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Lufthansa cancelled flight compensation: refund, rerouting and EC261

Check Lufthansa cancellation rights under EC261, including rerouting, assistance, refund and when fixed compensation may be possible.

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Lufthansa cancelled flight compensation: refund, rerouting and EC261

For an EC261-covered Lufthansa cancellation, rerouting, assistance or reimbursement can apply, while fixed compensation depends on the cause, how much notice was given and the timing of any alternative flight. Lufthansa states that compensation is not due in several advance-notice or extraordinary-circumstance cases.

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Cancellation creates travel remedies and a separate compensation test

Lufthansa states that a cancelled covered flight carries rerouting, assistance, reimbursement and compensation rights under EC261. The travel remedy and the fixed-compensation test remain separate, so a cancellation alone does not establish a payment.

The 14-day window and replacement itinerary matter

Lufthansa lists advance-notice and alternative-flight timing conditions that can remove fixed compensation, alongside the extraordinary-circumstances defence. The exact notice time, replacement itinerary and cause therefore need to be checked together.

  • Keep the original itinerary and cancellation notification.
  • Record when Lufthansa sent the cancellation notice.
  • Save any replacement itinerary and the airline's explanation of the cause.

Official sources used for this guide

This page separates general editorial guidance from AeroDue's flight-specific checker. The sources below support the legal or operational framework described here.

Airline, route, notice period, operating carrier, cause and actual arrival time can change the result. This page does not guarantee compensation or replace the flight-specific eligibility check.

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