United Airlines at Edinburgh: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 1,856 scheduled United Airlines flights to and from Edinburgh in 2025, 4.4% (95% range 3.5%–5.4%) were cancelled (42) or at least 3 hours late (about 39). Other airlines at Edinburgh: 1.5%; the 95% ranges do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. United Airlines at all UK airports: 3.5%. 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

4.4%3+ hours late or cancelled

1,856scheduled flights 2025

64%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at Edinburgh

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
United Airlines at Edinburgh	1,856	4.4%	3.5%–5.4%
All other airlines at Edinburgh	116,191	1.5%	1.40%–1.54%
United Airlines at all UK airports	15,657	3.5%	3.2%–3.8%

The 95% ranges of United Airlines and the other airlines at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	30,485	1.3%	1.19%–1.45%	271
Ryanair	29,229	0.8%	0.73%–0.93%	117
British Airways	12,371	1.7%	1.5%–2.0%	189
Loganair	7,549	2.3%	2.0%–2.7%	138
Jet2	7,073	0.7%	0.6%–1.0%	14
Aer Lingus	6,713	3.4%	3.0%–3.8%	198
KLM	3,195	1.8%	1.4%–2.3%	54
Lufthansa	2,399	1.2%	0.9%–1.8%	27

United Airlines flights at Edinburgh in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	1,856
Cancelled	42
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 39
On time or within 15 minutes	64% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	26 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from Edinburgh	929	4.7%	3.5%–6.2%
Arrivals at Edinburgh	927	4.1%	3.0%–5.5%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
New York Newark	4.5%	3.4%–6.0%	982	£520
Washington Dulles	4.6%	3.1%–6.8%	517	£520
Chicago O'Hare	3.6%	2.1%–6.1%	355	£520

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled United Airlines flights in 2025; 3 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.