easyJet at Edinburgh: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 30,485 scheduled easyJet flights to and from Edinburgh in 2025, 1.3% (95% range 1.19%–1.45%) were cancelled (271) or at least 3 hours late (about 129). Other airlines at Edinburgh: 1.6%; the 95% ranges do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. easyJet at all UK airports: 1.3%. 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

1.3%3+ hours late or cancelled

30,485scheduled flights 2025

73%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at Edinburgh

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
easyJet at Edinburgh	30,485	1.3%	1.19%–1.45%
All other airlines at Edinburgh	87,562	1.6%	1.50%–1.67%
easyJet at all UK airports	393,836	1.3%	1.25%–1.32%

The 95% ranges of easyJet and the other airlines at Edinburgh do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. 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 Edinburgh

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
Ryanair	29,229	0.8%	0.73%–0.93%	117
British Airways	12,371	1.7%	1.5%–2.0%	189
Loganair	7,549	2.3%	2.0%–2.7%	138
Jet2	7,073	0.7%	0.6%–1.0%	14
Aer Lingus	6,713	3.4%	3.0%–3.8%	198
KLM	3,195	1.8%	1.4%–2.3%	54
Lufthansa	2,399	1.2%	0.9%–1.8%	27
Air France	1,894	1.4%	1.0%–2.1%	20

easyJet flights at Edinburgh in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	30,485
Cancelled	271
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 129
On time or within 15 minutes	73% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	15 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from Edinburgh	15,241	1.2%	1.07%–1.42%
Arrivals at Edinburgh	15,244	1.4%	1.22%–1.59%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Bristol	1.2%	0.9%–1.7%	2,900	£220
London Gatwick	0.7%	0.4%–1.1%	2,893	£220
Belfast International	1.3%	0.9%–1.8%	2,753	£220
London Stansted	1.2%	0.8%–1.8%	2,193	£220
Birmingham	1.0%	0.7%–1.6%	2,126	£220
London Luton	1.0%	0.7%–1.6%	2,091	£220
Paris (Charles de Gaulle)	2.1%	1.5%–2.8%	1,789	£220
Amsterdam	2.2%	1.6%–3.1%	1,694	£220
Geneva	1.5%	1.0%–2.2%	1,480	£220
Madrid	0.3%	0.1%–1.1%	686	£350
Berlin Brandenburg	2.3%	1.4%–3.7%	659	£220
Tenerife South	1.0%	0.5%–2.2%	599	£350
Milan (Linate)	1.3%	0.6%–2.6%	554	£220
Basel-Mulhouse	1.6%	0.8%–3.1%	509	£220
Milan (Malpensa)	2.0%	1.1%–3.7%	493	£220
Nice	1.1%	0.5%–2.5%	459	£350
Kraków	1.6%	0.8%–3.2%	445	£350
Alicante	0.3%	0.1%–1.6%	349	£350
Munich	1.2%	0.5%–3.1%	324	£220
Prague	1.9%	0.9%–4.1%	311	£220
Lisbon	0.6%	0.2%–2.3%	310	£350
Lanzarote	1.3%	0.5%–3.4%	297	£350
Keflavik	1.7%	0.7%–4.0%	290	£220
Copenhagen	3.4%	1.9%–6.2%	288	£220
Derry	1.6%	0.6%–4.0%	250	£220
Paphos	0.5%	0.1%–2.6%	210	£520
Agadir	2.0%	0.8%–5.0%	202	£350
Palma de Mallorca	2.6%	1.1%–6.0%	189	£350
Naples	0.5%	0.1%–3.0%	186	£350
Dalaman	0.5%	0.1%–3.0%	182	£350
Heraklion	0.0%	0.0%–2.1%	182	£350
Lyon	1.1%	0.3%–3.9%	181	£220
Athens	3.3%	1.5%–7.1%	178	£350
Zurich	0.6%	0.1%–3.3%	169	£220
Dubrovnik	0.7%	0.1%–3.9%	141	£350
Enfidha-Hammamet	1.4%	0.4%–5.1%	139	£350
Corfu	0.0%	0.0%–3.0%	125	£350
Antalya	0.0%	0.0%–3.0%	125	£350
Jersey	0.0%	0.0%–3.0%	124	£220
Catania	1.6%	0.4%–5.7%	124	£350
Rhodes	1.6%	0.4%–5.7%	123	£350
Bodrum	0.8%	0.1%–4.5%	122	£350
Venice	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350
Fuerteventura	0.0%	0.0%–3.3%	114	£350
Düsseldorf	0.0%	0.0%–3.6%	102	£220
Olbia	2.9%	1.0%–8.3%	102	£350
Marrakesh	0.0%	0.0%–3.6%	102	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled easyJet flights in 2025; 21 smaller destinations are included in the totals only. Linked routes have their own page with all airlines.

By operating company

Operator (as listed by the CAA)	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet UK	27,225	1.2%	1.11%–1.37%	218
easyJet Europe	2,468	2.0%	1.5%–2.6%	38
easyJet Switzerland	792	1.9%	1.2%–3.1%	15

The operating company decides whether UK261 or EU261 applies to flights from an EU airport.

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.