Italy

FlyArea Observatory · December 2025

Every month, what really happened in the skies: cancellations, delays over three hours, the airports, airlines and routes most affected.

Was your flight cancelled or did it arrive more than three hours late?

Look it up: we'll tell you whether you may be owed compensation, and how to claim it.

1 day is missing from the archive: 23 Dec 2025. The month's figures are those of the days we have.

In December 2025, from Italian airports, 1 flight in 88 was cancelled or arrived three hours or more late: 581 flights out of 51,187.

40 of these fell on days when an airport was at a standstill (FLR, PSR). Without those days the share is 1.1%.

Monthly Summary

Total flights: 51,187
Cancelled flights: 2940.6%
Arrived 3 hours or more late: 2870.6%
Average arrival delay: 12 min

On-time (departure): 76.7%
Average departure delay: 13 min
Maximum delay: 1,990 min

Days when an airport was at a standstill

At least half of that airport's flights cancelled, diverted or arriving more than two hours late, departures and arrivals together.

Firenze-Peretola AirportFLR
18 December 2025
83 departing and arriving flights, 23 cancelled
- 18 Dec 2025 · 63% of flights disrupted
Abruzzo AirportPSR
19 December 2025
30 departing and arriving flights, 2 cancelled
- 19 Dec 2025 · 63% of flights disrupted

When a whole airport stops, the cause may be external — bad weather, a volcano, air traffic control — and then compensation may not be due. Not always: a strike by the airline's own staff, for example, does not rule it out. It is checked flight by flight.

The worst days of the month

Cancelled flights and flights arriving three hours or more late, from Italian airports.

17 December 2025
102 disruptions out of 1,411 flights
18 December 2025
65 disruptions out of 1,883 flights · airport at a standstill: FLR
19 December 2025
51 disruptions out of 2,053 flights · airport at a standstill: PSR
11 December 2025
39 disruptions out of 1,650 flights
5 December 2025
33 disruptions out of 1,952 flights

Arrival delay distribution

Breakdown of arrived flights by delay range

On time (< 15 min)
78.9%40,149 flights
15–30 min
9.5%4,843 flights
30–60 min
6.8%3,449 flights
1–2 hours
3.5%1,770 flights
Over 2 hours
1.3%682 flights

Airports with most disruptions

Cancelled and three-hours-late flights, excluding the days when the airport was at a standstill; alongside, the share for the whole month.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1FLR · Firenze-Peretola AirportFlorence
Flights
1,181
On time
71.7%
Excl. events
5.3%
Disruptions
7.3%
Cancelled
5.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
2%
Avg. delay
18 min
2PSR · Abruzzo Airportevent15 flights touched an airport at a standstill that day
Flights
264
On time
78%
Excl. events
2.8%
Disruptions
6.1%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.5%
Avg. delay
26 min
3TSF · Venice Treviso AirportVenice
Flights
649
On time
76%
Excl. events
2%
Disruptions
2%
Cancelled
0.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.7%
Avg. delay
16 min
4GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenoa
Flights
383
On time
83%
Excl. events
1.8%
Disruptions
1.8%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
5MXP · Milan Malpensa AirportMilan
Flights
7,610
On time
73.2%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
0.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.9%
Avg. delay
16 min
6NAP · Naples-Capodichino International AirportNaples
Flights
2,622
On time
74%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
12 min
7BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
617
On time
83.1%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
7 min
8LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
3,909
On time
83.1%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
9 min
9FCO · Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino AirportFiumicino
Flights
11,378
On time
76.3%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
10 min
10TRN · Turin-Caselle AirportTurin
Flights
1,481
On time
74%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
1%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
12 min

Most punctual airports

Departed on time, within fifteen minutes.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1OLB · Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia
Flights
323
On time
93.2%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
2REG · Tito Menniti AirportReggio Calabria
Flights
253
On time
91.7%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
3 min
3AHO · Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero
Flights
290
On time
90.3%
Excl. events
0.3%
Disruptions
0.3%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
4 min
4TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
420
On time
86.2%
Excl. events
0.5%
Disruptions
0.5%
Cancelled
0.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
7 min
5CAG · Cagliari Elmas AirportCagliari
Flights
960
On time
84.5%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.5%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
7 min
6CIA · Ciampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportRome
Flights
881
On time
83.2%
Excl. events
0.2%
Disruptions
0.2%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
9 min
7LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
3,909
On time
83.1%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
9 min
8BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
617
On time
83.1%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
7 min
9GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenoa
Flights
383
On time
83%
Excl. events
1.8%
Disruptions
1.8%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
10SUF · Lamezia Terme International AirportLamezia-Terme
Flights
657
On time
82.3%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.9%
Avg. delay
10 min

Airlines

Those with at least 300 flights in the month, excluding event days.

AirlineFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1AF · Air France
Flights
1,038
On time
72%
Excl. events
3.9%
Disruptions
4.1%
Cancelled
3.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
13 min
2KL · KLM
Flights
641
On time
65.4%
Excl. events
2.5%
Disruptions
2.8%
Cancelled
2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.8%
Avg. delay
14 min
3VY · Vueling
Flights
1,048
On time
82.5%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
2.6%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.2%
Avg. delay
12 min
4LX · Swiss
Flights
473
On time
77.4%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
2.5%
Cancelled
2.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
8 min
5EN · Air Dolomiti
Flights
1,013
On time
74.8%
Excl. events
1.6%
Disruptions
2%
Cancelled
1.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
12 min
6W6 · Wizz Air
Flights
801
On time
73.8%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
16 min
7W4 · Wizz Air Malta
Flights
3,598
On time
79.1%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
11 min
8BA · British Airways
Flights
912
On time
74.2%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
9 min
9NO · Neos
Flights
410
On time
67.1%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.2%
Avg. delay
26 min
10LH · Lufthansa
Flights
654
On time
71.1%
Excl. events
1.1%
Disruptions
1.1%
Cancelled
0.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
13 min

Top 10 most critical routes

Excluding event days.

RouteFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1FLR → CDG
Flights
150
On time
60.7%
Excl. events
11%
Disruptions
12.7%
Cancelled
11.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.3%
Avg. delay
24 min
2MXP → CAI
Flights
110
On time
41.8%
Excl. events
9.1%
Disruptions
9.1%
Cancelled
1.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
7.3%
Avg. delay
60 min
3MXP → TIA
Flights
89
On time
75.3%
Excl. events
7.9%
Disruptions
7.9%
Cancelled
6.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
13 min
4MXP → TUN
Flights
51
On time
29.4%
Excl. events
7.8%
Disruptions
7.8%
Cancelled
2%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.9%
Avg. delay
54 min
5FLR → BCN
Flights
80
On time
76.3%
Excl. events
7.7%
Disruptions
8.8%
Cancelled
2.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
6.3%
Avg. delay
33 min
6FLR → MUC
Flights
85
On time
63.5%
Excl. events
6.1%
Disruptions
9.4%
Cancelled
8.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.2%
Avg. delay
19 min
7FLR → MAD
Flights
87
On time
78.2%
Excl. events
5.9%
Disruptions
8%
Cancelled
3.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.6%
Avg. delay
17 min
8FLR → LGW
Flights
55
On time
81.8%
Excl. events
5.7%
Disruptions
7.3%
Cancelled
7.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
9 min
9TRN → AMS
Flights
53
On time
58.5%
Excl. events
5.7%
Disruptions
5.7%
Cancelled
3.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.9%
Avg. delay
14 min
10BGY → CAI
Flights
54
On time
40.7%
Excl. events
5.6%
Disruptions
5.6%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.6%
Avg. delay
41 min

Methodology and sources

The data come from the FlyArea archive: flights departing from and arriving at the airports we follow, archived and normalised. The month is that of departure, in local time; the scope is that of the departure airports. Disruptions are cancelled flights and flights arriving at least 180 minutes late, the compensation threshold in Regulation (EC) 261/2004. Cargo flights are excluded.

A day at an airport is an “event” day when, out of at least 20 departing and arriving flights, at least 50% were cancelled, diverted or arrived more than 120 minutes late: the same threshold we use to assess a claim. The rankings are sorted excluding flights that departed from or arrived at that airport on those days.

A day is in the archive if it has at least half the flights of a typical day of the month; a month is published if it has at least two thirds of its days. Missing days are listed next to the month.

What we do not know: why a flight was late. Whether a passenger is owed compensation depends on the cause, and is checked flight by flight. The rankings include only airports with at least 200 flights, airlines with at least 300 and routes with at least 50.

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