Flightright, a European air passenger compensation portal, published a study on flight cancellations by the 20 main airlines in Europe between June 1 and July 20, 2024, taking into account the summer holidays.

Taking this summer's data into account, the study shows that the most impacted is Lufthansa. During the period under analysis, there were 2,496 flight cancellations out of a total of 74,260, with a cancellation percentage of 3.36%.

easyJet comes close behind, with a cancellation percentage of 2.52%, with 2,273 flights cancelled out of a total of 90,112 flights. British Airways then closed the podium with a cancellation percentage of 2.49%, and 1,087 flights cancelled out of 43,696 flights. Iberia is therefore the best student in this ranking, recording a very low cancellation rate of 0.05%, with 15 flights cancelled out of the 32,577 planned.


“For passengers, delays and cancellations are potential sources of stress during travel. All it takes is a change of plans for your vacation to turn into a nightmare. “In the event of delays of more than three hours at the destination or flight cancellations, airlines are obliged to compensate passengers when they are responsible for these disturbances. The value varies according to the distance of the flight, and can vary between €250 and €600”, says Flightright in a press release, which cites European Directive 261/2004.

“This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of European Directive 261/2004. This is what protects travellers affected by flight delays and cancellations, but we found that almost half of passengers still do not know their rights”, explains Imane El Bouanani, Legal Director at Flightright.

The list was ordered as follows: Lufthansa, easyJet, British Airways, Swiss, Eurowings, Aer Lingus, Austrian, TAP Air Portugal, Air France, Wideroe's Flyveselskap, KLM, Vueling, SAS, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian Air, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines and Iberia.