Airline reliability

Compare airlines flying from the UK.

On-time performance, cancellations, passenger volumes and how full flights typically are, from CAA statistics with the source and period shown for every figure.

How reliability labels work

Each airline's rolling 12-month on-time percentage (departures early to 15 minutes late, matched flights only) is ranked against all airlines reporting at UK airports over the same window. The top third is labelled Usually reliable, the middle third Mixed reliability, and the bottom third Higher disruption risk. Airlines with fewer than 1,000 matched flights in the window, or too few peers to compare, show Insufficient public data instead of a label.

Airlines by matched flights

Airline Reliability On time Cancelled How full (load factor) Matched flights
Easyjet Uk Ltd Mixed reliability 79.9% 0.9% 88.8% 77 209
British Airways Plc Usually reliable 81.1% 2.5% 84.2% 68 653
Ryanair Mixed reliability 77.3% 0.4% Not available yet 62 070
Jet2.Com Ltd Mixed reliability 77.6% 0.5% 85.5% 16 122
Loganair Ltd Mixed reliability 79.5% 4.3% 55.6% 12 180
Aer Lingus Mixed reliability 80.2% 2.8% Not available yet 12 102
Ryanair Uk Ltd Higher disruption risk 75.0% 0.6% 86.5% 9 039
Ba Cityflyer Ltd Usually reliable 85.3% 1.2% 78.9% 8 746
Klm Higher disruption risk 72.6% 3.1% Not available yet 8 649
Tui Airways Ltd Higher disruption risk 67.4% 0.2% 90.9% 8 260
Wizz Air Uk Ltd Mixed reliability 80.2% 0.4% 83.8% 6 422
Ba Euroflyer Ltd Dba British Airways Higher disruption risk 71.6% 0.1% 78.8% 5 691
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Mixed reliability 77.2% 2.5% 79.5% 5 634
Lufthansa Usually reliable 83.2% 3.0% Not available yet 5 551
Vueling Airlines Usually reliable 81.9% 0.6% Not available yet 5 067
Wizz Air Usually reliable 82.4% 0.2% Not available yet 4 012
Wizz Air Malta Usually reliable 83.4% 0.4% Not available yet 3 669
Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd Usually reliable 85.7% 1.6% 77.7% 3 538
Swiss Airlines Higher disruption risk 75.6% 2.4% Not available yet 3 510
Emirates Mixed reliability 78.9% 0.7% Not available yet 3 410
American Airlines Higher disruption risk 75.1% 4.1% Not available yet 3 238
United Airlines Mixed reliability 79.9% 2.4% Not available yet 3 164
Air France Higher disruption risk 73.0% 1.8% Not available yet 3 004
Sas Usually reliable 86.5% 1.8% Not available yet 2 929
Eurowings Luftverkehrs Usually reliable 82.7% 2.9% Not available yet 2 790
Thy Turkish Airlines Usually reliable 84.4% 1.6% Not available yet 2 764
Qatar Airways Usually reliable 85.0% 0.8% Not available yet 2 713
Easyjet Europe Mixed reliability 77.1% 1.1% Not available yet 2 679
Aurigny Air Services Mixed reliability 76.1% 3.5% 70.4% 2 505
Blue Islands Limited Higher disruption risk 72.0% 3.7% 62.8% 2 061
Pegasus Airlines Usually reliable 80.3% 1.4% Not available yet 1 763
Air Portugal Higher disruption risk 59.9% 2.3% Not available yet 1 729
Delta Airlines Mixed reliability 76.4% 2.9% Not available yet 1 726
Air India Higher disruption risk 71.9% 1.4% Not available yet 1 631
Finnair Higher disruption risk 68.9% 10.7% Not available yet 1 427
Iberia Mixed reliability 77.6% 1.9% Not available yet 1 416
Norwegian Air Shuttle Mixed reliability 78.9% 0.7% Not available yet 1 393
Air Canada Higher disruption risk 72.9% 2.0% Not available yet 1 356
Saudi Arabian Airlines Higher disruption risk 73.5% 1.2% Not available yet 1 306
Norwegian Air Sweden Ab Usually reliable 81.1% 0.8% Not available yet 1 302
Klm Cityhopper Higher disruption risk 69.6% 0.0% Not available yet 1 166
Brussels Airlines Mixed reliability 76.5% 3.5% Not available yet 1 097
Singapore Airlines Higher disruption risk 73.4% 2.2% Not available yet 1 091
