LHR to OLB flight delays
234 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
64.81%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.43%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
22 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. OLB to LHR arrives on time 18.9 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a late route. Flights from London to Olbia (SS) miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
This route does worse than its own airport. LHR as a whole runs 12.5 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Only British Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on LHR to OLB. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in July.
Every airline on LHR to OLB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 234 | 64.81% | 0.43% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OLB to LHR Olbia (SS) back to London 45.92% on time FOther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Olbia (SS) usually delayed?
64.81% of flights on the LHR to OLB route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from London to Olbia (SS)?
Only British Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 234 flights and 64.81% arriving on time.
How often are LHR to OLB flights cancelled?
0.43% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Olbia (SS)?
May, when 75% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 57.6%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to OLB during July 2024 – July 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 →