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 | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07.07.202507:15 | Air China LTD 6712 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202523:10 | Air China LTD 9050 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chongqing (CKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202521:35 | Air China LTD 9036 | Bagan (BPE) (WUT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202520:05 | Air China LTD 781 | Urumqi (URC) Tbilisi (TBS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:40 | Air China LTD 6717 | Tokyo (HND) Toyama (TOY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:40 | Air China LTD 9035 | (WUT) Bagan (BPE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:35 | Air China LTD 5527 | Hangzhou (HGH) Taipei (TPE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:30 | Air China LTD 8364 | Bayannur (RLK) (PKX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:30 | Air China LTD 4679 | Xiamen (XMN) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:20 | Air China LTD 5997 | Auckland (AKL) Queenstown (ZQN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:20 | Air China LTD 3986 | Dali City (DLU) Chengdu (CTU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:05 | Air China LTD 179 | Beijing (PEK) Manila (MNL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:55 | Air China LTD 8899 | Xiamen (XMN) Jakarta (CGK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:45 | Air China LTD 9064 | Jixi (JXA) Dalian (DLC) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:45 | Air China LTD 6005 | Frankfurt (FRA) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:35 | Air China LTD 728 | Hong Kong (HKG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:20 | Air China LTD 4667 | Xiamen (XMN) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:10 | Air China LTD 107 | Beijing (PEK) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:10 | Air China LTD 8660 | Qiqihar (NDG) (PKX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:05 | Air China LTD 8619 | (PKX) Taizhou (HYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202517:30 | Air China LTD 9103 | Shijiazhuang (SJW) Caledonia (CDE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202517:25 | Air China LTD 5000 | Jinan (TNA) Yantai (YNT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:55 | Air China LTD 5419 | Nanjing (NKG) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:35 | Air China LTD 5447 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:10 | Air China LTD 5455 | Changzhou (CZX) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:05 | Air China LTD 3899 | Guangzhou (CAN) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:00 | Air China LTD 1229 | Beijing (PEK) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:00 | Air China LTD 9063 | Dalian (DLC) Jixi (JXA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202516:00 | Air China LTD 2957 | Tianjin (TSN) Chongqing (TFU) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:50 | Air China LTD 5435 | Ningbo (NGB) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:50 | Air China LTD 6112 | Berlin (BER) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:50 | Air China LTD 3936 | Xining (XNN) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:40 | Air China LTD 4626 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:40 | Air China LTD 8710 | Shanghai (XIY) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:40 | Air China LTD 5364 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Dali City (DLU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:30 | Air China LTD 3819 | Chongqing (TFU) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:30 | Air China LTD 4985 | Jinan (TNA) Xiamen (XMN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:25 | Air China LTD 5461 | Hangzhou (HGH) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:15 | Air China LTD 115 | Beijing (PEK) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:15 | Air China LTD 4812 | Xiamen (XMN) Qingdao (TAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:10 | Air China LTD 5750 | Jinan (TNA) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:05 | Air China LTD 4673 | Xiamen (XMN) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:05 | Air China LTD 4641 | Xiamen (XMN) Beijing (PEK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:05 | Air China LTD 3959 | Shanghai (XIY) Jinghong (JHG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:50 | Air China LTD 727 | Hangzhou (HGH) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:50 | Air China LTD 4610 | Guiyang (KWE) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:40 | Air China LTD 5331 | Gonggar (LXA) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:40 | Air China LTD 5917 | Auckland (AKL) Queenstown (ZQN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:30 | Air China LTD 1499 | Beijing (PEK) Dali City (DLU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:20 | Air China LTD 5000 | Chongqing (TFU) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:15 | Air China LTD 9021 | Chongqing (CKG) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:55 | Air China LTD 761 | Hangzhou (HGH) Dubai (DXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:55 | Air China LTD 1201 | Beijing (PEK) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:55 | Air China LTD 189 | Beijing (PEK) Taipei (TPE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:40 | Air China LTD 6511 | Beijing (PEK) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:40 | Air China LTD 8341 | Hangzhou (HGH) Dunhuang (DNH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:40 | Air China LTD 5420 | Macau (MFM) Nanjing (NKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:35 | Air China LTD 8708 | Chongqing (TFU) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:35 | Air China LTD 4985 | Dalian (DLC) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:35 | Air China LTD 3961 | Shanghai (XIY) Shenzhen (SZX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:30 | Air China LTD 3859 | Nanjing (NKG) Macau (MFM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:25 | Air China LTD 4970 | Chongqing (CKG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:20 | Air China LTD 5408 | Macau (MFM) Shanghai (PVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:20 | Air China LTD 4875 | Qingdao (TAO) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:15 | Air China LTD 5962 | Auckland (AKL) Rotorua (ROT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:15 | Air China LTD 8712 | Kunming (KMG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:15 | Air China LTD 4951 | Jinan (TNA) Chongqing (TFU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:10 | Air China LTD 5511 | Shanghai (PVG) Taipei (TPE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:55 | Air China LTD 8709 | Jinan (TNA) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:55 | Air China LTD 3835 | Shenzhen (SZX) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:50 | Air China LTD 5436 | Macau (MFM) Ningbo (NGB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:40 | Air China LTD 5456 | Macau (MFM) Changzhou (CZX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:30 | Air China LTD 1290 | Shanghai (XIY) Beijing (PEK) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:25 | Air China LTD 4764 | Guiyang (KWE) (WDS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:20 | Air China LTD 5384 | Dali City (DLU) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:10 | Air China LTD 5462 | Macau (MFM) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:10 | Air China LTD 814 | Shanghai (XIY) Beijing (PEK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:00 | Air China LTD 4998 | Chongqing (TFU) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:55 | Air China LTD 8769 | Jinan (TNA) Taizhou (HYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:50 | Air China LTD 4937 | Jinan (TNA) Xiamen (XMN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:40 | Air China LTD 6465 | Munich (MUC) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:30 | Air China LTD 6125 | Munich (MUC) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:00 | Air China LTD 8598 | Lanzhou (LHW) Wenzhou (WNZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:00 | Air China LTD 6111 | Munich (MUC) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:00 | Air China LTD 3924 | Lin Zhi (LZY) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:50 | Air China LTD 3931 | Yibin (YBP) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:35 | Air China LTD 1896 | (SQD) Beijing (PEK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:25 | Air China LTD 1207 | Beijing (PEK) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:20 | Air China LTD 4668 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Xiamen (XMN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:55 | Air China LTD 5350 | Changsha (CSX) Guang Yuan (GYS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:50 | Air China LTD 9100 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Chongqing (CKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:40 | Air China LTD 4948 | Kashi (KHG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:30 | Air China LTD 111 | Beijing (PEK) Hong Kong (HKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:20 | Air China LTD 5103 | Auckland (AKL) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:20 | Air China LTD 4208 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chengdu (CTU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:00 | Air China LTD 1289 | Beijing (PEK) Shanghai (XIY) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
06.07.202508:55 | Air China LTD 7939 | Shenzhen (SZX) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202508:30 | Air China LTD 1773 | Hangzhou (HGH) Guang Yuan (GYS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202508:30 | Air China LTD 185 | Beijing (PEK) Taipei (TPE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202507:45 | Air China LTD 6524 | Hong Kong (HKG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
