Flights Cancelled Around Europe As 202 Cancellations And 2,724 Delays Triggered Travel Disruptions Across Barcelona And More Airports

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August 14, 2026 11:06 PM |

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Flight cancellations surged across Europe today, with 2,724 delays and 202 cancellations across Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Italy, Finland, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Austria. The disruption is spread across several of the continent’s busiest gateways, but Paris, Rome, Barcelona and Athens stand out for the scale of delays, while Catania is the clearest cancellation hotspot.
Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris has the highest delay total, followed by Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Barcelona Airport and Athens International Airport.
At airline level, easyJet has recorded the highest number of delays across multiple airports across Europe.

• Paris Charles de Gaulle has the highest delay total at 305.
• Catania has the highest cancellation total at 83.
• easyJet has 372 delays among the airlines with figures available.
• Ryanair has 56 cancellations among the airlines with figures available.

Europe’s Worst-Hit Airports

Catania-Fontanarossa Airport

Catania continued facing high cancellations as a result of the recent Mount Etna eruption. The Sicilian airport has only 10 delays but 83 cancellations.

Ryanair accounts for 42 cancellations, followed by easyJet with 12. The cancellation pressure also involves Buzz, BA Euroflyer, HOP!, Wizz Air Malta, Aegean Airlines, KLM, Iberia and several other carriers.

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle has the highest delay total at 305 and 10 cancellations. Air France accounts for 119 delays, while HOP! and easyJet each contribute 37.

The airport’s importance as a major European connecting hub makes a high delay volume particularly significant. Delays involving connecting passengers can extend beyond Paris when travelers miss onward sectors.

Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

Rome Fiumicino has 271 delays and 12 cancellations. ITA Airways accounts for 93 delays, with Wizz Air Malta at 42 and easyJet at 21.

The concentration around ITA Airways makes Rome one of the clearest examples of a major European hub where delay pressure is substantial even though cancellations remain comparatively limited.

Barcelona Airport

Barcelona has 270 delays and 13 cancellations. Vueling Airlines dominates with 112 delays, far ahead of Ryanair’s 21 and easyJet’s 18.

The airport therefore combines heavy overall delay activity with a strong concentration of disruption around one major carrier.

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam has 219 delays and 24 cancellations, making it the second-highest cancellation airport after Catania and one of Europe’s most important delay hotspots.

KLM accounts for 87 delays and 18 cancellations, while Transavia Airlines has 23 delays and easyJet has 22. The concentration around KLM gives Amsterdam a particularly clear carrier-specific operational pressure point.

Which Airlines Faced The Greatest Operational Pressure

easyJet

easyJet has 372 delays, the highest delay total. Its disruption is geographically widespread, appearing at Gatwick, Malpensa, Nice, Charles de Gaulle, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Manchester.

That spread is more significant than the raw total alone. Rather than being concentrated at one airport, easyJet’s delay pressure stretches across several major European markets, including London, Paris, Milan, Nice, Rome and Barcelona.

Vueling Airlines

Vueling Airlines faced 140 delays. Barcelona is responsible for the overwhelming majority, with 112 delays, while smaller totals appear at Gatwick, Malpensa, Rome, Amsterdam and Catania.

This makes Vueling’s disruption much more concentrated geographically than easyJet’s, with Barcelona emerging as the principal pressure point.

Air France

Air France has 134 delays and six cancellations. Charles de Gaulle accounts for 119 delays, while Nice and Barcelona add smaller totals.

The concentration at Paris makes Air France’s disruption closely tied to one of Europe’s largest aviation hubs.

ITA Airways

ITA Airways has 105 delays among the available airline-level figures. Rome Fiumicino is responsible for 93, with smaller contributions from Athens, Nice and Barcelona.

The pattern is therefore heavily concentrated around the Italian carrier’s Rome operation rather than being evenly distributed across Europe.

Ryanair

Ryanair recorded 102 delays and 56 cancellations across the airports. Catania is the standout, accounting for 42 cancellations, while Rome Fiumicino and Malpensa contribute further cancellations and delays.

Ryanair therefore has the highest cancellation total among the airlines with figures available, with the majority of that pressure concentrated at Catania.

KLM

KLM has 94 delays and 22 cancellations among the airports. Amsterdam dominates the carrier’s totals, with 87 delays and 18 cancellations.

The Amsterdam concentration makes KLM one of the clearest examples of disruption centered on a single European hub.

Sky Express

Sky Express has 82 delays, all concentrated at Athens.

Athens therefore represents a particularly important operational pressure point for the Greek carrier.

Why Are Flights Being Disrupted Across Europe Today?

What the pattern shows is substantial operational pressure across major European hubs. The combination of hundreds of delays at Paris, Rome, Barcelona and Athens with significant disruption at Amsterdam, Zurich and London indicates that the issue is not confined to a single airport.

The high ratio of delays to cancellations also suggests that much of today’s pressure is being absorbed through schedule disruption rather than widespread flight removals.

What Travelers Should Expect

Passengers passing through Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Athens and Amsterdam face the greatest exposure to delays based on today’s airport totals.

Amsterdam deserves particular attention for passengers concerned about cancellations as well as delays. Its 24 cancellations are second only to Catania, while KLM accounts for a substantial portion of the airline-level cancellations there.

Catania presents the opposite risk. Travelers using the Sicilian airport face a much higher cancellation burden relative to delays, with 83 cancellations against only 10 delays.

Passengers making connections through major hubs should also consider the knock-on effect of delays. A flight that eventually operates can still disrupt an itinerary if the delay causes a passenger to miss a subsequent sector.

Overview of European Flight Disruptions

European aviation is experiencing a broad spread of delays today, with London, Zurich, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens among the most affected cities. Charles de Gaulle, Fiumicino, Barcelona, Athens and Schiphol are carrying particularly heavy delay loads, while Catania stands apart for its exceptionally high cancellation count.

easyJet, Vueling Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, Ryanair, KLM and Sky Express are among the carriers facing notable operational pressure in the available airline-level breakdowns. Overall, the 15 airports have seen 2,724 delays and 202 cancellations, with delays dominating at major hubs and cancellations sharply concentrated at a smaller number of airports.

The pattern remains fluid, and airline schedules across Europe will continue to change as today’s operations develop.

Yesterday also saw significant flight cancellations. Read our earlier coverage here.

The data has been extensively curated by our editorial team using real-time aviation figures recorded on 14 August 2026 at 12:39 pm ET USA (4:39 pm GMT)

Primary Source: FlightAware.

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