Compensation and Reimbursement for Air Canada Strike

Yurii Moskalenko
04.09.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

Flight cancellations or delays caused by an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. Fortunately, in many cases, passengers are protected by EU261 regulation. This regulation outlines the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers during airline strikes. In this article, we will look at passenger rights and how to claim compensation from the airline.

When Are You Entitled to Air Canada Strike Compensation?

EU Regulation 261/2004 protects passengers affected by airline strikes. This legislation obliges the airline to issue compensation in the event of a standard crew strike and a “wildcat” strike. These labor disputes are considered part of operational problems, consequently, the airline is responsible for them.

It is crucial to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Some strikes may be classified as the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by baggage handlers, fire crews, ground staff, etc. In the event of disruptions due to these ground crew members, the chances of receiving compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to identify exactly which crew is involved in the strike. This directly influences your right to compensation.

Flight Cancellation Compensation

In cases of flight cancellation due to a strike, the airline must inform travelers of the cancellation at least 14 days before the scheduled departure. If the airline fails to notify you during the specified period, it is obliged to pay compensation to passengers in the amount of up to 600 euros.

It is essential to note that the airline is not obligated to pay compensation by providing you with an alternative flight to your final destination. However, if the alternative flight results in a later arrival at the final destination, passengers could be entitled to compensation. The amount of compensation depends on the duration of the delay and the distance of the flight, as shown in the table:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km

Flight Delay Compensation

Under the EU261 regulation, if your flight is delayed and you arrive at your final destination more than 3 hours later than scheduled, you are eligible for compensation of up to €600 per passenger. It is important to note that the duration of the delay depends solely on when you arrive at your final destination, not on how late the plane departed.

The amount of compensation is based on the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay:

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

Requirements for Air Canada Strike Compensation

When an airline strike occurs, passengers may be eligible for compensation, but certain requirements must be met. It’s crucial to understand these requirements to properly navigate the compensation process:

  • Your flight must be covered by the EU261/2004 regulation. This covers all flights departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline. It also covers flights arriving in the EU, but only when handled by an EU-based airline.
  • A flight delay or cancellation has significantly disrupted your travel plans. This means your flight was delayed by three hours or more at the final destination, or it was cancelled with less than 14 days’ notice before the scheduled departure.
  • You must have a valid reservation and be prepared to travel. This includes having a confirmed booking and all necessary travel documents ready (passport, visas).
  • You need to arrive at the airport on time. Complete check-in by the specified time by the airline. If a time isn’t specified, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to maintain eligibility for compensation.

Should you believe you meet these requirements following a Air Canada strike, it’s advisable to document your experience thoroughly and get in touch directly with the airline about your compensation claim. Being aware of your rights and responsibilities is the first step to potentially receiving compensation for an airline strike.

How to Claim Air Canada Strike Compensation

Dealing with delayed or cancelled flights due to strikes is always frustrating. This can not only ruin your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To claim compensation for this inconvenience, follow these steps:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We are well-versed in the EU laws well and will make every effort to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.

By following these steps, secure the compensation you are entitled to under EU law.

Other Rights in Case of a Flight Strike

In addition to compensation, passengers should know about certain services they can expect to receive from the airline in case of a flight disruption. These services aim to reduce inconveniences and give some comfort to passengers during delays or cancellations. Keep in mind that the services we are describing below are a part of the airline company’s duty to care for every passenger.

Right to Care

If the flight delay is two hours or more, the airline is obligated to provide affected passengers with certain services to reduce discomfort. Some of the basic services are free beverages and meals. Moreover, the affected passengers have a right to make 2 calls and send faxes, or emails for free.

Rebooking or Refunds

If your flight gets cancelled or delayed by over five hours, you have the right to a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These options have some flexibility, which is great because you can choose what works best for you.

Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations

Was your flight delayed or cancelled due to the strike? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.

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Date Airline (Flight number) Route Status Your compensation

29.05.202519:30

Air Canada

6996

Seoul (ICN)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:30

Air Canada

6984

Seoul (ICN)

Hanoi (HAN)

delayed

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29.05.202519:25

Air Canada

6982

Seoul (ICN)

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:20

Air Canada

6974

Seoul (ICN)

Tokyo (KIX)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202519:00

Air Canada

6242

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (ITM)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202517:30

Air Canada

5031

Frankfurt (FRA)

San Francisco (SFO)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:55

Air Canada

9316

Frankfurt (FRA)

Prague (PRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9280

Frankfurt (FRA)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9170

Frankfurt (FRA)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9066

Frankfurt (FRA)

Gothenburg (GOT)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:40

Air Canada

9605

Frankfurt (FRA)

Birmingham (BHX)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:35

Air Canada

9412

Frankfurt (FRA)

Marseille (MRS)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202516:10

Air Canada

6994

Seoul (ICN)

Singapore (SIN)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:40

Air Canada

9435

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202515:25

Air Canada

2846

Frankfurt (FRA)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:50

Air Canada

6732

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:45

Air Canada

7403

Frankfurt (FRA)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:45

Air Canada

9038

Frankfurt (FRA)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:30

Air Canada

6266

Tokyo (CTS)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:25

Air Canada

6264

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:05

Air Canada

9088

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:00

Air Canada

9306

Frankfurt (FRA)

