MLE to LHR flight delays
259 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
77.34%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.16%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This is a thin route — 259 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Malé to London route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on MLE to LHR. Virgin Atlantic was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in January.
Every airline on MLE to LHR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 141 | 80% | 0.71% | — | C |
| Virgin Atlantic | 118 | 74.14% | 1.69% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LHR to MLE London back to Malé 80.78% on time CCommon questions
Are flights from Malé to London usually delayed?
77.34% of flights on the MLE to LHR 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 airline is most on time from Malé to London?
British Airways, at 80% on time across 141 flights. The least punctual on the route was Virgin Atlantic at 74.14%.
How often are MLE to LHR flights cancelled?
1.16% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 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 MLE to LHR 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 →