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Birmingham to Edinburgh: flight delays and compensation

2,113 flights between Birmingham and Edinburgh (United Kingdom) in 2025, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Here is how punctual they were, which airlines fly the route, and what you can claim if yours was delayed or cancelled.

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In short: The route is 403 km long, so a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth £220 per passenger from Birmingham (UK261). In 2025, 0.28% of flights on the route were at least 3 hours late and 0.75% were cancelled.

How punctual is the route?

Flights operated
2,113

2025, at UK airports

On time (≤ 15 min late)
74.4%

close to the UK average (72.7%)

3 hours or more late
0.28%

1 in 357 flights · better than the UK average

Cancelled
0.75%

16 flights · better than the UK average

Average delay
15.1 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 on this route

AirlineFlightsOn time3 h+ lateCancelledAvg delay
easyJet2,11274.3%0.28%0.75%15 min

What you can claim

DirectionRules3 h+ delay or late cancellation
Birmingham → EdinburghUK261 – departure from a UK airport, any airline£220

Compensation is fixed by distance, not by the ticket price, and is paid per passenger, children included. It is not due if the airline proves extraordinary circumstances. Whatever the cause, from 2 hours’ delay you are entitled to care (meals, drinks, a hotel if needed) and, after a cancellation, to a refund or re-routing.

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Frequently asked questions

How much compensation for a delayed Birmingham to Edinburgh flight?

The great-circle distance is 403 km (250 miles). On the flight from Birmingham UK261 applies: £220 per passenger for an arrival delay of 3 hours or more.

How often are flights between Birmingham and Edinburgh delayed or cancelled?

In 2025 the CAA recorded 2,113 flights on this route (both directions, measured at Birmingham). 74.4% were on time or less than 15 minutes late, 0.28% were 3 hours or more late (about 1 in 357), and 0.75% were cancelled. The average delay was 15.1 minutes.

Does the airline have to pay if the delay was caused by weather or a strike?

Not if the airline proves extraordinary circumstances – for example severe weather or an air traffic control strike – and that it took all reasonable measures. Technical faults and strikes by the airline’s own staff do not normally count. What counts as extraordinary.

Sources

  1. UK flight punctuality statistics 2025 – UK Civil Aviation Authority
  2. The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 – legislation.gov.uk
  3. Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – EUR-Lex

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