Belgrade (BEG)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202514:00

Air Canada

6237

Okinawa (OKA)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202513:15

Air Canada

1

Toronto (YYZ)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202509:50

Air Canada

6196

Vienna (VIE)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202509:45

Air Canada

8466

Vancouver (YVR)

Castlegar (YCG)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202509:30

Air Canada

6831

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202509:15

Air Canada

9438

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

29.05.202507:10

Air Canada

6758

Zurich (ZRH)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202523:50

Air Canada

5880

Seoul (ICN)

Singapore (SIN)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202519:45

Air Canada

8299

Cranbrook (YXC)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202519:35

Air Canada

7550

Dammam (DMM)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202519:30

Air Canada

7566

Dhaka (DAC)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:50

Air Canada

9070

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:45

Air Canada

6249

Vancouver (YVR)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:40

Air Canada

8298

Vancouver (YVR)

Cranbrook (YXC)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:40

Air Canada

7545

Karachi (KHI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202516:00

Air Canada

7592

Addis Ababa (ADD)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202515:45

Air Canada

9646

Munich (MUC)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202515:10

Air Canada

6310

Brussels (BRU)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202514:05

Air Canada

9553

Krakow (KRK)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202513:25

Air Canada

9133

Budapest (BUD)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202513:05

Air Canada

9553

Krakow (KRK)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202512:55

Air Canada

8293

Vancouver (YVR)

Sandspit (YZP)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202512:25

Air Canada

6346

Brussels (BRU)

(DSS)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202512:25

Air Canada

6852

Zurich (ZRH)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202511:50

Air Canada

9141

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202511:20

Air Canada

5935

Singapore (SIN)

Malacca (MKZ)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202510:40

Air Canada

7593

Dubai (DXB)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202510:35

Air Canada

9377

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202510:05

Air Canada

7564

Colombo (CMB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202509:20

Air Canada

7571

Islamabad (ISB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202509:00

Air Canada

5629

Dallas (DFW)

Denver (DEN)

delayed

Claim Refund

28.05.202503:25

Air Canada

7617

Lahore (LHE)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202523:25

Air Canada

6335

Entebbe (EBB)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202521:25

Air Canada

6329

Kinshasa (FIH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202521:03

Air Canada

4891

Denver (DEN)

Des Moines (DSM)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202520:44

Air Canada

5693

Denver (DEN)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202520:00

Air Canada

6322

Abidjan (ABJ)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202520:00

Air Canada

6236

Tokyo (HND)

Okinawa (OKA)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202519:02

Air Canada

4092

Denver (DEN)

Tucson (TUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202518:55

Air Canada

6259

Tokyo (HND)

Kagoshima (KOJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202518:10

Air Canada

6265

Tokyo (HND)

Hiroshima (HIJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202518:05

Air Canada

4394

San Francisco (SFO)

Burbank (BUR)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202518:00

Air Canada

6225

Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo (CTS)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202517:58

Air Canada

4119

Denver (DEN)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202517:55

Air Canada

4545

Denver (DEN)

Des Moines (DSM)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202517:45

Air Canada

3803

New York (IAD)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202516:50

Air Canada

9220

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202515:35

Air Canada

4669

(ORD)

Tulsa (TUL)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202515:35

Air Canada

9435

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202515:05

Air Canada

6732

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202514:30

Air Canada

6266

Tokyo (CTS)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202514:25

Air Canada

6264

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202514:20

Air Canada

9007

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202514:15

Air Canada

2818

Vancouver (YVR)

Quesnel (YQZ)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202513:15

Air Canada

6260

Fukuoka (FUK)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202513:15

Air Canada

4173

San Francisco (SFO)

Burbank (BUR)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202512:55

Air Canada

8089

Vancouver (YVR)

Prince Rupert (YPR)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:50

Air Canada

2678

Brussels (BRU)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:50

Air Canada

9141

Frankfurt (FRA)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:40

Air Canada

8465

Castlegar (YCG)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:30

Air Canada

6322

Brussels (BRU)

Ouagadougou (OUA)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:25

Air Canada

9095

Zurich (BSL)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:20

Air Canada

9259

Munich (MUC)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:20

Air Canada

4871

(ORD)

Burlington (BTV)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:05

Air Canada

6315

London (LHR)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202511:00

Air Canada

6365

Brussels (BRU)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202510:45

Air Canada

9463

Frankfurt (FRA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202510:05

Air Canada

7564

Colombo (CMB)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202509:35

Air Canada

6336

Brussels (BRU)

Munich (MUC)

cancelled

Claim Refund

27.05.202509:30

Air Canada

6326

Brussels (BRU)

Prague (PRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202509:20

Air Canada

2833

Edmonton (YEG)

High Level (YOJ)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202509:20

Air Canada

2992

Brussels (BRU)

Zagreb (ZAG)

cancelled

Claim Refund
Yurii Moskalenko
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Yurii educates people about human rights and advocacy. He creates helpful materials for travelers to assert their rights. With certifications in law and economics, Yurii turns legal terms into simple, actionable advice. His travel experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges travelers face, helping him better understand their needs.

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