easyJet
Cancelled
LGWLondon
KRKKraków
- Flight
- U28823
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Departure
- 17:00 UTC
- Status
- Cancelled
- Compensation
- Depends on the notice you were given
Cancelled flight
U28823 was cancelled on 5 October 2026
U28823 LGW–KRK was cancelled on 5 October 2026. UK 261 compensation depends on the notice you were given and the reroute offered.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Can passengers claim for this U28823 cancellation?
easyJet cancelled flight U28823 from London Gatwick to Kraków on 5 October 2026. The route is 1,410 km. It sits in the UK 261 band for flights up to 1,500 km. UK Regulation 261/2004 can require compensation when the airline gave less than 14 days’ notice and the replacement flight did not arrive close to the original time. The airport boards do not record when passengers were told.
Notice rules
When a cancellation pays out
Airport boards show that this flight was cancelled, not when passengers were told. That timing decides the claim.
- Usually owed
Told less than 7 days before
Owed unless the new flight left no more than 1 hour early and landed less than 2 hours late.
- Often owed
Told 7 to 13 days before
Owed unless the new flight left no more than 2 hours early and landed less than 4 hours late.
- Not owed
Told 14 days or more before
No compensation, but you can still choose a full refund or a replacement flight.
Cancellations caused by extraordinary circumstances, such as severe weather, are exempt whatever the notice.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- U28823
- Airline
- easyJet
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Route
- LGW → KRK
- Scheduled departure
- 17:00 UTC
- Status
- Cancelled
- Distance
- 1,410 km
- easyJet on this route
- 1 disruption, 1 cancellation since 5 October 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
LGW–KRK is 1,410 km by great-circle distance. UK Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 kmThis flight
£220
1,500–3,500 km
£350
Over 3,500 km
£520
Arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to £260.
Your rights
What you can claim for a cancellation
The rule
A cancellation announced less than 14 days before departure can be worth £220 to £520 per passenger, unless the airline reroutes you within tight time limits.
This flight
easyJet did not operate this service on 5 October 2026. What you are owed turns on when you were told and what was offered instead.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
Same airline
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Same airport
Other departures from London Gatwick
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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.