The most delayed summer routes of 2019
1. Route Chicago - London Heathrow
Known as America’s favorite citybreak, the route Chicago – London Heathrow owns the number one position in our top five of most delayed routes in the summer of 2019. In the period from April to October there were 55 long delays on this popular route. Long delays are flights that are delayed by three hours or more.
2. Route New Delhi - London Heathrow
The route from New Delhi to London Heathrow owns the second place of the most delayed summer routes of last summer. The high amount of long delays (52!) is due to the closure of the Pakistan airspace. Both the outbound and the return flights had to fly around Pakistan which caused a delay of 180 minutes for the return flights.
3. Route London Gatwick - Barcelona
Barcelona is an ideal location for a city trip. The city is both colorful and characterful and it is the ideal destination to combine city with beach. The route to this popular place owns the number three position of most delayed routes in the summer of 2019 with a total of 45 long delays.
4. Route London Heathrow - Chicago
Logically the route from London Heathrow to Chicago is in our top five with 44 delays given the number one position from Chicago to London. Do not let it stop you from visiting this vibrant city as it is well worth it!
5. Route Newark - London Heathrow
The number five position is for route Newark – London Heathrow. In the summer of 2019 there were 43 long flight delays on this route.
Refund for delayed flights
Was your flight delayed last summer and did you arrive at your end destination with a delay of three hours or more? According to Regulation 261/2004 you may be entitled to a flight delay refund. To be entitled to compensation, your delayed flight must meet the following flight delay rules:
- Flight departed from an EU country
- Or the flight departed from outside the EU to a country within the EU with a European airline
- And the flight arrived at the end destination with a delay of three hours or more