Italia Traspoto Aereo Usually reliable 84.7% 0.7% Not available yet 1 075
Cathay Pacific Airways Usually reliable 86.3% 1.1% Not available yet 1 039
Easyjet Switzerland Insufficient public data 73.2% 1.1% Not available yet 979
Etihad Airways Insufficient public data 83.2% 0.9% Not available yet 973
Eastern Airways Insufficient public data 59.0% 14.2% 67.2% 945
Austrian Airlines Insufficient public data 83.2% 2.1% Not available yet 866
Icelandair Insufficient public data 80.1% 2.7% Not available yet 842
Aegean Airlines Insufficient public data 86.8% 1.2% Not available yet 808
Luxair Insufficient public data 82.8% 3.3% Not available yet 788
Egypt Air Insufficient public data 66.4% 1.5% Not available yet 674
Lot-Polish Airlines Insufficient public data 71.8% 1.3% Not available yet 628
Sunexpress Insufficient public data 78.1% 0.0% Not available yet 622
Air China Insufficient public data 82.6% 0.7% Not available yet 600
El Al Insufficient public data 75.3% 0.2% Not available yet 563
Air Malta Insufficient public data 85.6% 0.7% Not available yet 536
China Eastern Airlines Insufficient public data 81.3% 0.7% Not available yet 534
Jetblue Airways Corporation Insufficient public data 81.7% 2.0% Not available yet 528
Wideroe Flyveselskap A/S Insufficient public data 86.8% 5.0% Not available yet 513
Gulf Air Insufficient public data 86.1% 1.2% Not available yet 493
Norse Atlantic Uk Ltd Insufficient public data 61.5% 0.0% 89.3% 468
China Southern Insufficient public data 90.0% 0.9% Not available yet 446
Ajet Hava Tasimaciligi Anonim Sirketi Insufficient public data 80.1% 0.0% Not available yet 432
Royal Air Maroc Insufficient public data 52.9% 1.6% Not available yet 429
Iberia Express Insufficient public data 79.4% 0.5% Not available yet 424
Ethiopian Airlines Insufficient public data 70.5% 1.7% Not available yet 411
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Ltd Insufficient public data 88.3% 0.0% Not available yet 410
Kuwait Airways Insufficient public data 75.5% 1.2% Not available yet 400
Air Europa Insufficient public data 85.8% 0.3% Not available yet 359
Thai Airways International Insufficient public data 83.4% 1.1% Not available yet 358
Qantas Insufficient public data 76.2% 1.4% Not available yet 357
Japan Airlines Insufficient public data 84.4% 1.1% Not available yet 356
Malaysian Airlines System-Mas Insufficient public data 80.7% 2.5% Not available yet 355
Air Dolomiti Insufficient public data 86.8% 1.1% Not available yet 344
Royal Jordanian Insufficient public data 78.9% 1.9% Not available yet 302
Air Baltic Insufficient public data 82.7% 0.0% Not available yet 300
Lufthansa City Airlines Gmbh Insufficient public data 84.7% 3.7% Not available yet 262
Srilankan Airlines Insufficient public data 77.5% 1.3% Not available yet 225
Virgin Atlantic International Insufficient public data 75.8% 0.0% 68.6% 215
Aer Lingus (Uk) Ltd Insufficient public data 71.7% 3.2% 78.6% 211
Middle East Airlines (Air Liban S A L) Insufficient public data 68.7% 0.9% Not available yet 210
Air Transat Insufficient public data 66.6% 1.0% Not available yet 208
Fly Play Hf Insufficient public data 80.0% 2.6% Not available yet 190
Titan Airways Ltd Insufficient public data 68.1% 0.0% 72.6% 188
Aeromexico Insufficient public data 88.8% 1.6% Not available yet 182
Oman Air Insufficient public data 83.4% 1.1% Not available yet 180
Air Serbia Insufficient public data 64.2% 1.1% Not available yet 180
Vietnam Airlines Insufficient public data 79.2% 1.1% Not available yet 180
Tam Linhas Aereas Insufficient public data 79.4% 0.0% Not available yet 180
Korean Air Insufficient public data 75.6% 1.1% Not available yet 179
Eva Air Insufficient public data 87.0% 3.3% Not available yet 178
West Jet Airlines Insufficient public data 58.4% 2.2% Not available yet 178
