In short: Any flight departing from Glasgow Airport is covered by UK261 (£220/£350/£520); flights to Glasgow from an EU airport are covered by EU261 – the conditions are the same. If the airline turns your claim down, you can escalate to its ADR scheme or to the CAA, and then to the small claims court.
About the airport
Glasgow handled 65,973 commercial flights in 2025 according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority, the 9th-highest number among the 25 UK airports the CAA reports on. The busiest airlines here were easyJet, British Airways, Loganair; the busiest destinations London, Dublin, London.
Every flight departing from Glasgow is covered by UK261, whatever the airline. Flights arriving here are covered by EU261 if they depart from an EU airport, and by UK261 if a UK or EU airline operates them from elsewhere.
How punctual is Glasgow? (2025)
- Flights operated
- 65,973
- On time (≤ 15 min late)
- 77.4%
- 3 hours or more late
- 0.41%
- Cancelled
- 1.76%
- Average delay
- 12.1 min
2025, at UK airports
close to the UK average (72.7%)
1 in 244 flights · better than the UK average
1,182 flights · worse than the UK average
UK average 15.1 min
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics 2025 – departures and arrivals combined, measured against the schedule at the UK airport. How we use this data
Airlines at Glasgow
| Airline | Flights | On time | 3 h+ late | Cancelled | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 19,441 | 78.8% | 0.32% | 0.74% | 11 min |
| British Airways | 10,613 | 81.9% | 0.14% | 1.48% | 9 min |
| Loganair | 9,559 | 78.1% | 0.44% | 6.90% | 11 min |
| Jet2 | 8,355 | 77.8% | 0.51% | 0.16% | 13 min |
| Aer Lingus | 4,599 | 75.7% | 0.79% | 1.58% | 14 min |
| Ryanair | 3,588 | 78.2% | 0.44% | 0.53% | 12 min |
| TUI Airways | 3,261 | 61.1% | 0.98% | 0.06% | 23 min |
| KLM | 2,539 | 71.1% | 0.39% | 1.36% | 15 min |
| Lufthansa | 1,186 | 76.9% | 0.17% | 1.25% | 10 min |
| Emirates | 731 | 71.7% | 0.14% | 0.41% | 12 min |
| Icelandair | 678 | 81.6% | 0.15% | 1.02% | 8 min |
| Air Transat | 386 | 83.9% | 1.04% | 0.00% | 12 min |
| SunExpress | 292 | 68.8% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 15 min |
| Wizz Air | 290 | 74.3% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 14 min |
| Eastern Airways | 169 | 33.7% | 0.59% | 0.00% | 35 min |
Top destinations from Glasgow – and what a delay is worth
The 30 busiest destinations in 2025, with the compensation for a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation: UK261 (£) on the way out, and on the way back EU261 (€) from EU airports or UK261 with a UK/EU airline.
| Destination | Flights | 3 h+ late | Cancelled | Distance | From GLA | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 7,082 | 0.08% | 1.57% | 555 km | £220 | £220 |
| Dublin | 5,614 | 0.56% | 1.01% | 297 km | £220 | €250 |
| London | 3,312 | 0.27% | 0.24% | 595 km | £220 | £220 |
| Amsterdam | 3,172 | 0.37% | 1.34% | 718 km | £220 | €250 |
| London | 2,653 | 0.15% | 1.45% | 568 km | £220 | £220 |
| Belfast | 2,355 | 0.34% | 0.51% | 176 km | £220 | £220 |
| Bristol | 2,028 | 0.15% | 1.07% | 512 km | £220 | £220 |
| London | 1,952 | 0.61% | 0.71% | 518 km | £220 | £220 |
| Stornoway | 1,879 | 0.62% | 3.04% | – | – | – |
| Alicante | 1,569 | 0.63% | 0.63% | 1,977 km | £350 | €400 |
| Tenerife | 1,549 | 0.84% | 0.19% | 3,242 km | £350 | €400 |
| Málaga | 1,543 | 0.39% | 0.45% | 2,135 km | £350 | €400 |
| London | 1,506 | 0.26% | 0.86% | 538 km | £220 | £220 |
| Paris | 1,394 | 0.21% | 1.62% | 897 km | £220 | €250 |
| Belfast | 1,249 | 0.94% | 1.26% | 167 km | £220 | £220 |
| Birmingham | 1,221 | 0.16% | 0.97% | 418 km | £220 | £220 |
| Tiree | 1,207 | 0.29% | 11.18% | – | – | – |
| Palma de Mallorca | 1,199 | 1.00% | 0.42% | 1,890 km | £350 | €400 |
| Barra | 1,179 | 0.07% | 14.07% | – | – | – |
| Frankfurt | 1,178 | 0.17% | 1.17% | 1,083 km | £220 | €250 |
| Islay | 1,173 | 0.48% | 5.48% | – | – | – |
| Antalya | 1,030 | 0.39% | 0.00% | 3,368 km | £350 | UK/EU airline only |
| Campbeltown | 981 | 0.28% | 9.42% | – | – | – |
| Benbecula | 951 | 0.69% | 6.03% | – | – | – |
| Faro | 919 | 0.11% | 0.65% | 2,114 km | £350 | €400 |
| Lanzarote | 888 | 0.90% | 0.00% | 3,081 km | £350 | €400 |
