TUI Airways among UK's least punctual airlines in 2025

A new analysis of flight punctuality data for 2025 shows TUI Airways among the worst-performing airlines for UK departures, with its Birmingham to Zante route experiencing an average delay of 46 minutes. The leisure airline’s flights from UK airports were an average of 20 minutes and 24 seconds behind schedule last year, placing it fifth in a ranking of the least punctual carriers.

The data, compiled by the Press Association from Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) figures, examined all scheduled and chartered departures from UK airports by the 34 airlines that operated more than 2,500 such flights in 2025. Cancelled flights were excluded from the analysis.

Air India held the poorest punctuality record for the second consecutive year, with an average delay of 36 minutes and 36 seconds. It was followed by Blue Islands (25 minutes and 12 seconds), a regional carrier based in the Channel Islands that collapsed in November 2025, TAP Air Portugal (23 minutes), and Saudia (21 minutes and 18 seconds). At the other end of the scale, Scandinavian Airlines achieved the best performance, with UK departures delayed by an average of just eight minutes, ahead of Virgin Atlantic at 11 minutes. The...