LOT Polish Airlines
14h+ late
KEFKeflavík
WAWWarsaw
- Flight
- LO500
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Departure
- 05:00
- Distance
- 2,804 km
- Compensation
- €400 per passenger
Delayed flight
LO500 was delayed on 12 October 2026
LO500 KEF–WAW arrived more than 14 hours late on 12 October 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €400 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was LO500 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
LOT flight LO500 from Keflavík International Airport to Warsaw Chopin arrived more than three hours late on 12 October 2026, going by reported arrival times. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 2,804 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €400 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- LO500
- Airline
- LOT
- Date
- 12 October 2026
- Route
- KEF → WAW
- From
- Keflavík International Airport (KEF)
- Scheduled departure
- 05:00
- Status
- 14h+ late
- Distance
- 2,804 km
- LOT on this route
- 1 disruption since 12 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
KEF–WAW is 2,804 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 kmThis flight
€400
Over 3,500 km
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
Reported arrival times put it more than three hours late, past the threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
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Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.