One of the most common causes of flight interruptions is flight strikes, which can be organized by airline workers, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, according to which you might be entitled to compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Continue reading to find out how to obtain compensation and when you qualify.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that every air traveler is protected by EU Regulation 261. The EU 261 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for compensation and assistance to passengers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at passenger rights, under EU 261/2004:
- The airline must provide travelers with information about their rights.
- In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger is entitled to choose 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 the hotel and airport.
- Compensation between 250 to 600 euros per passenger
When You Are Entitled to Alitalia Strike Compensation
Often, Alitalia strikes involve their staff. These could be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or any other crucial personnel. As you’re now aware, you may be eligible for airline strike compensation, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you experienced because of the strike.
It is also important to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events beyond 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 handled such incidents, therefore these situations are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are made by the airline’s own employees, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, 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 pay compensation.
Alitalia Strike Compensation
Before claiming the airline strike compensation, it’s important to understand the criteria and the amount of compensation you might receive.
Alitalia Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it creates for passengers. When airline workers go on strike, it can disrupt passengers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is important to know that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours because of a strike, you can claim 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 flight’s distance and the delay length they experience. It’s essential to understand these factors, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. Below you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you can get.
| 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 |
Alitalia Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes result in flight cancellations. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, you may receive compensation of up to 600 Euros. Keep in mind that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline notified you about the cancellation less than 14 days before your travel.
However, 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 flight must meet the criteria listed 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 the destination point was still delayed, you can claim compensation.
The amount of the compensation is determined by 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 Alitalia Flights Are Covered by EU261?
EU261 regulation covers all flights departing from airports in the EU, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from outside the EU if they are operated by airlines based in the EU. The regulation also covers flights to/from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
The following table shows which Alitalia flights are covered by EU 261:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Alitalia Strike Compensation
If you have experienced flight delays or cancellations at least once, you understand how frustrating it can be.
Passengers who experience any of these situations on Alitalia flights have a right to claim compensation, according to the EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Fill in our 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 are well-versed in the EU laws thoroughly and will strive to get you your compensation. You only pay us 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 | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.07.202510:40 | Alitalia 7546 | Bari (BRI) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202509:30 | Alitalia 5647 | Dubai (DXB) Dar Es Salaam (DAR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202508:30 | Alitalia 7547 | Vienna (VIE) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202506:30 | Alitalia 6088 | Milas (BJV) Istanbul (SAW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202506:20 | Alitalia 3738 | Bristol (BRS) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202502:40 | Alitalia 5645 | Dubai (DXB) Colombo (CMB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202500:55 | Alitalia 7505 | Tokyo (HND) Rome (MXP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202522:50 | Alitalia 5294 | New York (JFK) Buffalo (BUF) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
07.07.202522:40 | Alitalia 5846 | San Francisco (SFO) Detroit (DTW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202521:45 | Alitalia 4842 | Munich (MUC) Bremen (BRE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202521:35 | Alitalia 4704 | Frankfurt (FRA) Bremen (BRE) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
07.07.202521:30 | Alitalia 7921 | Gudja (MLA) Catania (CTA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202521:10 | Alitalia 3151 | New York (JFK) Boston (BOS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202521:00 | Alitalia 5420 | Dubai (DXB) Jeddah (JED) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202519:40 | Alitalia 6087 | Istanbul (SAW) Milas (BJV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202519:15 | Alitalia 4850 | Munich (MUC) Dresden (DRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202518:30 | Alitalia 4632 | Buenos Aires (AEP) San Luis (LUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202517:15 | Alitalia 7058 | Rome (BGY) Istanbul (SAW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202517:05 | Alitalia 5008 | Bucharest (OTP) Timisoara (TSR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202516:45 | Alitalia 4721 | Bremen (BRE) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202516:00 | Alitalia 4633 | Buenos Aires (AEP) Mar Del Plata (MDQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202515:50 | Alitalia 4701 | Berlin (BER) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202515:35 | Alitalia 7914 | Rome (LIN) Gudja (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202515:25 | Alitalia 5648 | Dar Es Salaam (DAR) Dubai (DXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202514:20 | Alitalia 3791 | Amsterdam (AMS) Trondheim (TRD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202514:20 | Alitalia 3778 | Aalborg (AAL) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202513:55 | Alitalia 3820 | Helsinki (HEL) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202513:30 | Alitalia 2511 | Belgrade (BEG) Budapest (BUD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202513:30 | Alitalia 4710 | Frankfurt (FRA) Dresden (DRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202513:30 | Alitalia 4724 | Frankfurt (FRA) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202513:25 | Alitalia 5388 | Riyadh (RUH) Madinah (MED) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:55 | Alitalia 3782 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bristol (BRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:55 | Alitalia 5096 | Vienna (VIE) Chisinau (RMO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:45 | Alitalia 4617 | Buenos Aires (AEP) Esquel (EQS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:45 | Alitalia 3858 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:45 | Alitalia 4692 | Frankfurt (FRA) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:05 | Alitalia 3788 | Trondheim (TRD) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202511:45 | Alitalia 7048 | Rome (BGY) Istanbul (SAW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:55 | Alitalia 7657 | Brussels (BRU) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:50 | Alitalia 7645 | Brussels (BRU) Rome (LIN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:40 | Alitalia 2605 | Bordeaux (BOD) Paris (CDG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:25 | Alitalia 5568 | Brussels (BRU) Nairobi (NBO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:00 | Alitalia 5917 | Boston (BOS) New York (JFK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202509:59 | Alitalia 3501 | San Diego (SAN) Los Angeles (LAX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202509:50 | Alitalia 4605 | Buenos Aires (EZE) San Carlos DeBariloche (BRC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202507:45 | Alitalia 4606 | Buenos Aires (EZE) San Carlos DeBariloche (BRC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202507:15 | Alitalia 3827 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202504:30 | Alitalia 2507 | Bucharest (OTP) Belgrade (BEG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202502:30 | Alitalia 5634 | Dubai (DXB) Brisbane (BNE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202523:00 | Alitalia 6124 | Casablanca (CMN) Er-Rachidia (ERH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202521:00 | Alitalia 7429 | Frankfurt (FRA) Trieste (TRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202520:25 | Alitalia 7425 | Frankfurt (FRA) Turin (TRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202520:20 | Alitalia 4880 | Munich (MUC) Helsinki (HEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:55 | Alitalia 4632 | Buenos Aires (AEP) San Luis (LUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:50 | Alitalia 7475 | Munich (MUC) Turin (TRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202519:30 | Alitalia 2782 | Seoul (ICN) Daegu (TAE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:45 | Alitalia 4686 | Frankfurt (FRA) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:40 | Alitalia 2788 | Seoul (ICN) Fukuoka (FUK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202518:25 | Alitalia 2780 | Seoul (ICN) Busan (PUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202517:25 | Alitalia 3120 | New York (JFK) San Diego (SAN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202517:00 | Alitalia 5011 | Bucharest (OTP) Budapest (BUD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:50 | Alitalia 4701 | Berlin (BER) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:45 | Alitalia 3829 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:25 | Alitalia 7917 | Rome (FCO) Gudja (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202515:15 | Alitalia 4664 | Buenos Aires (AEP) Viedma (VDM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202514:55 | Alitalia 3841 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:50 | Alitalia 4613 | Buenos Aires (AEP) San Martin DeLos Andes (CPC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202513:35 | Alitalia 4724 | Frankfurt (FRA) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:45 | Alitalia 3858 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:40 | Alitalia 7437 | Munich (MUC) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:30 | Alitalia 4856 | Munich (MUC) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:00 | Alitalia 4838 | Munich (MUC) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:45 | Alitalia 2569 | Toulouse (TLS) Paris (CDG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202510:40 | Alitalia 7182 | Bologna (BLQ) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202507:55 | Alitalia 7971 | Casablanca (CMN) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202506:30 | Alitalia 5107 | Chisinau (RMO) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202506:20 | Alitalia 7653 | Brussels (BRU) Rome (MXP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202506:05 | Alitalia 7396 | Bologna (BLQ) Frankfurt (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202506:00 | Alitalia 7404 | Bologna (BLQ) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202500:55 | Alitalia 7505 | Tokyo (HND) Rome (MXP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202522:20 | Alitalia 5108 | Vienna (VIE) Chisinau (RMO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202520:20 | Alitalia 4880 | Munich (MUC) Helsinki (HEL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202518:30 | Alitalia 2586 | Toulouse (TLS) Paris (CDG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202518:15 | Alitalia 4607 | Buenos Aires (AEP) San Carlos DeBariloche (BRC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202518:15 | Alitalia 6118 | Casablanca (CMN) Laayoune (EUN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202517:43 | Alitalia 3520 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202517:15 | Alitalia 7058 | Rome (BGY) Istanbul (SAW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202517:00 | Alitalia 7423 | Frankfurt (FRA) Turin (TRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202516:15 | Alitalia 2583 | Paris (CDG) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202515:35 | Alitalia 7439 | Munich (MUC) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202515:25 | Alitalia 5648 | Dar Es Salaam (DAR) Dubai (DXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202515:10 | Alitalia 7146 | Turin (TRN) Casablanca (CMN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:45 | Alitalia 7184 | Bologna (BLQ) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:40 | Alitalia 3789 | Billund (BLL) Amsterdam (AMS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:30 | Alitalia 4617 | Buenos Aires (AEP) Esquel (EQS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:25 | Alitalia 7021 | Zagreb (ZAG) Dubrovnik (DBV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:20 | Alitalia 7460 | Turin (TRN) Frankfurt (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202513:00 | Alitalia 3868 | Zurich (ZRH) Geneva (GVA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202513:00 | Alitalia 3782 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bristol (BRS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202512:55 | Alitalia 7143 | Casablanca (CMN) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
