One of the most common causes of flight disruptions is flight strikes, which are often arranged by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of European Union Regulation 261, according to which you could be entitled to compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Learn more to find out how to obtain compensation and under what circumstances.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that any passenger is protected by the EU 261 regulation. The EU 261 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for assistance and compensation to passengers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, according to EU 261:
- The airline must provide passengers with information about their rights.
- In case of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to select one of these options: either a ticket refund or rerouting to the final destination under similar conditions;
- Passengers can expect to receive food and beverages; they are also entitled to have two free phone calls, e-mails, or faxes.
- If you choose an alternative flight, and it involves an overnight stay, the airline is obligated to provide hotel accommodation, as well as transportation between the airport and the hotel.
- Compensation between 250 to 600 euros per passenger
When You Are Entitled to Air France Strike Compensation
Frequently, Air France strikes involve their staff. These can be engineers, pilots, flight attendants, or any other crucial staff. As you’re now aware, you may be eligible for airline strike compensation, if your travel was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you experienced because of the strike.
It is also crucial to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events outside of the airline’s control. If a strike is considered one of these circumstances, the airline is not required to provide compensation. Importantly, if a staff strike occurs, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, thus such cases are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are caused by the airline’s own employees, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. As a result, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.
Nonetheless, you should understand that each incident is individual, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will provide compensation.
Air France Strike Compensation
Before seeking the airline strike compensation, you need to know about the requirements and the amount of compensation you might receive.
Air France Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it creates for passengers. When airline staff go on strike, it can disrupt travelers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is crucial to know that if your flight is delayed for over 3 hours because of a strike, you are entitled to compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers need to take two critical facts into account: the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay. It is important to understand these details, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you are entitled to. Below you can find a table with the amounts of compensation you could receive.
| 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 |
Air France Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellations. According to EU 261/2004, you are eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros. Note that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline informed you about the cancellation less than 14 days before your travel.
Nevertheless, there are always some exceptions to the rules, and here is the case. The airline has a right to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This alternative flight must meet the conditions enumerated below:
| Advance Notice | Re-routing Requirements |
| 14 Days | None |
| 7 – 13 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight |
| Less than 7 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight |
Importantly, if you used an alternative flight but your final arrival time at your destination was still delayed, you have a right to claim compensation.
The amount of the compensation is based on the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Take a look at the table below for additional information:
| 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 |
Which Air France Flights Are Covered by EU261?
Regulation EU261 covers every flight departing from airports in the EU, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from non-EU countries if they are operated by EU airlines. The regulation also covers flights to/from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
The following table shows which Air France flights are covered by EU 261/2004:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Air France Strike Compensation
If you’ve encountered flight cancellations or delays at least once, you know how irritating it can be.
Travelers who face any of these issues on Air France flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to secure your compensation. You only incur a fee if we win your case.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
01.06.202506:30 | Air France 8017 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
01.06.202501:00 | Air France 8422 | Dubai (DXB) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202522:30 | Air France 6687 | Dubai (DXB) Riyadh (RUH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202521:20 | Air France 1384 | Paris (CDG) Tunis (TUN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202519:25 | Air France 3384 | Okayama (OKJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202519:10 | Air France 8023 | Tokyo (CTS) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202519:05 | Air France 8197 | Matsuyama (MYJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202518:55 | Air France 3838 | Aalborg (AAL) Copenhagen (CPH) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202517:40 | Air France 1534 | Paris (CDG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202517:00 | Air France 718 | Paris (CDG) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202516:55 | Air France 8018 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202516:55 | Air France 7052 | Plaisance (MRU) Rodrigues Island (RRG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202516:45 | Air France 1406 | Paris (CDG) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202516:15 | Air France 8027 | Nagasaki (NGS) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202515:45 | Air France 1235 | Berlin (BER) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202515:40 | Air France 3870 | Visby (VBY) Stockholm (ARN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202515:35 | Air France 1834 | Paris (CDG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202515:00 | Air France 5549 | Bergen (BGO) Haugesund (HAU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202514:25 | Air France 3187 | Zurich (BSL) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202514:20 | Air France 3839 | Stockholm (ARN) Visby (VBY) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202514:20 | Air France 8671 | Seattle (SEA) Los Angeles (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202512:25 | Air France 5498 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202512:00 | Air France 1879 | Krakow (KRK) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202512:00 | Air France 1607 