MAN to BHD flight delays
Manchester (MAN) Belfast (BHD)
4,189 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
73.95%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.6%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 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 42.8 points more punctual than in December — 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.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 2.6% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from MAN overall run 7.9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion MAN has, this route is largely escaping it.
The 3 airlines here are separated by under 3 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Emerald Airlines UK arrived on time most often on MAN to BHD. easyJet was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in December.
Every airline on MAN to BHD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | 1,745 | 73.12% | 2.58% | — | D |
| Emerald Airlines UK | 1,694 | 75.54% | 3.48% | — | D |
| easyJet | 746 | 72.6% | 0.67% | — | C |
| British Airways | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | — | — |
| BA CityFlyer | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BHD to MAN Belfast back to Manchester 77.2% on time COther routes from Manchester
Common questions
Are flights from Manchester to Belfast usually delayed?
73.95% of flights on the MAN to BHD 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 Manchester to Belfast?
Emerald Airlines UK, at 75.54% on time across 1,694 flights. The least punctual on the route was easyJet at 72.6%.
How often are MAN to BHD flights cancelled?
2.6% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 26 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Manchester to Belfast?
March, when 93.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 51.1%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAN to BHD 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 →