Aer Lingus at Aberdeen: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 776 scheduled Aer Lingus flights to and from Aberdeen in 2025, 4.3% (95% range 3.1%–6.0%) were cancelled (24) or at least 3 hours late (about 10). Other airlines at Aberdeen: 4.0%; the 95% ranges overlap, so the difference may be chance. Aer Lingus at all UK airports: 3.3%. Compensation under UK261 is due only when the airline is at fault, so this is an upper estimate. Source: UK CAA.

Data: CAA punctuality statistics, calendar year 2025 (published 25 February 2026) · calculated 3 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

4.3%3+ hours late or cancelled

776scheduled flights 2025

74%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at Aberdeen

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Aer Lingus at Aberdeen	776	4.3%	3.1%–6.0%
All other airlines at Aberdeen	27,061	4.0%	3.8%–4.2%
Aer Lingus at all UK airports	71,987	3.3%	3.15%–3.41%

The 95% ranges overlap, so Aer Lingus is not clearly better or worse than the other airlines at Aberdeen. Shares depend on where an airline flies: routes to islands and to airports with frequent weather or air traffic control restrictions raise them without the airline being at fault.

Largest airlines at Aberdeen

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
Loganair	10,559	3.5%	3.2%–3.9%	293
British Airways	4,812	2.6%	2.2%–3.1%	114
KLM	3,472	4.2%	3.6%–4.9%	139
Widerøe	2,221	3.7%	3.0%–4.6%	83
easyJet	2,025	1.8%	1.3%–2.5%	19
Eastern Airways	1,658	16%	14%–18%	252
SAS	1,157	2.3%	1.6%–3.4%	26
Ryanair	722	1.4%	0.7%–2.5%	7

Aer Lingus flights at Aberdeen in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	776
Cancelled	24
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 10
On time or within 15 minutes	74% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	13 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from Aberdeen	388	4.6%	2.9%–7.2%
Arrivals at Aberdeen	388	4.1%	2.5%–6.5%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Dublin	4.3%	3.1%–6.0%	776	£220

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Aer Lingus flights in 2025. Linked routes have their own page with all airlines.

Caveats

This is an upper estimate of flights where compensation may be due. Weather, air traffic control, strikes by third parties and security problems are “extraordinary circumstances” and give no right to compensation; cancellations announced 14 days or more ahead do not either.
The CAA measures delay at the UK airport (departure or arrival). The legal test is the delay on arrival at the final destination.
Flights in both directions are combined. For flights from an EU airport, EU261 applies when the airline is an EU airline (€250 / €400 / €600), UK261 when it is a UK airline.