With the summer now upon us, Cirium have analysed the number of flight cancellations from UK airports in H1 (January – June), to see how these compare to previous years.
Cirium Data – UK cancellations
- In the first half of 2023, 6,665 flights departing UK airports were cancelled*, equating to 1.53% of all scheduled departures.
- This means the UK’s flight cancellation rate** during H1 has hit the lowest level since 2019.
- In H1 2022, although the UK saw fewer cancellations (6,367), they represented a larger proportion of all departures – giving the UK a flight cancellation rate 1.82%.
- However, the UK’s flight cancellation rate remains double that of H1 2019, when only 0.75% of departures were cancelled.
- For an in-depth analysis, see the UK’s annual and year-to-date cancellation figures below.
Flight cancellations from UK airports during H1:
| Period | Number of UK departures cancelled | % of UK departures cancelled |
| H1 2019 | 3,873 | 0.75% |
| H1 2020 | 25,075 | 10.35% |
| H1 2021 | 2,063 | 2.73% |
| H1 2022 | 6,367 | 1.82% |
| H1 2023 | 6,665 | 1.53% |
