That estimate is for the 3 flights the UK and EU rules cover, out of 9 that arrived 3 or more hours late and 14 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: 8 of them logged one on 9 October 2026, Edinburgh, Newark, JFK, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester and Stansted. Every flight that lands 3 or more hours late that day, or gets cancelled outright, is logged and scored under UK261 and EU261, the same rules the checker above uses.
Flights 3 hours or more late
9
Cancellations
14
Est. owed
£260 + €650
Airports affected
8
Ranked
Worst airlines today
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avianca | 0 | £0 |
| easyJet | 1 | €250 |
| American Airlines | 1 | £0 |
| United Airlines | 2 | £0 |
| Air Canada | 1 | £0 |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | £0 |
| Finnair | 0 | £0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | £0 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | £0 |
| Loganair | 0 | £0 |
| Lufthansa City | 0 | £0 |
| Porter | 0 | £0 |
| Ryanair | 0 | £0 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | £260 |
| Wizz Air | 1 | €400 |
Ranked
Worst airports today
| Airport | 3 hours or more late | Est. owed |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | 3 | £0 |
| London Heathrow Airport | 3 | £260 |
| Manchester Airport | 0 | £0 |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 1 | £0 |
| Edinburgh Airport | 0 | £0 |
| London Gatwick Airport | 1 | €250 |
| London Luton Airport | 1 | €400 |
| London Stansted Airport | 0 | £0 |
By airline
Every airline with delays today
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 — 4 flights
By airport
Every airport with delays today
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 8 that logged anything at all.
- Manchester — 4 flights
Every flight
Find your flight
The 23 arrivals we hold a per-flight record of for 9 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.
easyJet
Bâle/Mulhouse → London Gatwick Airport
07:35 → 14:08
Wizz Air
Varna → London Luton Airport
07:15 → 11:32
Virgin Atlantic
Jo'anna → London Heathrow Airport
06:30 → 09:36
AC854
Air Canada
Toronto → London Heathrow Airport
06:35 → 11:40
B6216
JetBlue
San Francisco → John F. Kennedy International Airport
20:40 → 01:32
DL5702
Delta Air Lines
Boston → John F. Kennedy International Airport
22:47 → 02:51
UA929
United Airlines
Chicago → London Heathrow Airport
06:45 → 10:25
UA327
United Airlines
San Diego → Newark Liberty International Airport
21:58 → 01:10
AA1175
American Airlines
Las Vegas → John F. Kennedy International Airport
21:00 → 00:08
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
Lufthansa City
Frankfurt-am-Main → London Heathrow Airport
07:40
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
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Longest wait
Biggest single delay
A easyJet flight into London Gatwick Airport ran 6 hrs 33 min late on 9 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. Today is still in progress, so the totals update as more sweeps come in. "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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