{"id":13239,"date":"2026-06-04T20:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-lot-polish\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T20:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:56:03","slug":"compensation-lot-polish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-lot-polish\/","title":{"rendered":"LOT Polish Airlines compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13239\" class=\"elementor elementor-13239 elementor-13238\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-lohero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"lohero\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-lohc\" data-id=\"lohc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lohh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"lohh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"airline-hero\"><div class=\"airline-hero-inner\"><div class=\"ah-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a> \/ Compensation by airline \/ LOT Polish Airlines<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">LOT Polish Airlines compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your LOT Polish Airlines flight delayed or cancelled?<\/h1><p class=\"ah-sub\">Recover up to <strong>\u20ac600<\/strong> per passenger. Aviation lawyer team \u2014 you only pay if we recover your money, with no risk.<\/p><div class=\"ah-cta\"><a class=\"btn-hero\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim \u2192<\/a><span class=\"ah-trust\">\u2713 No risk \u00b7 \u2713 100% online \u00b7 \u2713 Free assessment<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-lobody elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"lobody\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-lobc\" data-id=\"lobc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lobh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"lobh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rights-content\"><div class=\"urgency-callout\">\u23f3 <strong>Don\u2019t delay<\/strong> \u2014 your right to compensation expires <strong>3 years<\/strong> after the flight date. After that, the money can no longer be recovered.<\/div><p>LOT Polish Airlines is the national carrier of Poland, operating flights from Romania to its Warsaw hub, with connections in Europe, North America and Asia. As an EU carrier, EU261 applies in both directions \u2014 you can recover up to \u20ac600.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from LOT Polish Airlines?<\/h2><ul><li>The flight <strong>departed from an EU airport<\/strong> (or landed in the EU operated by an EU carrier).<\/li><li>You reached your destination with a <strong>delay of more than 3 hours<\/strong>, or it was cancelled less than 14 days before departure.<\/li><li>The cause is attributable to the airline \u2014 not extraordinary circumstances.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to claim compensation from LOT Polish Airlines<\/h2><p>LOT provides an online complaints form in the customer relations section of their website. You enter your booking reference and flight details. For connections via Warsaw, the delay is calculated at the final destination.<\/p><p>LOT sometimes rejects claims citing \u201cextraordinary circumstances\" or delays the response. We check the real reason and challenge unjustified refusals.<\/p><h2>Common problems with LOT Polish Airlines claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>\u201cExtraordinary circumstances\" rejections<\/strong> \u2014 we check and challenge.<\/li><li><strong>Missed connections via Warsaw<\/strong> \u2014 the final destination counts.<\/li><li><strong>Slow response<\/strong> \u2014 we pursue until payment.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from LOT Polish Airlines<\/h2><p>The amount is fixed, set by EU 261\/2004, and depends on the flight distance:<\/p><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Flight distance<\/th><th>Delay<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Under 1,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1,500 \u2013 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 4 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Examples of LOT Polish Airlines flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>LOT route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Warsaw<\/td><td>~950 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cluj \u2192 Warsaw<\/td><td>~750 km<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Warsaw \u2192 New York (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Warsaw \u2192 Chicago (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 Warsaw \u2192 Tokyo (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 LOT Polish Airlines<\/h2><h3>Which LOT flights qualify for compensation?<\/h3><p>Both directions \u2014 LOT is an EU carrier, so EU261 applies regardless of direction.<\/p><h3>I missed my connection in Warsaw. Am I entitled?<\/h3><p>Yes, if you reach your final destination over 3 hours late due to the airline.<\/p><h3>How do I claim from LOT?<\/h3><p>Through the online form, or we handle everything for you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a LOT Polish Airlines flight?<\/h2><p>Fill in your flight details in 2 minutes. We check for free, and you only pay if we recover your money.<\/p><a class=\"btn-cta\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim<\/a><\/div><div class=\"why-despago\"><h2>Why Despago and not an international platform?<\/h2><div class=\"why-grid\"><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>A Romanian lawyer team<\/h3><p>Aviation lawyers \u2014 not an international call-center.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>Personal attention<\/h3><p>We handle every case individually, not automated mass processing.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>No risk, we handle it all<\/h3><p>From notifying the airline to court \u2014 you only pay if we recover.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}