Flight Refund Eligibility Checker
Estimates your likelihood of obtaining a full refund after a flight change or cancellation, and identifies your best route to claim it.
Know whether a full refund is realistically on the table
Use the Flight Refund Eligibility Checker to estimate your chances of receiving a full refund after an airline change or cancellation. It also tells you the most effective route to pursue compensation (airline first, regulator complaint, or chargeback), based on your scenario details.
How the refund likelihood score is calculated
The tool starts with a base score determined by what happened (cancellation and airline-caused missed connections score highest; delay-only and minor changes score lower). It then adjusts for jurisdiction (US vs EU/UK vs Canada), fare type, notice timing, disruption cause, and documentation strength, producing a 0–100 score and a verdict of high/medium/low.
Why “same outcome” requests can succeed or fail
Refund outcomes depend heavily on both legal regime and fare rules—especially whether your ticket is refundable and whether the airline’s remedy is contractually limited to credit. Notice timing and proof strength matter too: even in strong jurisdictions, weak documentation can reduce your practical odds of getting cash back.
Important caveats before you escalate
This checker simplifies complex airline contracts and country-specific regulations into broad categories, so it’s an estimate—not legal advice. If the scenario is “delay only,” the tool will not assume full-refund certainty unless your jurisdiction/policy basis supports it. Always verify whether your disruption involves cancellation vs service failure to deliver the contracted itinerary, and keep records (emails, rebooking receipts, screenshots).