Fixed compensation
Do not assume it is automatically due. The cause, applicable passenger-rights regime and the airline's response all matter.
Heathrow flow control · 24 September 2026
Flow-control restriction produces Heathrow departure delays
London Heathrow is experiencing a flow-control restriction with departure delays. This is a fresh operational event and separate from the 8 September NATS outage already covered by AeroDue.
Check my affected flightIs your flight affected?
Use your actual itinerary and operating airline to check which passenger rights may apply. It takes you from this incident briefing to a flight-specific assessment.
Check my affected flight →What happened
AirStatus's current dashboard, drawing on NATS data, lists Heathrow as delayed under a flow-control restriction with an average delay of around 15 minutes at the captured update.
Operational conditions can change quickly. Check the airline and airport for live status before travelling.
Compensation is only one part of your rights
Short flow-control delays normally do not establish UK261 fixed compensation by themselves. Eligibility depends on the passenger's actual arrival delay, route and cause.
Refund or rerouting
A cancellation can create travel-remedy rights even where an extraordinary circumstance prevents fixed compensation.
Care and expenses
Where the applicable rules provide a duty of care, reasonable meals, accommodation or transport can remain separate from compensation.
What to do now
Use the operating airline's live status for your flight and retain the final arrival time and disruption reason if the delay becomes substantial.
Check the facts of your flight
AeroDue separates the cause, itinerary and operating airline so passengers do not confuse an airport-wide incident with an automatic compensation result.
Check my affected flight →Sources used for this briefing
AirStatus — live UK airspace status
AeroDue provides passenger-rights intelligence. It does not operate airports, provide live flight status, process claims or guarantee compensation.