LTN to MLA flight delays
169 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
76.33%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
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
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 32.4 points more punctual than in May — 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 two directions do not behave alike. MLA to LTN 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.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 18.6 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.
Only Ryanair 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 January 2025 – August 2026, Ryanair arrived on time most often on LTN to MLA. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in May.
Every airline on LTN to MLA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 143 | 73.43% | 0% | — | C |
| easyJet | 26 | 92.31% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MLA to LTN Valletta back to Luton 57.4% on time FOther routes from Luton
Common questions
Are flights from Luton to Valletta usually delayed?
76.33% of flights on the LTN to MLA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Luton to Valletta?
Only Ryanair appears in the published record on this route, with 143 flights and 73.43% arriving on time.
How often are LTN to MLA flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Luton to Valletta?
March, when 88.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 56.5%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LTN to MLA 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 →