One of the most common reasons for flight interruptions is flight strikes, which can be organized by airline staff, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, under which you may be eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Learn more to find out how you can get compensation and in which situations.
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, under European Regulation 261:
- The airline must provide travelers with information about their rights.
- In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger is entitled to select one of these options: either a ticket refund or rebooking 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 British Airways Strike Compensation
Frequently, British Airways strikes involve their workers. These could be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or other essential personnel. 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 encountered because of the strike.
It is also essential 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. It is important to note if a staff strike happens, the airline could have potentially foreseen and handled such incidents, thus these situations 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 unique, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.
British Airways Strike Compensation
Before seeking compensation for an airline strike, you should be aware of the requirements and the amount of compensation you might receive.
British Airways Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. 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 essential to understand that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours due to a strike, you have the right to seek compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical factors into account: the flight’s distance and the duration of the delay. It’s essential to understand these details, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you are entitled to. In the following, you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you can 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 |
British Airways Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellations. Under EU 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.
Nevertheless, there are always some exceptions to the regulations, and here is the case. The airline is entitled 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 your destination was still delayed, you are entitled 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. Check the table below for more details:
| 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 British Airways Flights Are Covered by EU261?
Regulation EU261 applies to all flights 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 and from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway.
The following table shows which British Airways 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 British Airways Strike Compensation
If you’ve encountered flight delays or cancellations at least once, you understand how irritating it can be.
Passengers who face any of these issues on British Airways 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 such as your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will do our best to obtain your rightful compensation. You are only charged 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.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29.05.202516:50 | British Airways 6059 | Helsinki (HEL) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:30 | British Airways 4649 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:20 | British Airways 6245 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202514:00 | British Airways 4610 | Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202513:30 | British Airways 4602 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:30 | British Airways 4605 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202512:20 | British Airways 4607 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:59 | British Airways 7594 | Redmond (RDM) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:34 | British Airways 2988 | Portland (PDX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:30 | British Airways 6244 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:20 | British Airways 3431 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:05 | British Airways 3441 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202510:00 | British Airways 6166 | Doha (DOH) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:30 | British Airways 4627 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:30 | British Airways 7518 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:30 | British Airways 2994 | Portland (PDX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:25 | British Airways 7586 | Oakland (OAK) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202509:20 | British Airways 6425 | Reno (RNO) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202508:30 | British Airways 4604 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202508:15 | British Airways 7604 | San Diego (SAN) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202507:35 | British Airways 7736 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202507:15 | British Airways 7570 | Juneau (JNU) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
29.05.202501:35 | British Airways 7734 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | cancelled | Claim Refund |
28.05.202522:30 | British Airways 2490 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:56 | British Airways 7555 | Seattle (SEA) Victoria (YYJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:40 | British Airways 6424 | Seattle (SEA) Reno (RNO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202521:30 | British Airways 7537 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:18 | British Airways 7608 | Las Vegas (LAS) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:15 | British Airways 7507 | Seattle (SEA) Boise (BOI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:09 | British Airways 7519 | Seattle (SEA) Spokane (GEG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202520:00 | British Airways 2991 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202519:49 | British Airways 7545 | San Francisco (SFO) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:00 | British Airways 7572 | Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202518:00 | British Airways 7118 | Madrid (MAD) (DSS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:49 | British Airways 7520 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202517:15 | British Airways 4027 | Glasgow (GLA) Islay (ILY) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:50 | British Airways 6059 | Helsinki (HEL) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:30 | British Airways 4636 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:30 | British Airways 4631 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:20 | British Airways 6002 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:11 | British Airways 7585 | Seattle (SEA) Oakland (OAK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202516:10 | British Airways 872 | London (LHR) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:59 | British Airways 7512 | Bozeman (BZN) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:53 | British Airways 7563 | Seattle (SEA) Eugene (EUG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:46 | British Airways 2950 | Seattle (SEA) San Francisco (SFO) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:37 | British Airways 7548 | Salt Lake City (SLC) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202515:30 | British Airways 864 | London (LHR) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:31 | British Airways 7584 | Oakland (OAK) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:30 | British Airways 3439 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:20 | British Airways 4009 | Glasgow (GLA) Benbecula (BEB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:20 | British Airways 7502 | Anchorage (ANC) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:15 | British Airways 4646 | Tokyo (HND) Hiroshima (HIJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:07 | British Airways 7564 | Juneau (JNU) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202514:00 | British Airways 4626 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:30 | British Airways 4602 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:25 | British Airways 7592 | Redmond (RDM) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:10 | British Airways 5 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202513:05 | British Airways 6299 | Johannesburg (JNB) Skukuza (SZK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:55 | British Airways 4622 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:55 | British Airways 8912 | Dublin (DUB) Carrickfinn (CFN) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:50 | British Airways 107 | London (LHR) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:40 | British Airways 4638 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:35 | British Airways 6246 | Bulawayo (BUQ) Johannesburg (JNB) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:05 | British Airways 6064 | Budapest (BUD) Helsinki (HEL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202512:00 | British Airways 7617 | Seattle (SEA) Los Angeles (LAX) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202511:55 | British Airways 4616 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202511:50 | British Airways 6316 | Johannesburg (JNB) Kasane (BBK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:59 | British Airways 7594 | Redmond (RDM) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:55 | British Airways 2461 | Dallas (DFW) Puerto Vallarta (PVR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:30 | British Airways 6244 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:05 | British Airways 3441 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:00 | British Airways 4619 | Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202510:00 | British Airways 4647 | Tokyo (HND) Oita (OIT) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202509:55 | British Airways 3435 | Tokyo (HND) Hiroshima (HIJ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202509:30 | British Airways 4627 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202509:20 | British Airways 7 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202508:54 | British Airways 4952 | Dallas (DFW) New York (JFK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202507:15 | British Airways 7570 | Juneau (JNU) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
28.05.202500:50 | British Airways 6197 | Doha (DOH) Erbil (EBL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202522:45 | British Airways 7579 | Seattle (SEA) Medford (MFR) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202522:45 | British Airways 7565 | Seattle (SEA) Juneau (JNU) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202522:34 | British Airways 7532 | Maui (OGG) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202522:34 | British Airways 4344 | Dallas (DFW) Tucson (TUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202521:45 | British Airways 870 | London (LHR) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202521:30 | British Airways 5328 | (ORD) Tucson (TUS) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202521:11 | British Airways 1806 | Dallas (DFW) Louisville (SDF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:29 | British Airways 7517 | Seattle (SEA) Eugene (EUG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:25 | British Airways 6731 | Miami (MIA) Santo Domingo (SDQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:15 | British Airways 8305 | New York (JFK) Buffalo (BUF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202520:09 | British Airways 7519 | Seattle (SEA) Spokane (GEG) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:55 | British Airways 7616 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:49 | British Airways 7545 | San Francisco (SFO) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:45 | British Airways 7536 | Portland (PDX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:20 | British Airways 4355 | Philadelphia (PHL) West Palm Beach (PBI) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202519:00 | British Airways 4338 | Dallas (DFW) Tulsa (TUL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202518:32 | British Airways 5017 | Miami (MIA) Santo Domingo (SDQ) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202517:45 | British Airways 6508 | (ORD) Buffalo (BUF) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:50 | British Airways 6059 | Helsinki (HEL) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:40 | British Airways 1729 | Dallas (DFW) Tulsa (TUL) | delayed | Claim Refund |
27.05.202516:30 | British Airways 8867 | Bristol (BRS) Cork (ORK) | delayed | Claim Refund |
