When may a traveler qualify for a flight refund from LOT Polish Airlines?
A LOT Polish Airlines refund has at least three branches: a LOT-cancelled flight, a narrowly scoped 24-hour direct-sale cancellation, and an ordinary voluntary refund governed by fare conditions.
What this answer depends on
- For a LOT-cancelled flight, a traveler who does not accept alternatives may request the unused ticket value; a partially used ticket is evaluated by untraveled sections.
- LOT's 24-hour full-refund option applies only when all stated conditions match, including direct purchase, an 080 ticket, timing and no prior exchange.
- A ticket purchased from an agency or third-party seller returns to the ticket issuer for the applicable cancellation procedure.
- An ordinary voluntary LOT refund exists only if the applied fare permits it; unused and partially used tickets have different calculations and fare-condition fees may be deducted.
Important exceptions
- The result may differ depending on airline cancelled vs voluntary.
- The result may differ depending on direct vs third party.
- The result may differ depending on scoped 24h vs standard.
- The result may differ depending on unused vs partially used.
- The result may differ depending on refund vs rebooking.
- The result may differ depending on original vs exchanged ticket.
Important unknowns
- Who charged you for the ticket: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Who issued the ticket: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Where the ticket was bought and which rules apply: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Cause of change: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Accepted alternative: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Fare product: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Departure time: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Used segments: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Payment method: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
- Live refund or credit result: Check the exact ticket, itinerary and current official refund process before relying on an answer.
Sources and last checked
- LOT cancelled flights: rebook or refundhttps://www.lot.com/us/en/explore/ticket-changes-and-refunds/cancelled-flights
- LOT 24-hour risk-free cancellationhttps://www.lot.com/us/en/explore/ticket-changes-and-refunds/24-hour-risk-free-cancellation
- LOT general conditions of carriagehttps://www.lot.com/us/en/regulations/conditions-of-carriage