Flight cancellations or delays due to an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. However, in many cases, passengers are protected by EU261/2004 regulation. This regulation establishes the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers during airline strikes. In this article, we will look at your rights as a passenger and the steps to seek compensation from the airline.
When Are You Entitled to China Eastern Airlines Strike Compensation?
EU Regulation 261/2004 protects passengers affected by airline strikes. This regulation obliges the airline to pay compensation in case 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 essential 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 caused by these ground crew members, the chances of obtaining compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to identify exactly which staff is involved in the strike. This directly affects 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 within 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 might be entitled to compensation. The amount of compensation is based on the duration of the delay and the distance of the flight, as displayed in the following 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
Under the EU261 regulation, if your flight is delayed and you reach your final destination more than three 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 arrive at your final destination, not on how late the plane departed.
The amount of compensation is based 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 China Eastern Airlines Strike Compensation
When a travel disruption occurs, passengers may be entitled to compensation, but certain criteria must be met. It is crucial to understand these requirements to effectively manage the compensation process:
- Your flight must be covered by the EU261 regulation. This applies to all flights leaving from EU airports, regardless of the airline. It also covers flights arriving in the EU, but only when handled by an EU-based airline.
- A flight cancellation or delay has significantly disrupted your travel plans. This means your flight has been delayed by 3 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 confirmed reservation and be prepared to travel. This includes having a valid booking and all necessary travel documents ready (passport, visas).
- You need to get to the airport on time. Check-in within the specified time by the airline. If a time isn’t specified, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to maintain eligibility for compensation.
In case you believe you meet these criteria following a China Eastern Airlines strike, it’s advisable to document your experience thoroughly and communicate directly with the airline about your compensation claim. Understanding your rights and responsibilities is the first step to potentially obtaining compensation for an airline strike.
How to Claim China Eastern Airlines Strike Compensation
Dealing with delayed or cancelled 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:
- Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will make every effort to obtain your rightful compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.
Following these steps, obtain the compensation you are entitled to under EU law.
Other Rights in Case of a Flight Strike
In addition to compensation, passengers need to know about certain services they can expect to receive from the airline in the event 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 each passenger.
Right to Care
When the flight delay is 2+ hours, the airline is required to provide affected passengers with certain services to reduce discomfort. Some of the basic services are free beverages and meals. In addition to this, the affected passengers have a right to make 2 calls and send faxes, or e-mails for free.
Rebooking or Refunds
If your flight gets cancelled or delayed by 5+ hours, you can request a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These options 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12.07.202507:40 | China Eastern Airlines 3327 | Chongqing (TFU) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202523:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5541 | Shanghai (PVG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202522:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2290 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Shanghai (XIY) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:40 | China Eastern Airlines 5214 | Shanghai (PVG) Taiyuan (TYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:35 | China Eastern Airlines 5165 | Shanghai (PVG) Beijing (PEK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:35 | China Eastern Airlines 5646 | Kunming (KMG) Hangzhou (HGH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:30 | China Eastern Airlines 5808 | Kunming (KMG) Diqing (DIG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:25 | China Eastern Airlines 5827 | Kunming (KMG) Changsha (CSX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:15 | China Eastern Airlines 5630 | Kunming (KMG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:15 | China Eastern Airlines 748 | Shanghai (PVG) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:10 | China Eastern Airlines 5619 | Shanghai (PVG) Harbin (HRB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:10 | China Eastern Airlines 283 | Shanghai (PVG) Vientiane (VTE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202521:10 | China Eastern Airlines 547 | Shanghai (PVG) Bangkok (BKK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202520:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4477 | (QSZ) Korla (KRL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202519:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5771 | Kunming (KMG) Sanya (SYX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:55 | China Eastern Airlines 6517 | Shanghai (PVG) Kashi (KHG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:45 | China Eastern Airlines 6444 | Kunming (KMG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:30 | China Eastern Airlines 8613 | Shanghai (PVG) Bangkok (BKK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5935 | Kunming (KMG) Diqing (DIG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:00 | China Eastern Airlines 6565 | Shanghai (PVG) Ordos (Dongsheng) (DSN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:00 | China Eastern Airlines 8236 | (PKX) Lingling (LLF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2377 | Shanghai (XIY) Altay (AAT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:20 | China Eastern Airlines 8206 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Luzhou (LZO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:15 | China Eastern Airlines 575 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5719 | Lincang (LNJ) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:00 | China Eastern Airlines 6793 | Kunming (KMG) Taizhou (HYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:55 | China Eastern Airlines 5877 | Kunming (KMG) Nanjing (NKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:55 | China Eastern Airlines 2435 | Shanghai (XIY) Korla (KRL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:35 | China Eastern Airlines 7748 | Kunming (KMG) Changzhou (CZX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:20 | China Eastern Airlines 2746 | Kunming (KMG) Nanjing (NKG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5546 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Taiyuan (TYN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:05 | China Eastern Airlines 4184 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202515:50 | China Eastern Airlines 8187 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Chongqing (TFU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202515:30 | China Eastern Airlines 5704 | Kunming (KMG) Lincang (LNJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202515:25 | China Eastern Airlines 5789 | Kunming (KMG) Zhengzhou (CGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202515:00 | China Eastern Airlines 5709 | Kunming (KMG) (PKX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:55 | China Eastern Airlines 8548 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Shanghai (PVG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4269 | Qiemo (IQM) Korla (KRL) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:40 | China Eastern Airlines 3241 | Chongqing (TFU) Korla (KRL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:35 | China Eastern Airlines 6295 | Shanghai (XIY) Karamay (KRY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:35 | China Eastern Airlines 8028 | Shijiazhuang (SJW) (DBC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:30 | China Eastern Airlines 539 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4330 | Lijiang City (LJG) Zhi Jiang (HJJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:50 | China Eastern Airlines 3223 | Chongqing (TFU) (GXH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:35 | China Eastern Airlines 8388 | Haikou (HAK) Shanghai (PVG) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:30 | China Eastern Airlines 4250 | Chongqing (CKG) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2391 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Shanghai (XIY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:25 | China Eastern Airlines 5456 | Kunming (KMG) Ningbo (NGB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2196 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Zhengzhou (CGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4181 | Shanghai (SHA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:00 | China Eastern Airlines 8633 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:30 | China Eastern Airlines 3329 | Chongqing (TFU) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:20 | China Eastern Airlines 5545 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Jinjiang (JJN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:00 | China Eastern Airlines 4185 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:40 | China Eastern Airlines 8631 | Shanghai (SHA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4200 | Beijing (PEK) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:15 | China Eastern Airlines 6435 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Yinchuan (INC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202523:15 | China Eastern Airlines 2425 | Shanghai (XIY) Ordos (Dongsheng) (DSN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202522:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4685 | Shanghai (XIY) Changsha (CSX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202522:20 | China Eastern Airlines 2341 | Shanghai (XIY) Zhuhai (ZUH) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202522:15 | China Eastern Airlines 4499 | Altay (AAT) Bole (BPL) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202522:15 | China Eastern Airlines 2386 | Shanghai (XIY) Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202521:35 | China Eastern Airlines 3693 | Shanghai (XIY) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:40 | China Eastern Airlines 6408 | Changsha (CSX) Qingdao (TAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:05 | China Eastern Airlines 3486 | Changsha (CSX) Chengdu (CTU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:00 | China Eastern Airlines 8360 | Shanghai (XIY) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:35 | China Eastern Airlines 2357 | Shanghai (XIY) Dalian (DLC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:30 | China Eastern Airlines 2311 | Shanghai (XIY) Guangzhou (CAN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2251 | Shanghai (XIY) Urumqi (URC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:20 | China Eastern Airlines 2253 | Shanghai (XIY) Weihai (WEH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:10 | China Eastern Airlines 6179 | Shanghai (XIY) Jinjiang (JJN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202519:00 | China Eastern Airlines 5692 | Yinchuan (INC) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:50 | China Eastern Airlines 4498 | Bole (BPL) Altay (AAT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:35 | China Eastern Airlines 5570 | Shanghai (XIY) Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:35 | China Eastern Airlines 2289 | Shanghai (XIY) Wenzhou (WNZ) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:20 | China Eastern Airlines 9961 | Shanghai (XIY) Taizhou (HYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:10 | China Eastern Airlines 8476 | Changsha (CSX) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:05 | China Eastern Airlines 9905 | Shanghai (XIY) Xiamen (XMN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:00 | China Eastern Airlines 2275 | Shanghai (XIY) Yulin (UYN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:25 | China Eastern Airlines 2377 | Shanghai (XIY) Altay (AAT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:15 | China Eastern Airlines 6158 | Hohhot (HET) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:15 | China Eastern Airlines 575 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:05 | China Eastern Airlines 5719 | Lincang (LNJ) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:40 | China Eastern Airlines 5750 | Changsha (CSX) Kunming (KMG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:05 | China Eastern Airlines 9061 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Shantou (SWA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202515:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4230 | Hohhot (HET) Ulanhot (HLH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202515:40 | China Eastern Airlines 2197 | Changsha (CSX) Fuzhou (FOC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202515:35 | China Eastern Airlines 4287 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Taizhou (HYN) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202515:30 | China Eastern Airlines 5704 | Kunming (KMG) Lincang (LNJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:30 | China Eastern Airlines 539 | Shanghai (PVG) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4489 | Jinchang (JIC) Lanzhou (LHW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:25 | China Eastern Airlines 6409 | Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) Zhanjiang (ZHA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:20 | China Eastern Airlines 2478 | Wuhan (WUH) Jinzhou (JNZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202513:25 | China Eastern Airlines 4461 | Aershan (YIE) Hohhot (HET) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202513:10 | China Eastern Airlines 5490 | Kunming (KMG) Hefei (Luogang Airport) (HFE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202513:00 | China Eastern Airlines 5809 | Kunming (KMG) Shanghai (SHA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202512:55 | China Eastern Airlines 5814 | Kunming (KMG) (CWJ) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202512:55 | China Eastern Airlines 4286 | Taizhou (HYN) Xuzhou (XUZ) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
10.07.202512:20 | China Eastern Airlines 5328 | Kunming (KMG) Jinan (TNA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202512:10 | China Eastern Airlines 4779 | Kunming (KMG) Xiamen (XMN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
