Ryanair at Manchester: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled
Of 49,642 scheduled Ryanair flights to and from Manchester in 2025, 1.2% (95% range 1.13%–1.32%) were cancelled (169) or at least 3 hours late (about 436). Other airlines at Manchester: 2.0%; 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.
1.2%3+ hours late or cancelled
49,642scheduled flights 2025
68%on time or within 15 minutes
Compared with other airlines at Manchester
| Flights in 2025 | Scheduled | 3h+ late or cancelled | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair at Manchester | 49,642 | 1.2% | 1.13%–1.32% |
| All other airlines at Manchester | 135,713 | 2.0% | 1.91%–2.06% |
| Ryanair at all UK airports | 337,575 | 0.8% | 0.77%–0.83% |
The 95% ranges of Ryanair and the other airlines at Manchester 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 Manchester
| Airline | Scheduled flights | 3h+ late or cancelled | 95% range | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 41,058 | 2.0% | 1.86%–2.13% | 498 |
| Jet2 | 22,951 | 0.9% | 0.83%–1.08% | 34 |
| Aer Lingus | 8,489 | 4.5% | 4.0%–4.9% | 293 |
| Loganair | 5,285 | 3.2% | 2.7%–3.7% | 129 |
| British Airways | 5,165 | 1.3% | 1.0%–1.7% | 58 |
| Lufthansa | 4,785 | 1.7% | 1.4%–2.1% | 70 |
| KLM | 4,151 | 2.6% | 2.2%–3.1% | 95 |
| TUI | 3,433 | 1.7% | 1.3%–2.2% | 20 |
Ryanair flights at Manchester in 2025
| Scheduled flights (both directions) | 49,642 |
|---|---|
| Cancelled | 169 |
| Operated but 3 hours or more late | about 436 |
| On time or within 15 minutes | 68% of operated flights |
| Average delay of operated flights | 19 minutes |
Departures and arrivals
| Direction | Scheduled flights | 3h+ late or cancelled | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Departures from Manchester | 24,804 | 1.1% | 1.00%–1.26% |
| Arrivals at Manchester | 24,838 | 1.3% | 1.18%–1.47% |
By destination
| Destination | 3h+ late or cancelled | 95% range | Flights | UK261 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 1.1% | 0.8%–1.4% | 4,726 | £220 |
| Alicante | 1.2% | 0.8%–1.7% | 2,335 | £350 |
| Charleroi | 2.0% | 1.4%–2.7% | 1,931 | £220 |
| Cork | 1.0% | 0.6%–1.7% | 1,389 | £220 |
| Palma de Mallorca | 1.9% | 1.3%–2.7% | 1,350 | £350 |
| Málaga | 0.6% | 0.3%–1.2% | 1,320 | £350 |
| Tenerife South | 0.6% | 0.3%–1.2% | 1,303 | £350 |
| Rome (Ciampino) | 0.3% | 0.1%–0.8% | 1,292 | £350 |
| Belfast International | 1.5% | 1.0%–2.4% | 1,253 | £220 |
| Faro | 0.9% | 0.5%–1.6% | 1,249 | £350 |
| Barcelona | 1.3% | 0.8%–2.2% | 1,197 | £220 |
| Berlin Brandenburg | 1.6% | 1.0%–2.4% | 1,158 | £220 |
| Bergamo | 1.2% | 0.7%–2.0% | 1,115 | £220 |
| Beauvais | 2.5% | 1.7%–3.6% | 1,004 | £220 |
| Lanzarote | 0.5% | 0.2%–1.3% | 926 | £350 |
| Kraków | 1.6% | 0.9%–2.6% | 892 | £350 |
| Madrid | 0.6% | 0.2%–1.3% | 886 | £220 |
| Budapest | 0.5% | 0.2%–1.2% | 870 | £350 |
| Milan (Malpensa) | 1.6% | 1.0%–2.7% | 868 | £220 |
