Canary Islands flights: Cork leaves early, Vigo always on time

The route between Tenerife South and Cork recorded the lowest average deviation from the flight schedule in September. The punctuality of the Canary Islands flights in September 2026 is measured, across 169 routes, by the proportion of departures delayed by no more than 15 minutes.

Fuerteventura to Bergamo (FUE-BGY), on the other hand, recorded the greatest average deviation from the flight schedule. The 22 flights departed on average 51:52 minutes late, with 63.6 per cent of departures on time. The lowest on-time rate was again recorded on the Gran Canaria to Edinburgh (LPA-EDI) route, at 26.9 per cent, with an average delay of 29:12 minutes across 26 flights.

The Gran Canaria to Glasgow (LPA-GLA) route had an on-time rate of 36 per cent, with an average delay of 29:36 minutes, whilst the Gran Canaria to Newcastle (LPA-NCL) route had an on-time rate of 36 per cent, with an average delay of 31:55 minutes. In the previous month, the Gran Canaria to Katowice route had come bottom of the table.

Canary Islands flights: Cork and Vigo top different rankings

The Gran Canaria to Funchal (LPA-FNC) route recorded the biggest deterioration amongst the 161 routes assessed in both months. The average delay rose from 9:21 minutes to 29:38 minutes, whilst the on-time rate fell from 74.3 per cent to 62.5 per cent. By contrast, the greatest improvement was seen on the route from Fuerteventura to Milan Malpensa (FUE-MXP): the delay fell from 45 minutes and 31 seconds to 13 minutes and 4 seconds, whilst the on-time rate rose from 40 per cent to 73.3 per cent. At ten per cent, the highest proportion of cancellations was on the route from Tenerife South to Berlin (TFS-BER).

Tenerife South to Cork (TFS-ORK) led the way in terms of average deviation from the flight schedule, but saw its on-time departure rate fall by 0.7 percentage points compared with the previous month. The Gran Canaria to Vigo (LPA-VGO) route, on the other hand, topped the rankings for on-time departure rate. A few extreme deviations had a greater impact on the average, whilst the rate only took into account departures within the 15-minute limit.

The first table lists the top ten of the 169 routes assessed for September 2026, ranked by their average deviation from the timetable. Several of these flights even departed ahead of schedule.

The second table shows the ten routes with the highest punctuality rates for September 2026. It also includes flights whose average deviation was slightly behind the timetable.