MAN to BCN flight delays
Manchester (MAN) Barcelona (BCN)
2,465 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
62.29%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.49%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. easyJet arrived on time 16.8 points more often than Vueling 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 February it ran 26.6 points more punctual than in July — 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.
This is a late route. Flights from Manchester to Barcelona 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 March 2025 – August 2026, easyJet arrived on time most often on MAN to BCN. Vueling was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in July.
Every airline on MAN to BCN
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 | 740 | 60.41% | 0% | — | D |
| Vueling | 719 | 56.18% | 0.97% | — | F |
| easyJet | 458 | 72.97% | 0.66% | — | C |
| Jet2 | 310 | 64.52% | 0% | — | D |
| easyJet Europe | 122 | 60% | 1.64% | — | F |
| Ryanair UK | 105 | 65.71% | 0% | — | D |
| TUI Airways | 11 | 72.73% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BCN to MAN Barcelona back to Manchester 66.37% on time DOther routes from Manchester
Common questions
Are flights from Manchester to Barcelona usually delayed?
62.29% of flights on the MAN to BCN 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 airline is most on time from Manchester to Barcelona?
easyJet, at 72.97% on time across 458 flights. The least punctual on the route was Vueling at 56.18%.
How often are MAN to BCN flights cancelled?
0.49% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 5 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Manchester to Barcelona?
February, when 75.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 49.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAN to BCN during March 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 →