Lufthansa at Newcastle: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 601 scheduled Lufthansa flights to and from Newcastle in 2025, 1.5% (95% range 0.8%–2.8%) were cancelled (8) or at least 3 hours late (about 1). Other airlines at Newcastle: 1.3%; the 95% ranges overlap, so the difference may be chance. Lufthansa at all UK airports: 1.6%. 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

1.5%3+ hours late or cancelled

601scheduled flights 2025

65%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at Newcastle

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Lufthansa at Newcastle	601	1.5%	0.8%–2.8%
All other airlines at Newcastle	38,233	1.3%	1.18%–1.40%
Lufthansa at all UK airports	27,324	1.6%	1.43%–1.73%

The 95% ranges overlap, so Lufthansa is not clearly better or worse than the other airlines at Newcastle. 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 Newcastle

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
Jet2	8,993	0.6%	0.42%–0.73%	20
Ryanair	6,163	0.9%	0.7%–1.2%	15
easyJet	4,676	1.3%	1.0%–1.7%	38
TUI	4,495	1.2%	0.9%–1.5%	9
British Airways	3,811	1.8%	1.4%–2.3%	55
KLM	3,331	2.6%	2.1%–3.2%	70
Loganair	2,174	1.8%	1.3%–2.4%	30
Air France	1,646	2.1%	1.5%–2.9%	25

Lufthansa flights at Newcastle in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	601
Cancelled	8
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 1
On time or within 15 minutes	65% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	15 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from Newcastle	300	1.7%	0.7%–3.8%
Arrivals at Newcastle	301	1.3%	0.5%–3.4%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Frankfurt	1.5%	0.8%–2.8%	601	£220

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Lufthansa 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.