NCL to MLA flight delays
Newcastle upon Tyne (NCL) Valletta (MLA)
226 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
80.53%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
9 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. MLA to NCL arrives on time 10.6 points less 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.
Only Jet2 flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 226 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Valletta route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Jet2 arrived on time most often on NCL to MLA. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in September.
Every airline on NCL to MLA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet2 | 101 | 69.31% | 0% | — | D |
| Ryanair | 84 | 90.48% | 0% | — | — |
| easyJet | 41 | 87.8% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Newcastle upon Tyne
Common questions
Are flights from Newcastle upon Tyne to Valletta usually delayed?
80.53% of flights on the NCL to MLA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Newcastle upon Tyne to Valletta?
Only Jet2 appears in the published record on this route, with 101 flights and 69.31% arriving on time.
How often are NCL to MLA flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 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 NCL to MLA 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 →