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

Of 39,003 scheduled Wizz Air flights to and from London Luton in 2025, 1.2% (95% range 1.05%–1.27%) were cancelled (131) or at least 3 hours late (about 320). Other airlines at London Luton: 0.8%; 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

1.2%3+ hours late or cancelled

39,003scheduled flights 2025

79%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at London Luton

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Wizz Air at London Luton	39,003	1.2%	1.05%–1.27%
All other airlines at London Luton	63,811	0.8%	0.75%–0.89%
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 Luton 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 Luton

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	44,701	0.9%	0.80%–0.97%	213
Ryanair	14,331	0.6%	0.45%–0.70%	11
Jet2	2,179	1.0%	0.6%–1.5%	4
El Al	964	0.3%	0.1%–0.9%	1
Israir	599	3.0%	1.9%–4.7%	6

Wizz Air flights at London Luton in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	39,003
Cancelled	131
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 320
On time or within 15 minutes	79% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	13 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from London Luton	19,494	1.0%	0.87%–1.15%
Arrivals at London Luton	19,509	1.3%	1.16%–1.48%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Bucharest (Otopeni)	0.4%	0.2%–0.7%	2,717	£350
Tirana	2.0%	1.5%–2.7%	2,375	£350
Budapest	0.2%	0.1%–0.5%	2,160	£220
Warsaw	0.6%	0.4%–1.0%	2,125	£220
Iași	1.0%	0.6%–1.7%	1,458	£350
Gdańsk	0.5%	0.2%–1.0%	1,412	£220
Suceava	3.1%	2.3%–4.1%	1,302	£350
Katowice	0.6%	0.3%–1.2%	1,278	£220
Prague	1.8%	1.2%–2.7%	1,264	£220
Cluj-Napoca	0.7%	0.4%–1.3%	1,263	£350
Sofia	0.1%	0.0%–0.5%	1,161	£350
Chișinău	1.0%	0.6%–1.8%	1,088	£350
Bacău	2.4%	1.6%–3.6%	875	£350
Craiova	1.3%	0.7%–2.3%	849	£350
Istanbul	1.1%	0.6%–2.1%	824	£350
Poznań	2.7%	1.8%–4.1%	780	£220
Kraków	2.1%	1.3%–3.3%	771	£220
Larnaca	0.6%	0.2%–1.4%	723	£350
Timișoara	0.6%	0.2%–1.4%	719	£350
Wrocław	0.9%	0.4%–1.9%	687	£220
Belgrade	0.9%	0.4%–1.9%	685	£350
Sibiu	0.4%	0.1%–1.3%	684	£350
Kaunas	0.1%	0.0%–0.8%	668	£350
Bratislava	0.9%	0.4%–2.0%	653	£220
Vilnius	0.8%	0.3%–1.8%	652	£350
Lublin	0.8%	0.3%–1.8%	632	£350
Pristina	0.3%	0.1%–1.2%	614	£350
Varna	1.5%	0.7%–2.9%	540	£350
Brașov	0.4%	0.1%–1.4%	508	£350
Tel Aviv	6.4%	4.6%–8.9%	495	£520
Kosice	0.8%	0.3%–2.1%	484	£350
Athens	1.7%	0.8%–3.4%	419	£350
Satu Mare	2.5%	1.3%–4.5%	405	£350
Tallinn	1.2%	0.5%–2.9%	402	£350
Bucharest (Baneasa)	0.8%	0.3%–2.2%	399	£350
Skopje	0.5%	0.1%–1.9%	387	£350
Constanta	1.8%	0.9%–3.7%	387	£350
Plovdiv	0.9%	0.3%–2.7%	323	£350
Sphinx (Giza)	1.9%	0.9%–4.1%	317	£520
Debrecen	1.3%	0.5%–3.4%	299	£350
Split	0.0%	0.0%–1.3%	289	£350
Burgas	0.7%	0.2%–2.5%	284	£350
Palma de Mallorca	1.1%	0.4%–3.1%	281	£220
Antalya	1.2%	0.4%–3.6%	242	£350
Tatry-Poprad	0.9%	0.2%–3.1%	234	£220
Amman	3.1%	1.5%–6.3%	225	£520
Rome (Fiumicino)	2.7%	1.2%–5.7%	222	£220
Tromsoe	1.9%	0.7%–4.7%	216	£350
Milan (Malpensa)	0.9%	0.3%–3.4%	213	£220
Sarajevo	1.9%	0.7%–4.8%	210	£350
Sharm El Sheikh	2.8%	1.2%–6.3%	180	£520
Vienna	1.5%	0.4%–5.2%	137	£220
Hurghada	2.3%	0.8%–6.4%	133	£520
Dalaman	0.8%	0.1%–4.5%	121	£350

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled Wizz Air flights in 2025; 24 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	18,803	1.7%	1.50%–1.86%	96
Wizz Air	11,449	0.6%	0.48%–0.76%	20
Wizz Air Malta	8,751	0.8%	0.61%–0.98%	15

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.