Ryanair at London Luton: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 14,331 scheduled Ryanair flights to and from London Luton in 2025, 0.6% (95% range 0.45%–0.70%) were cancelled (11) or at least 3 hours late (about 69). Other airlines at London Luton: 1.0%; 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

0.6%3+ hours late or cancelled

14,331scheduled flights 2025

70%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at London Luton

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Ryanair at London Luton	14,331	0.6%	0.45%–0.70%
All other airlines at London Luton	88,483	1.0%	0.95%–1.08%
Ryanair at all UK airports	337,575	0.8%	0.77%–0.83%

The 95% ranges of Ryanair and the other airlines at London Luton 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 London Luton

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	44,701	0.9%	0.80%–0.97%	213
Wizz Air	39,003	1.2%	1.05%–1.27%	131
Jet2	2,179	1.0%	0.6%–1.5%	4
El Al	964	0.3%	0.1%–0.9%	1
Israir	599	3.0%	1.9%–4.7%	6

Ryanair flights at London Luton in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	14,331
Cancelled	11
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 69
On time or within 15 minutes	70% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	17 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from London Luton	7,164	0.3%	0.19%–0.45%
Arrivals at London Luton	7,167	0.8%	0.6%–1.1%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Dublin	0.7%	0.5%–1.2%	2,426	£220
Ireland West (Knock)	0.2%	0.1%–0.7%	1,042	£220
Kraków	1.3%	0.7%–2.3%	836	£220
Kerry	0.4%	0.1%–1.1%	780	£220
Kaunas	0.4%	0.1%–1.1%	771	£350
Lublin	0.5%	0.2%–1.4%	620	£350
Barcelona	0.3%	0.1%–1.2%	613	£220
Málaga	0.5%	0.2%–1.4%	613	£350
Alicante	0.2%	0.0%–0.9%	611	£350
Vilnius	0.2%	0.0%–1.0%	553	£350
Cork	0.6%	0.2%–1.7%	518	£220
Faro	0.0%	0.0%–0.7%	517	£350
Malta	0.6%	0.2%–1.7%	503	£350
Bologna	0.5%	0.1%–1.8%	404	£220
Naples	0.3%	0.0%–1.4%	389	£350
Rzeszów	0.3%	0.1%–1.7%	330	£350
Athens	1.0%	0.3%–2.9%	300	£350
Murcia	0.7%	0.2%–2.4%	299	£350
Bydgoszcz	1.1%	0.4%–3.1%	284	£220
Seville	0.4%	0.1%–2.2%	250	£350
Beziers	1.7%	0.7%–4.4%	230	£220
Las Palmas	1.0%	0.3%–3.4%	207	£350
Treviso	1.4%	0.5%–4.2%	207	£220
Palma de Mallorca	0.0%	0.0%–2.1%	180	£220
Fuerteventura	0.0%	0.0%–2.2%	170	£350
Lanzarote	0.0%	0.0%–2.2%	170	£350
Tenerife South	0.0%	0.0%–2.3%	164	£350
Burgas	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350
Catania	0.0%	0.0%–3.1%	120	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Ryanair flights in 2025; 17 smaller destinations are included in the totals only. 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.