UK FLIGHT DELAY LEAGUE · JULY 2026

Most & least delayed

In July 2026, the most disruption-prone UK route tracked here was Manchester to Antalya (1.3% of flights 3+ hours late, 9.6% cancelled), and the most punctual airline was Turkish Airlines (0% 3+ hours late across 7 routes) — per official CAA punctuality data.

Most disruption-prone routes

RANKED BY 3H+ DELAYS + CANCELLATIONS

#	Route	3h+ late	Cancelled	Avg delay	Up to
1	MAN → AYT Manchester → Antalya	1.3%	9.6%	34 min	£350
2	LHR → EWR London Heathrow → New York Newark	1.8%	5.0%	19 min	£260–£520
3	LHR → HKG London Heathrow → Hong Kong	1.6%	4.2%	22 min	£260–£520
4	LHR → ORD London Heathrow → Chicago O'Hare	0.4%	5.0%	17 min	£260–£520
5	LHR → JFK London Heathrow → New York JFK	0.8%	4.5%	18 min	£260–£520
6	LHR → IAD London Heathrow → Washington Dulles	1.1%	3.2%	15 min	£260–£520
7	LHR → BOM London Heathrow → Mumbai	0.4%	3.7%	19 min	£260–£520
8	MAN → CDG Manchester → Paris CDG	0.0%	3.7%	26 min	£220
9	MAN → PMI Manchester → Palma de Mallorca	2.8%	0.6%	40 min	£350
10	LCY → AMS London City → Amsterdam	0.4%	2.9%	19 min	£220

Most reliable routes

FEWEST DISRUPTIONS, THEN FEWEST 15-MINUTE DELAYS

#	Route	15m+ late	Avg delay	Flights
1	LHR → DUS London Heathrow → Düsseldorf	23.6%	12 min	233
2	LHR → IST London Heathrow → Istanbul	25.1%	11 min	271
3	BRS → DUB Bristol → Dublin	25.3%	14 min	190
4	LHR → BRU London Heathrow → Brussels	29.9%	15 min	174
5	LGW → FAO London Gatwick → Faro	33.1%	17 min	320
6	LGW → MLA London Gatwick → Malta	36.9%	19 min	179
7	LGW → CFU London Gatwick → Corfu	40.3%	20 min	181
8	MAN → LHR Manchester → London Heathrow	41.2%	18 min	194
9	LGW → IBZ London Gatwick → Ibiza	41.8%	25 min	182
10	LGW → AYT London Gatwick → Antalya	49.8%	23 min	227

Airline punctuality league

ALL 26 TRACKED AIRLINES · 1 = FEWEST DISRUPTIONS

#	Airline	3h+ late	Cancelled	Avg delay	Routes
1	Turkish Airlines	0.0%	0.2%	16 min	7
2	Eurowings	0.3%	0.1%	18 min	17
3	Ryanair	0.5%	0.0%	20 min	608
4	Jet2	0.5%	0.2%	23 min	507
5	easyJet	0.3%	0.6%	20 min	603
6	Emirates	0.7%	0.2%	28 min	9
7	Aer Lingus Regional	0.6%	0.4%	14 min	19
8	Aer Lingus	0.6%	0.4%	15 min	24
9	TUI Airways	0.9%	0.1%	23 min	341
10	Norwegian	0.1%	1.0%	17 min	19
11	Vueling	0.5%	0.6%	20 min	19
12	Wizz Air	0.9%	0.3%	22 min	92
13	Air France	0.5%	0.8%	16 min	6
14	SWISS	0.1%	1.2%	25 min	6
15	Qatar Airways	0.7%	0.7%	27 min	6
16	British Airways	0.3%	1.4%	16 min	260
17	Virgin Atlantic	0.4%	1.5%	17 min	27
18	Lufthansa	0.1%	2.1%	16 min	10
19	KLM	0.1%	2.3%	13 min	17
20	SAS	0.3%	3.7%	7 min	11
21	Loganair	0.7%	3.5%	14 min	83
22	United Airlines	1.9%	2.3%	17 min	11
23	SunExpress	0.2%	4.4%	21 min	20
24	American Airlines	1.4%	3.7%	18 min	12
25	Pegasus Airlines	0.0%	5.5%	19 min	10
26	Aurigny Air Services	1.4%	4.4%	16 min	13

Who qualifies for this table

Routes need at least 150 flights in the month (90 for long-haul) and airlines at least 400 UK departures to be ranked — small samples make misleading percentages. Rankings order by the share of flights arriving 3+ hours late plus cancellations (the 1st place has the fewest), with 15-minute delays and average delay as tie-breakers. Read the full methodology.

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Every month we've tracked

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Airline head-to-heads

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Delay statistics derived from UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) punctuality data. UK CAA flight punctuality statistics · July 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the CAA. How we calculate these figures →

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