All Nippon Airways Insufficient public data 85.5% 1.1% Not available yet 178
Avianca Colombia Insufficient public data 85.0% 1.1% Not available yet 178
Sky Express Insufficient public data 87.2% 1.1% Not available yet 178
Air Peace Insufficient public data 69.4% 1.1% Not available yet 178
Kenya Airways Insufficient public data 59.8% 2.8% Not available yet 174
Hainan Airlines Insufficient public data 69.2% 4.4% Not available yet 172
Emerald Airlines (Ireland) Limited Insufficient public data 73.1% 2.9% Not available yet 169
Rwandair Express Insufficient public data 59.3% 2.9% Not available yet 168
Air Mauritius Ltd Insufficient public data 79.0% 3.0% Not available yet 162
Med-View Airline Insufficient public data 82.9% 5.8% Not available yet 161
Israir Ltd Insufficient public data 35.2% 1.2% Not available yet 160
Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal) Insufficient public data 81.7% 1.3% Not available yet 156
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Insufficient public data 62.4% 1.3% Not available yet 156
Fly One Insufficient public data 80.4% 3.8% Not available yet 150
Asiana Airlines Insufficient public data 56.3% 1.5% Not available yet 128
Tunisair Insufficient public data 44.7% 1.6% Not available yet 122
Hisky Insufficient public data 59.8% 0.0% Not available yet 122
Shenzhen Airlines Insufficient public data 73.3% 1.7% Not available yet 118
Air Algerie Insufficient public data 46.4% 1.9% Not available yet 104
Croatia Airlines Insufficient public data 64.5% 1.9% Not available yet 103
China Airlines Insufficient public data 80.8% 2.0% Not available yet 96
Bulgaria Air Insufficient public data 67.1% 2.0% Not available yet 96
Tianjin Airlines Insufficient public data 71.8% 8.0% Not available yet 92
Volotea Insufficient public data 86.3% 1.1% Not available yet 92
Juneyao Airlines Insufficient public data 63.3% 0.0% Not available yet 90
Edelweiss Air Insufficient public data 78.0% 3.4% Not available yet 84
Royal Brunei Airlines Insufficient public data 61.3% 2.6% Not available yet 76
Air Arabia Maroc Insufficient public data 61.1% 0.0% Not available yet 72
Skyalps Insufficient public data 55.5% 1.4% Not available yet 71
Uzbekistan Airlines Insufficient public data 67.6% 2.8% Not available yet 70
Dan Air (Aoc) S.R.L Insufficient public data 84.3% 0.0% Not available yet 70
Enter Air Insufficient public data 44.4% 0.0% Not available yet 63
Air Astana Insufficient public data 59.0% 3.7% Not available yet 52
Turkmenistan Airlines Insufficient public data 82.7% 0.0% Not available yet 52
Nouvelair Tunisie Insufficient public data 80.0% 0.0% Not available yet 50
Beijing Capital Airlines Insufficient public data 84.4% 4.0% Not available yet 48
Hisky Europe Insufficient public data 73.9% 0.0% Not available yet 46
Smartwings Insufficient public data 55.9% 0.0% Not available yet 34
Freebird Airlines Europe Limited Insufficient public data 50.0% 0.0% Not available yet 20
Transavia France Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 18
Avanti Air Bedarfsflugges Insufficient public data 88.2% 0.0% Not available yet 17
2 Excel Aviation Ltd T/A The Blades Broadsword Scimitar Sabre And T2 Insufficient public data 64.7% 0.0% 78.4% 17
Freebird Airlines Insufficient public data 71.4% 0.0% Not available yet 14
Europe Airpost Insufficient public data 78.6% 0.0% Not available yet 14
Vistajet Ltd Malta Insufficient public data 78.6% 0.0% Not available yet 14
Bh Air Insufficient public data 83.3% 0.0% Not available yet 12
Air Horizont Insufficient public data 83.3% 0.0% Not available yet 12
Isles Of Scilly Skybus Insufficient public data 75.0% 16.7% Not available yet 10
Hex Air Insufficient public data 62.5% 0.0% Not available yet 8
