TUI at East Midlands: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 679 scheduled TUI flights to and from East Midlands in 2025, 0.6% (95% range 0.2%–1.5%) were cancelled (1) or at least 3 hours late (about 3). Other airlines at East Midlands: 0.6%; the 95% ranges overlap, so the difference may be chance. TUI at all UK airports: 1.2%. 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

679scheduled flights 2025

79%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at East Midlands

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
TUI at East Midlands	679	0.6%	0.2%–1.5%
All other airlines at East Midlands	19,963	0.6%	0.52%–0.73%
TUI at all UK airports	16,591	1.2%	1.00%–1.33%

The 95% ranges overlap, so TUI is not clearly better or worse than the other airlines at East Midlands. 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 East Midlands

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
Ryanair	10,412	0.5%	0.38%–0.65%	8
Jet2	8,661	0.5%	0.40%–0.71%	7

TUI flights at East Midlands in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	679
Cancelled	1
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 3
On time or within 15 minutes	79% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	12 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from East Midlands	335	0.3%	0.1%–1.7%
Arrivals at East Midlands	344	0.9%	0.3%–2.5%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Hurghada	0.0%	0.0%–2.1%	179	£520
Dalaman	0.0%	0.0%–2.5%	152	£350
Boa Vista	0.8%	0.1%–4.6%	119	£520
Antalya	1.7%	0.5%–6.1%	115	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled TUI 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.