The Airlines with the Most Delays

TUI Airways had the most delays.

Some airlines have more delays than others.

TUI Airways had many delays, with one route delayed by 45 minutes on average.

TUI Airways flights were delayed by 20 minutes on average in 2025.

The Birmingham to Zante route was delayed by 46 minutes on average.

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Jet2 was in the middle of the list.

TUI Airways is part of a big travel company and flies from many UK airports.

The study looked at all scheduled flights from UK airports and did not include cancelled flights.

Jet2, Ryanair, and easyJet had similar delay times of around 15 minutes.

TUI Group said they try to minimize delays and make sure passengers reach their destinations.

TUI Airways chooses to operate delayed flights instead of cancelling them to avoid disrupting passengers.

If TUI Airways cancelled more flights, its punctuality ranking would improve, but this would affect customers.

Air India had the worst delay time for the second year in a row, with an average delay of 36 minutes.

The average delay time for all airlines was 14 minutes and 48 seconds, which is less than in 2024.

Flights can be delayed for many reasons, and long delays can cause problems for passengers.

Airlines must follow rules to protect passengers and minimize the impact of delays.

Passengers on delayed flights are entitled to food, drink, and communication, and may be eligible for compensation.

Passengers can claim up to £520 if the delay was the airline's fault.

1. Air India was delayed by 36 minutes and 36 seconds.

2. Blue Islands was delayed by 25 minutes and 12 seconds.

3. TAP Air Portugal was delayed by 23 minutes.

4. Saudia was delayed by 21 minutes and 18 seconds.

5. TUI Airways was delayed by 20 minutes and 24 seconds.

6. SunExpress was delayed by 20 minutes and 12 seconds.

7. Aurigny was delayed by 19 minutes and 36 seconds.

8. Pegasus Airlines was delayed by 18 minutes and 36 seconds.

9. Swiss was delayed by 17 minutes and 54 seconds.

10. KLM was delayed by 17 minutes and 48 seconds.

11. Air France was delayed by 17 minutes.

12. Vueling was delayed by 16 minutes and 54 seconds.

13. Jet2.com was delayed by 16 minutes and 36 seconds.

14. Wizz Air was delayed by 16 minutes and 12 seconds.

15. Ryanair was delayed by 15 minutes and 48 seconds.

16. Aer Lingus was delayed by 15 minutes and 30 seconds.

17. Qatar was delayed by 14 minutes and 54 seconds.

18. American Airlines was delayed by 14 minutes and 42 seconds.

19. Eurowings was delayed by 14 minutes and 36 seconds.

20. Delta Airlines was delayed by 14 minutes and 36 seconds.

21. Emerald Airlines was delayed by 13 minutes and 54 seconds.

22. United Airlines was delayed by 13 minutes and 54 seconds.

23. EasyJet was delayed by 13 minutes and 48 seconds.

24. Turkish Airlines was delayed by 13 minutes and 24 seconds.

25. Lufthansa was delayed by 13 minutes and 12 seconds.

26. Emirates was delayed by 13 minutes and 6 seconds.

27. British Airways was delayed by 12 minutes and 36 seconds.

28. Finnair was delayed by 12 minutes and 18 seconds.

29. Loganair was delayed by 12 minutes and 18 seconds.

30. Norwegian was delayed by 11 minutes and 48 seconds.

31. Iberia was delayed by 11 minutes and 36 seconds.

32. Air Canada was delayed by 11 minutes and 36 seconds.

33. Virgin Atlantic was delayed by 11 minutes.

34. Scandinavian Airlines was delayed by 8 minutes.

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