Flights London → Mumbai
LHR → BOM
Route overview
The flight route from London to Mumbai operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, and when delays occur, they typically amount to around twelve minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately twenty-nine flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777, Boeing 787-8, and Airbus A330-300, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Mumbai, which handles nearly forty-seven million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Mumbai (BOM) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 29 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mumbai the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Mumbai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) heads east for about 7,213 km, a flight time of roughly 9h 26m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of LHR-BOM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Mumbai it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 29 tracked LHR-BOM flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-BOM
On the London (LHR) -> Mumbai (BOM) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 29 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Mumbai is 3.45% across 29 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
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The London-Mumbai route is about 7,213 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
