London Gatwick to Hurghada flight delays: your compensation

Name: London Gatwick–Hurghada flight punctuality 2025
Creator: UK Civil Aviation Authority

In short: The route is 3,900 km long, so a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation is worth £520 per passenger from London Gatwick (UK261). In 2025, 0.60% of flights on the route were at least 3 hours late and 0.40% were cancelled.

How punctual is the route?

Flights operated: 1,500
On time (≤ 15 min late): 62.3%
3 hours or more late: 0.60%
Cancelled: 0.40%
Average delay: 19.7 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, TUI Airways had the lowest share of 3-hour-plus delays (0.26%) and easyJet the highest (0.79%). 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	1,003	57.6%	0.79%	0.40%	22 min
TUI Airways	383	72.4%	0.26%	0.52%	15 min
Wizz Air	114	70.2%	0.00%	0.00%	15 min

What you can claim

Direction	Rules	3 h+ delay or late cancellation
London Gatwick → Hurghada	UK261 – departure from a UK airport, any airline	£520 (£260 for 3–4 h)
Hurghada → London Gatwick	UK261 only with a UK or EU airline	£520 (£260 for 3–4 h)

On flights from Hurghada to the UK, it matters who operated the flight:

easyJet: UK261 – UK or EU airline flying into the UK
TUI Airways: UK261 – UK or EU airline flying into the UK
Wizz Air: UK261 – UK or EU airline flying into the UK

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 London Gatwick to Hurghada flight?

The great-circle distance is 3,900 km (2,423 miles). On the flight from London Gatwick UK261 applies: £520 per passenger for an arrival delay of 3 hours or more (£260 if the delay is between 3 and 4 hours). On the return flight from Hurghada UK261 applies only if a UK or EU airline operated it.

How often are flights between London Gatwick and Hurghada delayed or cancelled?

In 2025 the CAA recorded 1,500 flights on this route (both directions, measured at London Gatwick). 62.3% were on time or less than 15 minutes late, 0.60% were 3 hours or more late (about 1 in 167), and 0.40% were cancelled. The average delay was 19.7 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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London Gatwick to Hurghada: flight delays and compensation