That estimate is for the 4 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 13 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 36 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 8 October 2026, Belfast International, Birmingham, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Newark, Glasgow, JFK, 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
13
Cancellations
36
Est. owed
€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 | 1 | €250 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 4 | €600 |
| British Airways | 1 | €250 |
| American Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| Condor | 0 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 2 | £0 |
| KLM | 0 | £0 |
| SunExpress | 0 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Norwegian | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 0 | £0 |
| SAS | 0 | £0 |
| Saudia | 1 | £0 |
Ranked
Worst airports that day
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 6 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 4 | €600 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 2 | €250 |
| Manchester Airport | 1 | €250 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Belfast International Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Birmingham Airport | 0 | £0 |
| East Midlands Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Glasgow Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Luton Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £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 — 10 flights
- British Airways — 4 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 Gatwick — 8 flights
- London Heathrow — 4 flights
- Edinburgh — 3 flights
- Manchester — 3 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 49 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 8 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.
United Airlines
Nice → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:35 → 22:14
British Airways
Rome → London Heathrow Airport
19:25 → 22:38
easyJet
Lyon → Manchester Airport
01:35 → 04:38
AA657
American Airlines
Charlotte → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:04 → 08:41
UA1289
United Airlines
Charleston → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:55 → 18:22
DL247
Delta Air Lines
Reykjavik → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:30 → 20:43
UA3467
United Airlines
Hilton Head → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:31 → 21:39
SV121
Saudia
Riyadh → London Heathrow Airport
14:15 → 20:12
B61408
JetBlue
Bangor → John F. Kennedy International Airport
14:55 → 20:18
B62802
JetBlue
Fort Lauderdale → John F. Kennedy International Airport
16:53 → 21:45
UA2065
United Airlines
Columbus → Newark Liberty International Airport
18:31 → 22:46
DL5239
Delta Air Lines
Raleigh/Durham → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:00 → 12:32
AA819
American Airlines
Chicago → John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:59 → 17:16
AV660
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:15
AV652
Avianca
Guatemala City → John F. Kennedy International Airport
01:50
AV670
Avianca
Santa Clara → John F. Kennedy International Airport
02:05
LA8180
LATAM Airlines
São Paulo → John F. Kennedy International Airport
07:45
PD2121
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
08:15
AA4803
American Airlines
Cincinnati → John F. Kennedy International Airport
09:12
PD2125
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
10:00
XQ3134
SunExpress
Bodrum → Manchester Airport
10:30
PD2127
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
11:45
PD2129
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
12:50
PD2133
Porter
Toronto → Newark Liberty International Airport
13:55
United Airlines
Barcelona → Newark Liberty International Airport
15:05
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 American Airlines flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport ran 12 hrs 37 min late on 8 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. 8 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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