Belfast Christmas flight delays: Find out the likelihood of your getaway being delayed

If you’re planning on hitting the slopes to reenact the Last Christmas music video, or escaping the cold for a bit of winter sun, then you might want to check out our Christmas Flight Delays gadget.

More than a third (36%) of all flights from UK airports were delayed by at least 15 minutes last December, according to punctuality data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

If you’re heading away this December you can search for your route from airports including Belfast International Airport and Belfast City Airport in our gadget to see how likely it was to be delayed last year:

Belfast City Airport

Top 20 worst for percentage delayed by at last 15 minutes in December 2023

Belfast City (George Best) to Isle Of Man - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 55% Belfast City (George Best) to Amsterdam - Klm: 47% Belfast City (George Best) to Aberdeen - Loganair Ltd: 40% Belfast City (George Best) to Newcastle - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 37% Belfast City (George Best) to Heathrow - British Airways Plc: 37% Belfast City (George Best) to Exeter - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 36% Belfast City (George Best) to Gatwick - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 36% Belfast City (George Best) to Cardiff Wales - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 34% Belfast City (George Best) to Bristol - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 33% Belfast City (George Best) to Manchester - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 30% Belfast City (George Best) to Inverness - Loganair Ltd: 25% Belfast City (George Best) to Newquay - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 24% Belfast City (George Best) to Luton - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 23% Belfast City (George Best) to Birmingham - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 22% Belfast City (George Best) to Glasgow - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 21% Belfast City (George Best) to East Midlands International - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 21% Belfast City (George Best) to Leeds Bradford - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 21% Belfast City (George Best) to London City - Ba Cityflyer Ltd: 21% Belfast City (George Best) to Southampton - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 20% Belfast City (George Best) to Edinburgh - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 19%

Top 20 worst for average delay in December 2023

Belfast City (George Best) to Exeter - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 48 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Newcastle - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 34 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Aberdeen - Loganair Ltd: 32 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Isle Of Man - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 32 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Bristol - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 28 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Cardiff Wales - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 20 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Gatwick - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 20 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Heathrow - British Airways Plc: 19 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Amsterdam - Klm: 18 mins Belfast City (George Best) to East Midlands International - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 17 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Inverness - Loganair Ltd: 17 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Birmingham - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 15 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Newquay - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 15 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Glasgow - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 14 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Manchester - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 14 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Edinburgh - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 13 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Liverpool (John Lennon) - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 11 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Leeds Bradford - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 11 mins Belfast City (George Best) to Southampton - Emerald Airlines Uk Ltd: 10 mins Belfast City (George Best) to London City - Ba Cityflyer Ltd: 9 mins

Belfast International Airport

Top 20 worst for percentage delayed by at least 15 minutes in December 2023

Belfast International to Gatwick - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 51% Belfast International to Paris (Charles De Gaulle) - Easyjet Europe: 50% Belfast International to Amsterdam - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 48% Belfast International to Paris (Charles De Gaulle) - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 43% Belfast International to Faro - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 38% Belfast International to Southampton - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 38% Belfast International to Edinburgh - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 37% Belfast International to Luton - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 36% Belfast International to Manchester - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 35% Belfast International to Edinburgh - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 32% Belfast International to Geneva - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 29% Belfast International to Stansted - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 27% Belfast International to Liverpool (John Lennon) - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 26% Belfast International to Glasgow - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 26% Belfast International to Bristol - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 23% Belfast International to Arrecife - Jet2.Com Ltd: 22% Belfast International to Newcastle - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 22% Belfast International to Manchester - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 21% Belfast International to Alicante - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 20% Belfast International to Birmingham - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 20%

Top 20 worst for average delay in 2023 in December 2023

Belfast International to Amsterdam - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 39 mins Belfast International to Gatwick - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 26 mins Belfast International to Edinburgh - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 20 mins Belfast International to Luton - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 20 mins Belfast International to Manchester - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 20 mins Belfast International to Paris (Charles De Gaulle) - Easyjet Europe: 18 mins Belfast International to Paris (Charles De Gaulle) - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 18 mins Belfast International to Edinburgh - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 17 mins Belfast International to Glasgow - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 17 mins Belfast International to Stansted - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 16 mins Belfast International to Faro - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 15 mins Belfast International to Malaga - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 14 mins Belfast International to Manchester - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 13 mins Belfast International to Newcastle - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 13 mins Belfast International to Southampton - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 13 mins Belfast International to Alicante - Ryanair Uk Ltd: 12 mins Belfast International to Liverpool (John Lennon) - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 12 mins Belfast International to Bristol - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 11 mins Belfast International to Geneva - Easyjet Uk Ltd: 11 mins Belfast International to Tenerife (Surreina Sofia) - Jet2.Com Ltd: 11 mins

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