Wizz Air: flights 3+ hours late or cancelled at UK airports

Of 58,084 scheduled Wizz Air flights to and from UK airports in 2025, 1.2% were cancelled or at least 3 hours late (95% range 1.08%–1.26%), measured at the UK airport. Source: UK CAA.

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Data: CAA punctuality statistics, calendar year 2025 (published 25 February 2026) · calculated 3 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

1.2%3+ hours late or cancelled

58,084scheduled flights 2025

By UK airport

UK airport	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
London Luton	39,003	1.2%	1.05%–1.27%	131
London Gatwick	14,519	1.1%	0.95%–1.29%	40
Liverpool	1,696	0.6%	0.4%–1.2%	5
Birmingham	1,200	1.7%	1.1%–2.6%	9
Leeds Bradford	1,020	2.2%	1.5%–3.3%	11
Aberdeen	344	2.6%	1.4%–4.9%	2
Glasgow	292	1.0%	0.4%–3.0%	2

UK airports with at least 200 scheduled flights of this airline in 2025; linked airports (500+ flights) have a page with this airline's destinations and a comparison with the other airlines there.

London Luton sets the tone for Wizz Air's UK record in 2025: it handled 39,003 flights, two thirds of the total, and the share of flights 3+ hours late or cancelled is the same, 1.2% (the London Luton breakdown). That is below the national average (1.6%), but there is a weak link.

Wizz Air's three operators: the UK one slips up most often

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) counts flights by operator. Wizz Air UK, which holds a UK Type A operating licence, had 1.6% of its 26,831 flights 3+ hours late or cancelled; Wizz Air 0.7%, Wizz Air Malta 0.9%. At easyJet it is the other way round: the UK operator is the more reliable one. Wizz Air UK had 294 flights 3+ hours late and 128 cancellations: a long wait in the terminal is more likely than a cancellation.

If your departure is delayed

On flights of up to 1,500 km, the right to care starts at 2 hours: food and drink, two phone calls or emails, and accommodation with transport to it if the delay runs overnight. After 5 hours you can choose not to travel and get a refund. Compensation (£220) applies only when you arrive at your final destination more than 3 hours late (CAA rules).

By operating company

Operator (as listed by the CAA)	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
Wizz Air UK	26,831	1.6%	1.43%–1.73%	128
Wizz Air	16,472	0.7%	0.60%–0.86%	32
Wizz Air Malta	14,781	0.9%	0.78%–1.09%	40

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.
Shares differ between airlines partly because of where and when they fly: routes to islands and airports with frequent weather or air traffic control restrictions raise the share without the airline being at fault.