Liverpool John Lennon to Palma de Mallorca: delay compensation

Name: Liverpool John Lennon–Palma de Mallorca flight punctuality 2025
Creator: UK Civil Aviation Authority

In short: The route is 1,590 km long, so a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth £350 per passenger from Liverpool John Lennon (UK261) and €400 from Palma de Mallorca (EU261). In 2025, 0.45% of flights on the route were at least 3 hours late and 0.34% were cancelled.

How punctual is the route?

Flights operated: 1,767
On time (≤ 15 min late): 74.2%
3 hours or more late: 0.45%
Cancelled: 0.34%
Average delay: 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

Of the airlines with at least 200 flights on the route, easyJet had the lowest share of 3-hour-plus delays (0.00%) and Ryanair the highest (1.18%). A single bad day can move these figures, so read them as a guide, not a forecast.

Airlines on this route

Airline	Flights	On time	3 h+ late	Cancelled	Avg delay
easyJet	839	79.7%	0.00%	0.71%	12 min
Jet2	506	78.9%	0.59%	0.00%	12 min
Ryanair	422	57.6%	1.18%	0.00%	26 min

What you can claim

Direction	Rules	3 h+ delay or late cancellation
Liverpool John Lennon → Palma de Mallorca	UK261 – departure from a UK airport, any airline	£350
Palma de Mallorca → Liverpool John Lennon	EU261 – departure from an EU airport, any airline	€400

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.

More routes

Liverpool John Lennon → Dublin4,734 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Belfast2,631 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Alicante2,354 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Málaga2,045 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Isle Of Man2,014 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Tenerife1,870 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Faro1,478 flights
Liverpool John Lennon → Lanzarote1,160 flights
London Gatwick → Palma de Mallorca4,375 flights
Manchester → Palma de Mallorca4,134 flights
Bristol → Palma de Mallorca2,969 flights
London Stansted → Palma de Mallorca2,866 flights
Birmingham → Palma de Mallorca2,680 flights
London Luton → Palma de Mallorca2,662 flights
Leeds Bradford → Palma de Mallorca2,097 flights
East Midlands → Palma de Mallorca1,821 flights

Frequently asked questions

How much compensation for a delayed Liverpool John Lennon to Palma de Mallorca flight?

The great-circle distance is 1,590 km (988 miles). On the flight from Liverpool John Lennon UK261 applies: £350 per passenger for an arrival delay of 3 hours or more. On the return flight from Palma de Mallorca EU261 applies: €400.

How often are flights between Liverpool John Lennon and Palma de Mallorca delayed or cancelled?

In 2025 the CAA recorded 1,767 flights on this route (both directions, measured at Liverpool John Lennon). 74.2% were on time or less than 15 minutes late, 0.45% were 3 hours or more late (about 1 in 222), and 0.34% 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

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

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Liverpool John Lennon to Palma de Mallorca: flight delays and compensation