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Teesside International Airport (MME): flight delays and compensation

Teesside International Airport. A UK airport: flights departing from here are covered by UK261, and flights to Teesside from the EU by EU261 – under the same conditions. Here is what to expect if your flight was delayed or cancelled here, or you were stranded.

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In short: Any flight departing from Teesside International Airport is covered by UK261 (£220/£350/£520); flights to Teesside 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.

Live at Teesside (MME) today

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About the airport

Teesside International handled 3,321 commercial flights in 2025 according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority, the 25th-highest number among the 25 UK airports the CAA reports on. The busiest airlines here were KLM, Ryanair, Eastern Airways; the busiest destinations Amsterdam, Aberdeen, Alicante.

Every flight departing from Teesside International 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 Teesside International? (2025)

Flights operated
3,321

2025, at UK airports

On time (≤ 15 min late)
73.2%

close to the UK average (72.7%)

3 hours or more late
0.63%

1 in 159 flights · close to the UK average

Cancelled
3.85%

133 flights · worse than the UK average

Average delay
14.7 min

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 Teesside International

AirlineFlightsOn time3 h+ lateCancelledAvg delay
KLM1,83573.8%0.41%4.87%13 min
Ryanair72878.6%0.00%0.00%10 min
Eastern Airways60872.3%2.04%6.03%21 min

Top destinations from Teesside International – and what a delay is worth

The 6 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.

DestinationFlights3 h+ lateCancelledDistanceFrom MMEReturn
Amsterdam1,8350.41%4.87%478 km£220€250
Aberdeen4871.54%6.53%303 km£220£220
Alicante2890.00%0.00%1,806 km£350€400
Palma de Mallorca2150.47%0.00%1,692 km£350€400
Málaga1560.00%0.00%1,997 km£350€400
Faro1200.00%0.00%2,008 km£350€400

All routes from Teesside International: route list · UK delay statistics

Delays at Teesside International in numbers

  • In 2025, 73.2% of flights at Teesside International were on time or less than 15 minutes late (UK average 72.7%).
  • 0.63% of flights – about 1 in 159 – were 3 hours or more late, the threshold for compensation if the airline was responsible.
  • 3.85% of planned flights were cancelled (133 flights; UK average 1.04%).
  • The average delay was 14.7 minutes (UK average 15.1 minutes).

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What happened to your flight?
Where did you fly from and to?

With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

How late did you arrive at your final destination?

What counts is when the aircraft doors opened at your destination – not the departure delay.

When were you told about the cancellation?
When did you arrive on the replacement flight?
Which airline operated the flight?
When was the flight?

How many passengers were on the booking?

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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 Teesside International Airport?

Yes. Since Brexit the United Kingdom applies its own rule with the same content (UK261): any flight departing from Teesside International 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 Teesside International 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

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

  1. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat
  2. UK flight punctuality statistics 2025 – UK Civil Aviation Authority
  3. Delays and cancellations – your rights – UK Civil Aviation Authority

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