Airports affected
12
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 |
|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 2 | €500 |
| American Airlines | 3 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| British Airways | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 3 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | £520 + €600 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 0 | £0 |
| Finnair | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Qantas | 1 | £0 |
| Southwind | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 6 | £520 + €600 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 2 | €500 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Aberdeen International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Bristol Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Jersey Airport | 1 | £220 |
| Southampton Airport | 1 | £0 |
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.
- easyJet — 6 flights
- Ryanair — 5 flights
- British Airways — 4 flights
- KLM — 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 12 that logged anything at all.
- London Stansted — 6 flights
- John F. Kennedy — 4 flights
- London Heathrow — 4 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 47 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 7 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.
Delta Air Lines
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
19:40 → 02:40
Ryanair
Berlin → London Stansted Airport
07:40 → 14:10
Delta Air Lines
Dublin → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:55 → 21:26
Gama Aviation
Southampton → Jersey Airport
18:23 → 23:06
Ryanair
Malmö → London Stansted Airport
11:15 → 14:21
AA4
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:58 → 14:59
B6162
JetBlue
Sacramento → John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:02 → 15:21
AA10
American Airlines
Los Angeles → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:04 → 12:34
UA286
United Airlines
Seoul-si → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:00 → 23:43
GMA19
Gama Aviation
Unknown → Southampton Airport
15:30 → 20:00
UA674
United Airlines
Charleston → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:59 → 17:19
QF1
Qantas
Singapore → London Heathrow Airport
06:35 → 10:06
UA3448
United Airlines
Milwaukee → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:00 → 18:24
B6882
JetBlue
Vieux Fort → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:29 → 00:46
AA813
American Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth → Newark Liberty International Airport
16:30 → 19:44
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
B6372
JetBlue
Salt Lake City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
06:30
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
AA4803
American Airlines
Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:12
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
British Airways
London → John F. Kennedy International Airport
15:20
XQ534
SunExpress
Antalya → Manchester Airport
15:30
KLM
Amsterdam → John F. Kennedy International Airport
17:05
PD2135
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:45
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A American Airlines flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport ran 17 hrs 1 min late on 7 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. 7 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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