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202511:55 | Air France 5496 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202511:50 | Air France 3387 | Tokyo (HND) Miyazaki (KMI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202511:30 | Air France 5486 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202511:30 | Air France 2134 | Seattle (SEA) San Jose (SJC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202511:20 | Air France 3385 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202510:30 | Air France 3958 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202510:20 | Air France 8992 | Amsterdam (AMS) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202510:20 | Air France 8020 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202510:10 | Air France 5495 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202510:05 | Air France 5483 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202509:45 | Air France 186 | Paris (CDG) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202509:25 | Air France 8016 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202509:05 | Air France 1878 | Paris (CDG) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202508:20 | Air France 4152 | Paris (CDG) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202508:05 | Air France 5495 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202508:05 | Air France 5480 | Tokyo (HND) Nagoya (NGO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202507:35 | Air France 9564 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
31.05.202502:15 | Air France 9601 | Singapore (SIN) Manila (MNL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202522:59 | Air France 2304 | Atlanta (ATL) West Palm Beach (PBI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202522:50 | Air France 4347 | Abu Dhabi (AUH) Manila (MNL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202521:45 | Air France 8831 | Atlanta (ATL) West Palm Beach (PBI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202521:40 | Air France 1942 | Sao Paulo (GRU) Brasilia (BSB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202521:35 | Air France 3485 | Detroit (DTW) Elmira (ELM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202521:30 | Air France 8504 | New York (JFK) Burlington (BTV) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202520:35 | Air France 5627 | Atlanta (ATL) Tucson (TUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202520:25 | Air France 7932 | New York (JFK) Santo Domingo (SDQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202520:20 | Air France 3377 | Kumamoto (KMJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202520:05 | Air France 5480 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202519:50 | Air France 2305 | Seattle (SEA) Spokane (GEG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202518:59 | Air France 3525 | Chicago (ECP) Atlanta (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202518:59 | Air France 2433 | Los Angeles (LAX) Tucson (TUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202518:05 | Air France 3307 | Phnom Penh (SAI) Hanoi (HAN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202517:15 | Air France 7001 | Singapore (SIN) Manila (MNL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202517:00 | Air France 718 | Paris (CDG) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202516:55 | Air France 8018 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202516:20 | Air France 7117 | Johannesburg (JNB) Polokwane (PTG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202516:00 | Air France 4907 | Oslo (OSL) Aalborg (AAL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202515:50 | Air France 604 | Fort De France (FDF) Cayenne (CAY) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202515:30 | Air France 3320 | Hanoi (HAN) Phnom Penh (SAI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202515:29 | Air France 5917 | Atlanta (ATL) Buffalo (BUF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202515:00 | Air France 3947 | Johannesburg (JNB) Maseru (MSU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202514:40 | Air France 3599 | Amsterdam (AMS) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202514:40 | Air France 8024 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202514:35 | Air France 5212 | Shanghai (XIY) Karamay (KRY) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202514:15 | Air France 8838 | Atlanta (ATL) Baton Rouge (BTR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202513:50 | Air France 5683 | Santa Ana (SNA) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202513:40 | Air France 662 | Paris (CDG) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202513:40 | Air France 1234 | Paris (CDG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202513:30 | Air France 9768 | Rome (FCO) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202513:00 | Air France 3143 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bremen (BRE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202512:35 | Air France 4160 | Seoul (ICN) Taipei (TPE) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202512:30 | Air France 5194 | Amsterdam (AMS) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202512:25 | Air France 5498 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202511:55 | Air France 5496 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202511:50 | Air France 3387 | Tokyo (HND) Miyazaki (KMI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202511:10 | Air France 5093 | Seoul (ICN) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202511:00 | Air France 3386 | Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202510:30 | Air France 5492 | Kumamoto (KMJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202510:30 | Air France 3958 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202510:20 | Air France 8020 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202510:05 | Air France 5483 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202510:00 | Air France 5489 | Tokyo (HND) Kumamoto (KMJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202509:47 | Air France 8678 | Dallas (DFW) Atlanta (ATL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202509:35 | Air France 1294 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202509:25 | Air France 8016 | Tokyo (HND) Matsuyama (MYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202509:20 | Air France 1284 | Paris (CDG) Tunis (TUN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202509:20 | Air France 5493 | Tokyo (HND) Komatsu (KMQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202508:30 | Air France 8023 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202508:30 | Air France 5487 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202508:20 | Air France 8019 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202508:15 | Air France 5494 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202507:10 | Air France 8021 | Okayama (OKJ) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202506:30 | Air France 8017 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202506:05 | Air France 2049 | Sao Paulo (GIG) Brasilia (BSB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
30.05.202501:45 | Air France 4022 | Noumea (NOU) Singapore (SIN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202522:50 | Air France 2508 | Detroit (DTW) Traverse City (TVC) | delayed | Claim Refund |