| Kirkwall | 800 | 0.74% | 1.96% | – | – | – |
| Dalaman | 756 | 0.53% | 0.00% | 3,271 km | £350 | UK/EU airline only |
| Dubai | 730 | 0.14% | 0.41% | 5,841 km | £520 | UK/EU airline only |
| Gran Canaria | 700 | 0.43% | 0.14% | 3,227 km | £350 | €400 |
All routes from Glasgow: route list · UK delay statistics
Air traffic flow delays at Glasgow (2025)
EUROCONTROL records the delay imposed on arriving flights when the airport or the airspace around it cannot take more traffic (air traffic flow management, “ATFM”). In 2025, 36,971 flights arrived at GLA; 1 of them were held back this way, 0 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.00 minutes per arrival.
What caused the ATFM delay
Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)
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Worst days: 13 November 2025 – 2 minutes, mostly aerodrome capacity.
2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 29,043 arrivals, 0.01 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (worse than 2025), mainly accident/incident (100%).
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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (0% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (0%) or airport limits – causes airlines often cite as extraordinary circumstances. They are only part of the story: most long delays come from the airline’s own operation (technical faults, crew, late inbound aircraft), which this data does not show. Source: EUROCONTROL.
Delays at Glasgow in numbers
- In 2025, 77.4% of flights at Glasgow were on time or less than 15 minutes late (UK average 72.7%).
- 0.41% of flights – about 1 in 244 – were 3 hours or more late, the threshold for compensation if the airline was responsible.
- 1.76% of planned flights were cancelled (1,182 flights; UK average 1.04%).
- The average delay was 12.1 minutes (UK average 15.1 minutes).
Airlines you are likely to fly with here
- easyJet
- British Airways
- Loganair
- Jet2.com
- Aer Lingus
- Ryanair
- TUI Airways
- KLM
- Lufthansa
- Emirates
- Icelandair
- Air Transat
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Local information
- Complaints about UK261 go first to the airline; if it is a member of an alternative dispute resolution scheme (AviationADR or CEDR), you can escalate there after 8 weeks or a final response – otherwise to the CAA’s Passenger Advice and Complaints Team. See our how-to-claim guide.
- Time limits in the UK: 6 years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 5 years in Scotland.
- Keep your boarding pass, booking confirmation and receipts for meals, transport or a hotel – you can claim reasonable costs back if the airline did not provide care.
Frequently asked questions
Can I claim compensation for a flight departing from Glasgow Airport?
Yes. Since Brexit the United Kingdom applies its own rule with the same content (UK261): any flight departing from Glasgow Airport can give £220, £350 or £520 depending on distance, under the same conditions as EU261.
Can I claim compensation for a flight arriving at Glasgow Airport?
If the flight departed from an EU airport: yes, under EU261, with any airline. If it departed from outside the EU and the UK: only if a UK or EU airline operated it.
How is the length of the delay measured?
By your arrival time at your final destination – more precisely, the moment the aircraft door opens at the gate. It must be at least 3 hours after the scheduled arrival time.
Related guides
- Flight delay compensation
- Missed connection compensation
- National enforcement bodies and ADR
- All airports
Information only, not legal advice. Passenger figures are approximate and based on the airports' published statistics; punctuality figures are from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. We earn a commission when a claim submitted through our partner links is successful.
Sources
- Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
- EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL
- UK flight punctuality statistics 2025 – UK Civil Aviation Authority
- Delays and cancellations – your rights – UK Civil Aviation Authority
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