LTN to OTP flight delays
743 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
69.18%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 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 23.7 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 14.1 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.
The two directions do not behave alike. OTP to LTN arrives on time 13.1 points more 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 route does worse than its own airport. LTN as a whole runs 8.3 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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Wizz Air Malta arrived on time most often on LTN to OTP. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in June.
Every airline on LTN to OTP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizz Air Malta | 743 | 69.18% | 0% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OTP to LTN Otopeni back to Luton 82.28% on time BOther routes from Luton
Common questions
Are flights from Luton to Otopeni usually delayed?
69.18% of flights on the LTN to OTP 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 airlines fly from Luton to Otopeni?
Only Wizz Air Malta appears in the published record on this route, with 743 flights and 69.18% arriving on time.
How often are LTN to OTP 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 Otopeni?
March, when 79.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 56.1%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LTN to OTP 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 →