Wizz Air at London Gatwick: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 14,519 scheduled Wizz Air flights to and from London Gatwick in 2025, 1.1% (95% range 0.95%–1.29%) were cancelled (40) or at least 3 hours late (about 121). Other airlines at London Gatwick: 1.4%; the 95% ranges do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. Wizz Air 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

1.1%3+ hours late or cancelled

14,519scheduled flights 2025

71%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at London Gatwick

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Wizz Air at London Gatwick	14,519	1.1%	0.95%–1.29%
All other airlines at London Gatwick	236,017	1.4%	1.37%–1.47%
Wizz Air at all UK airports	58,084	1.2%	1.08%–1.26%

The 95% ranges of Wizz Air and the other airlines at London Gatwick 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 Gatwick

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	122,767	1.2%	1.18%–1.30%	918
British Airways	33,937	1.6%	1.51%–1.78%	267
Vueling	17,878	1.1%	0.95%–1.26%	141
Norwegian	10,640	0.8%	0.67%–1.02%	75
Ryanair	7,985	0.4%	0.28%–0.56%	11
Aurigny	4,310	2.8%	2.4%–3.3%	75
TUI	3,639	1.0%	0.7%–1.4%	8
Turkish Airlines	2,561	0.4%	0.2%–0.7%	6

Wizz Air flights at London Gatwick in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	14,519
Cancelled	40
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 121
On time or within 15 minutes	71% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	18 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from London Gatwick	7,260	1.1%	0.9%–1.4%
Arrivals at London Gatwick	7,259	1.1%	0.9%–1.4%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Rome (Fiumicino)	0.8%	0.4%–1.5%	1,248	£220
Milan (Malpensa)	0.9%	0.5%–1.6%	1,210	£220
Vienna	0.8%	0.5%–1.5%	1,199	£220
Budapest	1.0%	0.6%–1.8%	1,155	£220
Istanbul	1.1%	0.6%–1.9%	1,042	£350
Kraków	0.7%	0.3%–1.4%	903	£220
Málaga	0.5%	0.2%–1.2%	864	£350
Larnaca	0.9%	0.5%–1.8%	852	£350
Faro	2.0%	1.2%–3.3%	658	£350
Marrakesh	0.5%	0.2%–1.5%	603	£350
Prague	0.5%	0.2%–1.5%	585	£220
Athens	0.5%	0.2%–1.6%	561	£350
Jeddah	2.4%	1.4%–4.0%	547	£520
Antalya	3.1%	1.7%–5.7%	316	£350
Varna	2.0%	0.9%–4.2%	306	£350
Medina	1.7%	0.7%–3.9%	297	£520
Warsaw	1.4%	0.6%–3.6%	278	£220
Sharm El Sheikh	0.8%	0.2%–2.8%	260	£520
Podgorica	0.4%	0.1%–2.3%	241	£350
Dalaman	1.3%	0.4%–3.6%	239	£350
Bucharest (Otopeni)	0.0%	0.0%–2.1%	177	£350
Wrocław	1.1%	0.3%–4.1%	174	£220
Lyon	0.0%	0.0%–2.2%	172	£220
Naples	0.0%	0.0%–3.0%	126	£350
Catania	1.7%	0.5%–5.9%	120	£350
Hurghada	0.0%	0.0%–3.3%	114	£520
Agadir	2.0%	0.5%–6.9%	101	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Wizz Air flights in 2025; 11 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
Wizz Air UK	8,022	1.3%	1.1%–1.6%	32
Wizz Air Malta	3,884	0.7%	0.5%–1.0%	3
Wizz Air	2,613	1.0%	0.6%–1.4%	5

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.