LGW to SSH flight delays
London (LGW) Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)
478 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
65.83%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. TUI Airways arrived on time 22.4 points more often than easyJet over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 33.1 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 17.1 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This is a late route. Flights from London to Sharm El Sheikh miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, TUI Airways arrived on time most often on LGW to SSH. easyJet was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in June.
Every airline on LGW to SSH
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 222 | 55.66% | 0.45% | — | F |
| TUI Airways | 132 | 78.03% | 0% | — | C |
| Wizz Air UK | 75 | 73.33% | 0% | — | — |
| BA Euroflyer | 49 | 67.35% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SSH to LGW Sharm El Sheikh back to London 62.53% on time FCommon questions
Are flights from London to Sharm El Sheikh usually delayed?
65.83% of flights on the LGW to SSH route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from London to Sharm El Sheikh?
TUI Airways, at 78.03% on time across 132 flights. The least punctual on the route was easyJet at 55.66%.
How often are LGW to SSH flights cancelled?
0.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 2 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Sharm El Sheikh?
January, when 75.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 42.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LGW to SSH during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →