One of the most common reasons for flight interruptions is flight strikes, which can be initiated by airline workers, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of EU Regulation 261, according to which you might be entitled to compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Continue reading to find out how to obtain compensation and under what circumstances.
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 assistance and compensation for travelers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, according to European Regulation 261:
- The airline has to 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 meals and drinks; 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 from 250 to 600 euros per passenger
When You Are Entitled to Brussels Airlines Strike Compensation
Often, Brussels Airlines strikes involve their employees. These could be engineers, pilots, 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 due to 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 obliged to provide compensation. It is important to note if a staff strike occurs, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, thus these situations are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are caused by the airline’s own employees, these are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.
However, you need to be aware 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.
Brussels Airlines Strike Compensation
Before seeking compensation for an airline strike, it’s important to understand the criteria and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.
Brussels Airlines 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 understand that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours because of a strike, you are eligible for compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical facts into account: the distance of the flight and the delay length they experience. It is important to understand these factors, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. Below you can find 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 |
Brussels Airlines Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes result in flight cancellation. According to EU Regulation 261, you may receive compensation of up to 600 Euros. It’s important to know that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline notified you about the cancellation less than two weeks 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 your destination was still delayed, you have a right to claim compensation.
The amount of the compensation is determined by the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Check 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 Brussels Airlines 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 outside the EU when operated by EU airlines. The regulation also covers flights to/from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
The following table shows which Brussels Airlines flights are covered by EU Regulation 261/2004:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Brussels Airlines Strike Compensation
If you have faced flight cancellations or delays at least once, you understand how irritating it can be.
Passengers who face any of these issues on Brussels Airlines flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to European Union regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Fill in this form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and the issue you encountered.
- 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 do our best to secure 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 | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.05.202513:25 | Brussels Airlines 7132 | Krakow (KRK) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202510:35 | Brussels Airlines 7117 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202509:15 | Brussels Airlines 7149 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202513:25 | Brussels Airlines 7132 | Krakow (KRK) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:25 | Brussels Airlines 203 | Brussels (BRU) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:10 | Brussels Airlines 277 | Brussels (BRU) Accra (ACC) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:50 | Brussels Airlines 6401 | Brussels (BRU) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:20 | Brussels Airlines 7133 | Munich (MUC) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:15 | Brussels Airlines 6501 | Brussels (BRU) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:00 | Brussels Airlines 3617 | Brussels (BRU) Nice (NCE) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:55 | Brussels Airlines 4101 | Brussels (BRU) Abu Dhabi (AUH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:50 | Brussels Airlines 3147 | Brussels (BRU) Rome (LIN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:35 | Brussels Airlines 501 | Brussels (BRU) New York (JFK) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202510:35 | Brussels Airlines 3245 | Brussels (BRU) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:35 | Brussels Airlines 7117 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:30 | Brussels Airlines 3811 | Brussels (BRU) Porto (OPO) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202510:25 | Brussels Airlines 255 | Brussels (BRU) Ouagadougou (OUA) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202509:50 | Brussels Airlines 6001 | Brussels (BRU) Vienna (VIE) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:45 | Brussels Airlines 3289 | Brussels (BRU) Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202509:40 | Brussels Airlines 3667 | Brussels (BRU) Toulouse (TLS) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:30 | Brussels Airlines 2257 | Brussels (BRU) Copenhagen (CPH) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:30 | Brussels Airlines 3721 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:20 | Brussels Airlines 2713 | Brussels (BRU) Geneva (GVA) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:20 | Brussels Airlines 5501 | Brussels (BRU) Zagreb (ZAG) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202508:55 | Brussels Airlines 7051 | Brussels (BRU) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202508:00 | Brussels Airlines 3633 | Brussels (BRU) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202521:30 | Brussels Airlines 9660 | Montreal (YUL) Nice (NCE) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:05 | Brussels Airlines 9090 | (ORD) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202510:35 | Brussels Airlines 7117 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:15 | Brussels Airlines 7147 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:10 | Brussels Airlines 7121 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:50 | Brussels Airlines 4147 | Rome (FCO) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:30 | Brussels Airlines 2183 | Brussels (BRU) Manchester (MAN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:05 | Brussels Airlines 2629 | Brussels (BRU) Hamburg (HAM) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:05 | Brussels Airlines 3675 | Brussels (BRU) Toulouse (TLS) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202521:00 | Brussels Airlines 2815 | Brussels (BRU) Prague (PRG) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:00 | Brussels Airlines 2319 | Brussels (BRU) Gothenburg (GOT) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:00 | Brussels Airlines 3184 | Rome (FCO) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:55 | Brussels Airlines 3730 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:45 | Brussels Airlines 2297 | Brussels (BRU) Stockholm (ARN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:25 | Brussels Airlines 2559 | Brussels (BRU) Warsaw (WAW) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:15 | Brussels Airlines 4131 | Brussels (BRU) Rome (LIN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:10 | Brussels Airlines 6406 | Lisbon (LIS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:05 | Brussels Airlines 5113 | Brussels (BRU) Zurich (ZRH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:00 | Brussels Airlines 6523 | Brussels (BRU) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202519:55 | Brussels Airlines 3820 | Lisbon (LIS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202519:25 | Brussels Airlines 3159 | Brussels (BRU) Rome (MXP) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:50 | Brussels Airlines 3150 | Rome (LIN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:35 | Brussels Airlines 2650 | Munich (MUC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:20 | Brussels Airlines 2318 | Gothenburg (GOT) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:10 | Brussels Airlines 2906 | Vienna (VIE) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:10 | Brussels Airlines 3182 | Rome (FCO) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:05 | Brussels Airlines 2556 | Warsaw (WAW) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:50 | Brussels Airlines 2096 | London (LHR) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:40 | Brussels Airlines 4162 | Rome (LIN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:35 | Brussels Airlines 3728 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:26 | Brussels Airlines 8849 | New York (IAD) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:25 | Brussels Airlines 6006 | Vienna (VIE) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:50 | Brussels Airlines 3810 | Porto (OPO) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:50 | Brussels Airlines 7119 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:40 | Brussels Airlines 6524 | Athens (ATH) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:30 | Brussels Airlines 3622 | Nice (NCE) Brussels (BRU) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202516:20 | Brussels Airlines 6404 | Lisbon (LIS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:15 | Brussels Airlines 3290 | Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) Brussels (BRU) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202515:55 | Brussels Airlines 2648 | Munich (MUC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202515:20 | Brussels Airlines 2555 | Brussels (BRU) Warsaw (WAW) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202515:00 | Brussels Airlines 5107 | Brussels (BRU) Zurich (ZRH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202515:00 | Brussels Airlines 6004 | Vienna (VIE) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202515:00 | Brussels Airlines 2721 | Brussels (BRU) Geneva (GVA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:50 | Brussels Airlines 8961 | Buffalo (BUF) New York (IAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:20 | Brussels Airlines 7144 | Budapest (BUD) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:10 | Brussels Airlines 3752 | Manises (VLC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:50 | Brussels Airlines 3621 | Brussels (BRU) Nice (NCE) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202513:30 | Brussels Airlines 3598 | Marseille (MRS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:30 | Brussels Airlines 3618 | Nice (NCE) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:10 | Brussels Airlines 2624 | Hamburg (HAM) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:00 | Brussels Airlines 3148 | Rome (LIN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:55 | Brussels Airlines 5108 | Zurich (ZRH) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:55 | Brussels Airlines 3812 | Porto (OPO) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:55 | Brussels Airlines 3170 | Napoli (NAP) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:50 | Brussels Airlines 2292 | Stockholm (ARN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:25 | Brussels Airlines 203 | Brussels (BRU) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:20 | Brussels Airlines 6008 | Vienna (VIE) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:20 | Brussels Airlines 2548 | Krakow (KRK) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:15 | Brussels Airlines 357 | Brussels (BRU) Kinshasa (FIH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:10 | Brussels Airlines 3802 | Faro (FAO) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:10 | Brussels Airlines 3668 | Toulouse (TLS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:05 | Brussels Airlines 3816 | Lisbon (LIS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:00 | Brussels Airlines 7143 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:00 | Brussels Airlines 8801 | Brussels (BRU) New York (IAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:50 | Brussels Airlines 2810 | Prague (PRG) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:50 | Brussels Airlines 2644 | Munich (MUC) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:50 | Brussels Airlines 7123 | Frankfurt (FRA) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:40 | Brussels Airlines 2610 | Frankfurt (FRA) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:30 | Brussels Airlines 329 | Brussels (BRU) Cotonou (COO) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:30 | Brussels Airlines 3140 | Florence (FLR) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:15 | Brussels Airlines 7142 | Budapest (BUD) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:15 | Brussels Airlines 8807 | Brussels (BRU) Newark (EWR) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:05 | Brussels Airlines 3751 | Brussels (BRU) Manises (VLC) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:05 | Brussels Airlines 2623 | Brussels (BRU) Hamburg (HAM) | delayed | Refunds |
