Southampton: flights 3+ hours late or cancelled, by route
Of 16,182 scheduled flights to and from Southampton in 2025, 4.2% were cancelled or at least 3 hours late (95% range 3.9%–4.5%). Among its 9 busy routes (500+ flights), the worst was Alderney (10%) and the best Glasgow (0.8%). Source: UK CAA.
4.2%3+ hours late or cancelled
16,182scheduled flights 2025
9routes with 500+ flights
Routes with 500+ flights, worst first
| Route | 3h+ late or cancelled | Flights | km | UK261 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderney | 10% | 1,439 | 151 | £220 |
| Guernsey | 6.3% | 2,090 | 190 | £220 |
| Jersey | 5.7% | 2,054 | 203 | £220 |
| Dublin | 3.3% | 1,715 | 433 | £220 |
| Belfast City | 3.0% | 1,706 | 508 | £220 |
| Amsterdam | 2.8% | 1,659 | 448 | £220 |
| Newcastle | 1.8% | 1,307 | 455 | £220 |
| Edinburgh * | 1.4% | 2,337 | 572 | £220 |
| Glasgow * | 0.8% | 645 | 584 | £220 |
* Domestic route measured at the other airport (both airports report the same flights; we show the larger one's figures).
Airlines at this airport
| Airline | Scheduled flights | 3h+ late or cancelled | 95% range | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganair | 4,020 | 2.1% | 1.7%–2.6% | 69 |
| Aer Lingus | 3,361 | 3.1% | 2.6%–3.8% | 87 |
| Blue Islands | 3,044 | 7.2% | 6.3%–8.1% | 181 |
| Aurigny | 2,189 | 7.7% | 6.6%–8.9% | 118 |
| easyJet UK | 1,881 | 1.4% | 0.9%–2.0% | 7 |
| KLM Cityhopper | 1,382 | 0.1% | 0.0%–0.5% | 0 |
Airlines with at least 500 scheduled flights here in 2025.
Airline pages for this airport: Loganair · Aer Lingus · Blue Islands · Aurigny · easyJet · KLM
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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.