| Copenhagen | 1.0% | 0.6%–2.0% | 860 | £220 |
| Prague | 0.9% | 0.4%–1.8% | 817 | £220 |
| Lisbon | 1.3% | 0.8%–2.4% | 816 | £350 |
| Cologne Bonn | 1.8% | 1.0%–2.9% | 797 | £220 |
| Sandefjord Torp | 2.2% | 1.4%–3.5% | 764 | £220 |
| Marrakesh | 1.0% | 0.5%–2.0% | 715 | £350 |
| Murcia | 1.0% | 0.5%–2.1% | 690 | £350 |
| Malta | 0.5% | 0.2%–1.3% | 665 | £350 |
| Shannon | 0.6% | 0.2%–1.6% | 632 | £220 |
| Vienna | 1.3% | 0.7%–2.5% | 614 | £220 |
| Ibiza | 0.7% | 0.3%–1.7% | 595 | £350 |
| Venice | 1.3% | 0.6%–2.7% | 536 | £220 |
| Porto | 1.0% | 0.4%–2.3% | 508 | £220 |
| Agadir | 1.4% | 0.7%–2.8% | 505 | £350 |
| Pisa | 1.0% | 0.4%–2.3% | 501 | £220 |
| Bratislava | 0.4% | 0.1%–1.5% | 498 | £220 |
| Las Palmas | 0.2% | 0.0%–1.2% | 458 | £350 |
| Fuerteventura | 0.9% | 0.3%–2.3% | 451 | £350 |
| Valencia | 0.4% | 0.1%–1.6% | 450 | £350 |
| Naples | 1.1% | 0.5%–2.6% | 440 | £350 |
| Riga | 1.1% | 0.5%–2.6% | 437 | £350 |
| Gdańsk | 1.4% | 0.6%–3.0% | 434 | £220 |
| Gothenburg | 5.7% | 3.8%–8.4% | 402 | £220 |
| Seville | 1.0% | 0.4%–2.6% | 397 | £350 |
| Limoges | 1.3% | 0.6%–3.0% | 382 | £220 |
| Derry | 2.7% | 1.5%–4.8% | 373 | £220 |
| Bucharest (Otopeni) | 0.8% | 0.3%–2.3% | 372 | £350 |
| Carcassonne | 2.0% | 1.0%–4.1% | 345 | £220 |
| Bologna | 0.0% | 0.0%–1.1% | 338 | £220 |
| Katowice | 0.6% | 0.2%–2.2% | 328 | £220 |
| Tirana | 2.9% | 1.5%–5.4% | 312 | £350 |
| Paphos | 0.7% | 0.2%–2.4% | 300 | £350 |
| Rhodes | 2.0% | 0.9%–4.3% | 300 | £350 |
| Ireland West (Knock) | 0.3% | 0.1%–1.9% | 298 | £220 |
| Rzeszów | 1.4% | 0.5%–3.5% | 291 | £350 |
| Funchal | 1.5% | 0.6%–3.7% | 271 | £350 |
| Girona | 1.9% | 0.8%–4.3% | 266 | £220 |
| Poznań | 1.7% | 0.7%–4.4% | 230 | £220 |
| Kerry | 1.8% | 0.7%–4.5% | 222 | £220 |
| Warsaw | 1.8% | 0.7%–4.6% | 221 | £350 |
| Verona | 0.9% | 0.3%–3.4% | 212 | £220 |
| Tangiers | 3.8% | 1.9%–7.4% | 208 | £350 |
| Wrocław | 0.0% | 0.0%–1.9% | 202 | £220 |
| Nantes | 1.0% | 0.3%–3.6% | 199 | £220 |
| Reus | 1.6% | 0.5%–4.5% | 190 | £220 |
| Corfu | 1.1% | 0.3%–3.9% | 182 | £350 |
| Chania | 1.1% | 0.3%–4.0% | 180 | £350 |
| Marseille | 0.6% | 0.1%–3.1% | 179 | £220 |
| Almeria | 0.6% | 0.1%–3.1% | 179 | £350 |
| Beziers | 0.6% | 0.1%–3.2% | 174 | £220 |
| Eindhoven | 1.2% | 0.3%–4.1% | 172 | £220 |
| Rabat | 0.0% | 0.0%–2.3% | 160 | £350 |
| Memmingen | 0.0% | 0.0%–2.4% | 156 | £220 |
| Santander | 0.0% | 0.0%–2.9% | 128 | £220 |
| Dubrovnik | 0.0% | 0.0%–3.1% | 120 | £350 |
| Menorca | 1.7% | 0.5%–5.9% | 120 | £350 |
| Toulouse | 0.0% | 0.0%–3.1% | 120 | £220 |
| Zagreb | 0.0% | 0.0%–3.5% | 107 | £350 |
| Genoa | 0.9% | 0.2%–5.2% | 106 | £220 |
| Brindisi | 0.0% | 0.0%–3.6% | 102 | £350 |
Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Ryanair flights in 2025; 36 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 | 41,333 | 1.1% | 1.01%–1.22% | 129 |
| Ryanair UK | 8,307 | 1.8% | 1.5%–2.1% | 40 |
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.