MAN to SOF flight delays
50 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
65.31%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This is a late route. Flights from Manchester to Sofia miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The two directions do not behave alike. SOF to MAN arrives on time 5.3 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.
Every airline on MAN to SOF
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 29 | 78.57% | 3.45% | — | — |
| Jet2 | 11 | 54.55% | 0% | — | — |
| TUI Airways | 10 | 40% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SOF to MAN Sofia back to Manchester 70.59% on time —Other routes from Manchester
Common questions
Are flights from Manchester to Sofia usually delayed?
65.31% of flights on the MAN to SOF 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.
How often are MAN to SOF flights cancelled?
2% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 20 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAN to SOF 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 →