Ryanair at Belfast International: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 7,971 scheduled Ryanair flights to and from Belfast International in 2025, 0.8% (95% range 0.58%–0.97%) were cancelled (19) or at least 3 hours late (about 41). Other airlines at Belfast International: 1.1%; the 95% ranges do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. Ryanair at all UK airports: 0.8%. 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

0.8%3+ hours late or cancelled

7,971scheduled flights 2025

78%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at Belfast International

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Ryanair at Belfast International	7,971	0.8%	0.58%–0.97%
All other airlines at Belfast International	36,759	1.1%	0.99%–1.21%
Ryanair at all UK airports	337,575	0.8%	0.77%–0.83%

The 95% ranges of Ryanair and the other airlines at Belfast International 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 Belfast International

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	32,518	1.1%	1.02%–1.24%	209
Jet2	4,213	0.8%	0.6%–1.2%	2

Ryanair flights at Belfast International in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	7,971
Cancelled	19
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 41
On time or within 15 minutes	78% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	13 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from Belfast International	3,985	0.7%	0.5%–1.0%
Arrivals at Belfast International	3,986	0.8%	0.5%–1.1%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
London Stansted	0.4%	0.2%–0.9%	1,618	£220
Manchester	1.4%	0.9%–2.3%	1,250	£220
Edinburgh	0.7%	0.4%–1.5%	1,078	£220
Alicante	0.8%	0.3%–1.8%	642	£350
Málaga	1.7%	0.9%–3.3%	469	£350
Faro	0.3%	0.0%–1.5%	373	£350
Kraków	0.9%	0.3%–2.5%	344	£350
East Midlands	1.3%	0.5%–3.3%	310	£220
Budapest	0.4%	0.1%–2.4%	230	£350
Gdańsk	0.0%	0.0%–1.7%	228	£350
Girona	0.5%	0.1%–2.5%	222	£350
Lanzarote	0.5%	0.1%–2.5%	222	£350
Kaunas	0.0%	0.0%–1.7%	220	£350
Bergamo	0.8%	0.1%–4.4%	124	£350
Valencia	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350
Malta	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350
Porto	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350
Beauvais	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£220
Palma de Mallorca	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Ryanair flights in 2025; 7 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
Ryanair UK	6,421	0.8%	0.6%–1.1%	17
Ryanair	1,550	0.4%	0.2%–0.8%	2

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.