The UK’s worst airport for flight cancellations has unveiled – since unlikely location is the peak

The UK’s worst airport for flight cancellations has been unveiled as new data reveals what major airports the highest and lowest number of flights in 2024.

A new study conducted by flight compensation specialists, Airadvisor, has analyzed scheduled deviations from 20 of the busiest airports by passenger traffic over England, Scotland, Wales and Wales and Northern country the past two years.

It was found that the average cancellation rate was 1.46 percent at all British airports in 2024 – slightly dropped from 1.78 percent in 2023.

At London’s most important airports including Heathrow, HoleStansted, Luton and London City, the number of flights canceled, fell by almost 15 percent between 2023 and 2024.

Despite this, Southampton emerged as the largest major airport in the UK for canceled flights, followed by Belfast City, London City, Aberdeen and Glassgow Airports.

According to the punctual statistics grown by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 3.57 percent of Southampton flights were canceled in 2024 – which affected a total of 853,000 terminal passengers.

The CAA defines canceled flights ‘as the non-operation of a previously planned flight, which was announced less than 24 hours before or after the scheduled departure time.’

At Belfast City Airport, 2.3 million passengers experienced cancellations in 2024 – with 3.31 percent of scheduled flights, of 3.50 percent in 2023.

Cancellations on London City Airport were 3.13 percent, which affected 3.5 million passengers in 2024 – which fell from 4 percent the previous year.

In addition, Aberdeen Airport and Glasgow airport saw 2.7 percent and 2.15 percent of flights canceled in 2024, with 2.3 million and 8 million disrupted passengers.

On the other hand, the findings of Airadvisor unveiled five British airports with the lowest cancellation rates in 2024 – with Bournemouth the pinnacle for the second year with a rate of 0.08 percent.

This was followed by East Midlands International at 0.39 percent, Belfast International at 0.41 percent, Luton at 0.58 percent and Bristol at 0.66 percent.

Airadvisor CEO Anton Radchenko said about the findings: ‘The British aviation industry is still in something of a recovery mode postpandemics, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

‘This is reflected by the average cancellation rates at most major airports falling, which are promised to see.

‘At various airports across the country, the cancellation rates are still more than double the national average. These airports and their air partners simply need to do better. And passengers deserve better. ‘

He added: ‘Fortunately, UK air passengers are protected by extensive legislation that makes you entitled up to £ 520 in compensation as your flight to or from the UK, or with a UK or EU-based airline being canceled with less than two weeks notice, Depending on the circumstances that led to the cancellation. ‘

For clients whose travels were influenced by canceled flights, Radchenko advised to use a free compensation computer to determine any compensation owed.

It comes like Gatwick retained its unwanted title as the country’s worst airport for delays – With departure last year, an average of 23 minutes late.

The figures come as a busy summer holidays and amid a warning from the travel industry that such delays are at risk of making passengers feel that they are not “respected”.

The data is an improvement for Gatwick from almost 27 minutes in the previous 12 months, but it is still longer than at any other domestic airport, the Civil Aviation Authority said.