Check your flight status

Table of contents

How to check the status of your flight?
Flight tracker apps: what are they, and how do they work?
Is there any way of knowing if my flight will be delayed or cancelled?
Flight status delayed or cancelled? What to do?
Flight status: delayed — get compensation up to £520
Flight status: cancelled — get flight compensation and a refund!
- Cancelled flight — When can I get compensation?
- Cancelled flight — When can I get a refund?
Flight status: delayed or cancelled — how much compensation can I get?
Why is my flight delayed or cancelled?
Check the status of your flight with our airport links directory

Last updated on: 23/07/2024

How to check the status of your flight?

Nowadays, no need to be at the airport to get information on your flight status. You can check the status of your flight on:

Airport websites — no matter if you are departing or arriving at your destination, airports provide extensive flight status information directly on their websites. Just enter your destination or arrival information, and you will have all the information you need to check the status of your flight.
Airlines websites — all airlines also provide information on their flight status. You can check the status of your flight by going to your airline website and entering the details of your flights, and you will know in a second if your flight is on-time, delayed or cancelled.
Flight tracking apps and websites — FlightAware, Flightstats, and Flight Radar all track the departure and arrival of most commercial flights and are, without doubt, the best websites to check if your flight has been delayed, cancelled or diverted.

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Flight tracker apps: what are they, and how do they work?

A flight tracker allows you to keep track of an airline flight's basic statistics and location as it departs, travels, and arrives at its destination. It is usually free and is extremely useful in two situations:

You are a passenger, and what to know the status of your flight
You are going to pick up someone from the airport and want to know precisely when they will arrive

The data is continuously updated in real-time, informing you of unexpected delays or cancellations.

For instance, with Flight Radar, you can even see where planes are in real-time, making it fun to check the status of your flight and flights that are flying above your head!

Is there any way of knowing if my flight will be delayed or cancelled?

Flights are often delayed or cancelled at the last minute. However, by checking the status of your flight before leaving for the airport you should have a solid hint on whether your flight is delayed or cancelled.

Here are a few tips for when you want to know in advance if your flight is delayed or cancelled:

Check the status of flights departing from or arriving at the airport — Are most of them delayed or cancelled? There are big chances that yours will be too.
Check the weather at your departure AND arrival airports — Is there any unusual and/or dangerous weather conditions such as thunderstorms, heavy rain/winds, etc? High are the chances for your flight to be delayed or even cancelled.
Check the situation at the airport — Is there an airline or airport staff strike? Is the airport really busy with security or check-in? Your flight might be delayed.

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Flight status delayed or cancelled? What to do?

You checked the status of your flight and got the bad news to see that your flight was delayed or cancelled. What now?

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Flight status: delayed — get compensation up to £520

If the status of your flight is delayed, you might be able to get flight compensation up to £520.

To be eligible, your flight needs to meet the following criteria:

Your flight must be leaving from the UK/EU
Your flight must be more than 3 hours late at arrival
The airline must be at fault for the delay

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Flight status: cancelled — get flight compensation and a refund!

When you checked the status of your flight, you saw that, unfortunately, your flight was cancelled? We have good news for you! You can be entitled to flight compensation and a refund of your flight ticket!

Cancelled flight — When can I get compensation?

In the event of a cancelled flight, you might get flight compensation if your flight was cancelled fewer than 14 days before departure.

If you saw the cancellation of your flight by checking the status of your flight, the chances are high that it was, indeed, fewer than 14 days before departure — you are then entitled to flight compensation!

Keep in mind that the airline must be at fault for the cancellation for you to be eligible for compensation. If they are not at fault, the airline might call to the Extraordinary Circumstances to deny your claim.

Cancelled flight — When can I get a refund?

If your flight got cancelled, you could get a refund if:
a) The airline did not offer you an alternative flight.
b) The airline did offer you an alternative flight, but you decided not to take it.

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Flight status: delayed or cancelled — how much compensation can I get?

The amount of the compensation depends on the distance of your flight:

Distance of your flight	Compensation
Flights shorter than 1,500 km	Get £220 per passenger
Flight between 1,500 and 3,500 km	Get £350 per passenger
Flights of over 1,500 kilometres within the EU	Get £350 per passenger
Flights of over 3,500 kilometres outside of the EU	Get £520 per passenger

=> More information on your passenger rights and how to claim flight compensation/refund

Why is my flight delayed or cancelled?

If you’ve just discovered that your flight has been delayed or cancelled and are wondering why this is the case, there are some possibilities as to why this has happened:

The incoming flight is delayed: This is very common and, especially if you are flying short-haul flights, it happens all the time.
Operational Issue: Perhaps the crew have reached their maximum working hours and new crew members need to be brought in to operate your flight.
Technical problems: There might be an issue with the plane. This is often the case as, due to the industry’s spectacularly high standards of safety, every single little thing that might not be working properly has to be checked and its functionality confirmed.
Air traffic control restrictions: Sometimes, ATC officers need to impose restrictions to ensure safety. This might happen during the flight (re-routing) or whilst waiting to take-off or land. If a plane misses its landing or departure slot, air traffic control will have to find a new slot for the aircraft to arrive or depart.
Adverse weather conditions: This one is tricky. Sometimes it is pretty obvious, as there might be a snowstorm outside. However, on some other occasions, you may find yourself waiting at the airport when outside there’s nothing but sunshine and mild temperatures. This happens because of the weather conditions at the airports involved in the previous leg of the aircraft's schedule as well as the meteorological circumstances at your destination.
Unruly passengers: Sometimes, it is just someone else's fault. Perhaps two other passengers got into a heated discussion with each other or with the crew. Every now and then, a passenger might simply refuse to be downgraded or check his or her cabin bag. You never know, but there are some crazy stories out there.
Airport problems: There is the possibility that some issues at the airport might affect your flight. For example, maybe there are very long queues at the security checkpoints or there was a foreign object on the tarmac. Other examples include an airport staff strike or airport equipment malfunctioning.

Check the status of your flight with our airport links directory

As mentioned above, when you want to check the status of your flight, you have several options: the airline website, flight tracking apps and airport websites. We created a directory of all the most important airport website links to check the status of departing and arriving flights.

UK and Ireland

London Heathrow departures and arrivals

London Gatwick departures and arrivals

Manchester Airport departures and arrivals

London Stansted departures and arrivals

London Luton departures and arrivals

Edinburgh Airport departures and arrivals

Birmingham Airport departures and arrivals

Glasgow Airport departures and arrivals

Dublin Airport departures and arrivals

Bristol Airport departures and arrivals

Belfast Airport departures and arrivals