Fly4 Airlines Green Ltd Insufficient public data 87.5% 0.0% Not available yet 8
Alba Star Insufficient public data 20.0% 0.0% Not available yet 5
Klasjet Uab Insufficient public data 40.0% 0.0% Not available yet 5
Arkia Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 4
Aero4m Insufficient public data 25.0% 0.0% Not available yet 4
Catreus Aoc Ltd Insufficient public data 75.0% 0.0% 36.0% 4
Ascend Airways Ltd Insufficient public data 75.0% 0.0% 84.2% 4
Air Nostrum Insufficient public data 75.0% 0.0% Not available yet 4
Sundair Gmbh Insufficient public data 75.0% 0.0% Not available yet 4
Air Hamburg Insufficient public data 66.7% 0.0% Not available yet 3
Trade Air Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Tui Fly Belgium Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Helvetic Airways Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Tui Fly Nordic Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Privilege Style Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Air Albania Shpk Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Crossair Europe Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Neos Spa Insufficient public data 50.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Chalair Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Transavia Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Luxwing Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Global Reach Aviation Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
Copenhagen Airtaxi Insufficient public data 50.0% 0.0% Not available yet 2
London Executive Aviation Ltd Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% 27.1% 1
Asl Bv Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Leav Aviation Gmbh Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Flexjet Operations Malta Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Aeronexus Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Qatar Executive Insufficient public data 0.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Vistajet Gmbh Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Intersky Luftfahrt Gmbh Insufficient public data 100.0% 0.0% Not available yet 1
Tag Aviation (Uk) Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 33.9% 0
Rvl Aviation Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 35.8% 0
Pen-Avia Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 42.2% 0
One Air Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0
Maersk Air Cargo Uk Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0
Executive Jet Charter Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 15.6% 0
Concierge U Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 27.1% 0
Dhl Air Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0
Bae Systems (Corp Air Tvl) Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 37.3% 0
Asl Airlines Uk Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0
Airtanker Services Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 67.1% 0
Acropolis Aviation Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 47.3% 0
Voluxis Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet 35.5% 0
European Cargo Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0
West Atlantic Uk Ltd Insufficient public data Not available yet Not available yet Not available yet 0

Sources and caveats

Period covered comes from the data itself; the load date is when that data reached this service. The two are shown separately on purpose.

CAA UK flight punctuality statistics

Covers Jan 2025 to Mar 2025 · Grain: airline, route, airport and month

Loaded 05 Aug 2026

CAA UK airline data

Covers 2025 · Grain: airline and year

Loaded 05 Aug 2026

  • Punctuality figures cover flights the CAA matched between schedule and operation; unmatched flights are excluded.