Flight cancellations or delays due to an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. Fortunately, in many cases, passengers are covered under EU261/2004 regulation. This regulation outlines the rules for assistance and compensation to passengers in cases of airline strikes. In this article, we will look at your rights as a passenger and how to claim compensation from the airline.
When Are You Entitled to Air China Strike Compensation?
European Union Regulation 261/2004 protects travelers affected by airline strikes. This law obliges the airline to pay 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 important to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Certain strikes may fall under the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by baggage handlers, fire crews, ground personnel, etc. In the event of disruptions resulting from these ground staff, the chances of obtaining compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to determine exactly which personnel 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 passengers 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 travelers in the amount of up to 600 euros.
It is important 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 displayed in the table:
| Under 2 hours | 2-3 hours | 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
| €125 | €250 | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km |
| €300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
Flight Delay Compensation
According to the EU261/2004 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’s crucial to understand that the duration of the delay depends solely on when you reach your final destination, not on how late the plane took off.
The amount of compensation depends on the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay:
| Less than 3 hours | Between 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Distance |
| €0 | €250 | €250 | All flights up to 1500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All intra-EU flights over 3500 km |
| €0 | €300 | €600 | All non-EU flights over 3500 km |
Requirements for Air China Strike Compensation
When an airline strike occurs, passengers could be eligible for compensation, but certain criteria must be met. It is important to understand these requirements to effectively manage the compensation process:
- Your flight must be covered by the EU261/2004 regulation. This covers all flights leaving from EU airports, regardless of the airline. It also applies to 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 valid booking and all essential travel documents ready (passport, visas).
- You need to arrive at the airport on time. Check-in by the time specified by your airline. If a time isn’t specified, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to stay eligible for compensation.
Should you believe you meet these requirements following a Air China 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 in potentially receiving compensation for an airline strike.
How to Claim Air China Strike Compensation
Dealing with cancelled or delayed flights due to strikes is always frustrating. Such situations can ruin not just your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To claim compensation for this inconvenience, follow these steps:
- Fill in this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We understand the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to secure your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
Following these steps, you’ll obtain the compensation you are entitled to under EU law.
Other Rights in Case of a Flight Strike
In addition to compensation, passengers must 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. Remember that the services we are describing below are a part of the airline company’s duty to care for every passenger.
Right to Care
When the flight delay is 2+ hours, the airline is obligated to provide affected passengers with certain services to reduce discomfort. Some of the basic services are free beverages and meals. Additionally, the affected passengers have a right to make 2 phone calls and send faxes, or e-mails for free.
Rebooking or Refunds
If your flight gets cancelled or delayed by 5+ hours, you are entitled to a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These solutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.05.202520:55 | Air China LTD 8338 | Shantou (SWA) Hangzhou (HGH) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:35 | Air China LTD 8753 | Jinan (TNA) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:30 | Air China LTD 3727 | Jingdezhen (JDZ) Shanghai (SHA) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:25 | Air China LTD 1888 | Jingdezhen (JDZ) Beijing (PEK) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:00 | Air China LTD 4973 | Jinan (TNA) Xiamen (XMN) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202519:45 | Air China LTD 2758 | Shantou (SWA) Chongqing (TFU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202519:40 | Air China LTD 6717 | Tokyo (HND) Toyama (TOY) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202519:10 | Air China LTD 4965 | Jinan (TNA) Guiyang (KWE) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202518:40 | Air China LTD 4907 | Jinan (TNA) Urumqi (URC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202518:35 | Air China LTD 9073 | Dalian (DLC) Baishan (NBS) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202518:35 | Air China LTD 6698 | Tokyo (HND) Shanghai (PVG) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202518:25 | Air China LTD 4611 | Jinan (TNA) Shanghai (PVG) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202517:45 | Air China LTD 3727 | Shenzhen (SZX) Jingdezhen (JDZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202517:30 | Air China LTD 1887 | Beijing (PEK) Jingdezhen (JDZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202517:20 | Air China LTD 6654 | Tokyo (HND) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202517:15 | Air China LTD 6120 | Hamburg (HAM) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:40 | Air China LTD 3366 | Haikou (HAK) Chongqing (TFU) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202515:20 | Air China LTD 3832 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chongqing (TFU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202515:20 | Air China LTD 9112 | (LLV) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202514:55 | Air China LTD 4983 | Jinan (TNA) Guiyang (KWE) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:35 | Air China LTD 1259 | Beijing (PEK) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:15 | Air China LTD 4995 | Jinan (TNA) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:15 | Air China LTD 6699 | Guangzhou (CAN) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:10 | Air China LTD 4618 | Jinan (TNA) Weihai (WEH) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:00 | Air China LTD 4990 | Urumqi (URC) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:55 | Air China LTD 4974 | Jinan (TNA) Hohhot (HET) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202513:55 | Air China LTD 6718 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (KIX) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:45 | Air China LTD 1208 | Lanzhou (LHW) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:30 | Air China LTD 9024 | Yining (YIN) (QSZ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:05 | Air China LTD 4627 | Jinan (TNA) Nanchang (KHN) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202512:55 | Air China LTD 8279 | Wuhan (WUH) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:25 | Air China LTD 1690 | (FYJ) Harbin (HRB) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:20 | Air China LTD 3949 | Xining (XNN) Xigaze/Rikaze (RKZ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:20 | Air China LTD 9112 | Shenyang (SHE) (LLV) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202511:45 | Air China LTD 3203 | Shanghai (XIY) Guyuan (GYU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:40 | Air China LTD 1271 | Beijing (PEK) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:15 | Air China LTD 4996 | Lanzhou (LHW) Jinan (TNA) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202510:25 | Air China LTD 1207 | Beijing (PEK) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202510:15 | Air China LTD 1689 | Harbin (HRB) (FYJ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202509:50 | Air China LTD 3659 | Shenzhen (SZX) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202509:40 | Air China LTD 9021 | Lanzhou (LHW) Hami (HMI) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202509:10 | Air China LTD 9111 | (LLV) Shenyang (SHE) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202509:00 | Air China LTD 1923 | Beijing (PEK) (WDS) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202508:00 | Air China LTD 1423 | Beijing (PEK) (LPF) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202507:55 | Air China LTD 8223 | Wuhan (WUH) (LFQ) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202522:50 | Air China LTD 5055 | (UBN) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202522:30 | Air China LTD 6672 | Tokyo (HND) Shanghai (PVG) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202521:55 | Air China LTD 5042 | Seoul (ICN) Chongqing (CKG) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202521:45 | Air China LTD 8880 | Seoul (ICN) Qingdao (TAO) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202521:10 | Air China LTD 6711 | Tokyo (KIX) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202520:55 | Air China LTD 9034 | Haikou (HAK) Liuzhou (LZH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202519:55 | Air China LTD 9068 | Fuzhou (FOC) Hengyang (HNY) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202519:40 | Air China LTD 6717 | Tokyo (HND) Toyama (TOY) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202519:05 | Air China LTD 791 | Shanghai (XIY) (NQZ) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202518:50 | Air China LTD 4700 | Taiyuan (TYN) (WDS) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202518:00 | Air China LTD 2926 | Xining (XNN) Taiyuan (TYN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202517:30 | Air China LTD 9103 | Shijiazhuang (SJW) Caledonia (CDE) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202516:30 | Air China LTD 956 | (UBN) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202516:20 | Air China LTD 4699 | (WDS) Taiyuan (TYN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202514:35 | Air China LTD 1259 | Beijing (PEK) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202514:25 | Air China LTD 4987 | Xiamen (XMN) Taiyuan (TYN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202514:15 | Air China LTD 6699 | Guangzhou (CAN) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202513:20 | Air China LTD 4699 | Xiamen (XMN) (WDS) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202513:00 | Air China LTD 955 | Beijing (PEK) (UBN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:45 | Air China LTD 167 | Beijing (PEK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:45 | Air China LTD 4891 | Guiyang (KWE) Taiyuan (TYN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:35 | Air China LTD 4461 | Chengdu (CTU) Panzhihua (PZI) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:30 | Air China LTD 9028 | Tianjin (TSN) Changzhi (CIH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:10 | Air China LTD 4963 | Shanghai (XIY) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:50 | Air China LTD 9017 | Shijiazhuang (SJW) Chifeng (CIF) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:00 | Air China LTD 1846 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Beijing (PEK) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202508:55 | Air China LTD 6170 | Brussels (BRU) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202506:50 | Air China LTD 9027 | Chongqing (CKG) Changzhi (CIH) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202522:40 | Air China LTD 7904 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Shenzhen (SZX) | cancelled | Refunds |
06.05.202521:15 | Air China LTD 4232 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Chengdu (CTU) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202521:10 | Air China LTD 6711 | Tokyo (KIX) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202521:00 | Air China LTD 9022 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chongqing (CKG) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202519:45 | Air China LTD 3222 | Lanzhou (LHW) Qingyang (IQN) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202519:40 | Air China LTD 6717 | Tokyo (HND) Toyama (TOY) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202519:35 | Air China LTD 1277 | Beijing (PEK) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202519:00 | Air China LTD 7511 | Vancouver (YVR) Kelowna (YLW) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202518:35 | Air China LTD 8280 | Dunhuang (DNH) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202517:45 | Air China LTD 3727 | Shenzhen (SZX) Jingdezhen (JDZ) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:30 | Air China LTD 1221 | Beijing (PEK) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:25 | Air China LTD 6716 | Tokyo (HND) Toyama (TOY) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:10 | Air China LTD 6715 | Tokyo (KIX) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:55 | Air China LTD 9084 | Karamay (KRY) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:55 | Air China LTD 6060 | Stuttgart (STR) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:50 | Air China LTD 5006 | Seoul (ICN) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:35 | Air China LTD 1259 | Beijing (PEK) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:00 | Air China LTD 182 | Tokyo (HND) Beijing (PEK) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202513:55 | Air China LTD 6718 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (KIX) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202511:55 | Air China LTD 6721 | Toyama (TOY) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202507:15 | Air China LTD 6712 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (KIX) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:30 | Air China LTD 6672 | Tokyo (HND) Shanghai (PVG) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:25 | Air China LTD 1736 | Shenzhen (SZX) Hangzhou (HGH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:50 | Air China LTD 8346 | Hohhot (HET) Hangzhou (HGH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:35 | Air China LTD 6203 | Frankfurt (FRA) Bremen (BRE) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:35 | Air China LTD 9102 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Chongqing (CKG) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:30 | Air China LTD 8620 | Taizhou (HYN) (PKX) | delayed | Refunds |
