One of the most common causes of flight interruptions is flight strikes, which are often arranged by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, according to which you could be qualified for compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Read on to find out how to obtain compensation and in which situations.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that every air traveler is protected by the EU 261 regulation. The EU 261/2004 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 passenger rights, under EU 261:
- The airline has to provide passengers with information about their rights.
- In case 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 decide to reroute, 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 Discover Airlines Strike Compensation
Often, Discover Airlines strikes involve their employees. These can be flight attendants, pilots, engineers, or other essential personnel. As you’re now aware, you can seek compensation for airline strikes, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you encountered due to the strike.
It is also crucial 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, therefore 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 are entitled 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.
Discover Airlines Strike Compensation
Before claiming compensation for an airline strike, you need to know about the conditions and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.
Discover Airlines Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. When airline staff 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 due to a strike, you have the right to seek compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
In evaluating the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical facts into account: the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay. It’s essential to understand these factors, 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 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 |
Discover Airlines Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellation. Under EU Regulation 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 notified you about the cancellation less than two weeks 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 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 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. 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 Discover Airlines Flights Are Covered by EU261?
EU261 regulation applies to every flight departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from outside the EU if they are operated by EU airlines. The regulation also covers flights to/from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
The table below shows which Discover Airlines flights are covered by EU Regulation 261:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Discover Airlines Strike Compensation
If you have experienced flight delays or cancellations at least once, you know how frustrating it can be.
Travelers who encounter any of these issues on Discover Airlines flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to European Union regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Complete 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 understand the EU laws thoroughly and will make every effort 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.
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| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.05.202518:05 | Eurowings 7464 | Hamburg (HAM) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:30 | Eurowings 7588 | Hamburg (HAM) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202515:20 | Eurowings 7586 | Hamburg (HAM) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:30 | Eurowings 7172 | Hamburg (HAM) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202506:20 | Eurowings 8996 | Berlin (BER) Erbil (EBL) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202506:00 | Eurowings 5704 | Hamburg (HAM) Pristina (PRN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202505:35 | Eurowings 3011 | Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) Prague (PRG) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:30 | Eurowings 2666 | Stuttgart (STR) Larnaca (LCA) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202513:50 | Eurowings 7977 | Erbil (EBL) Hamburg (HAM) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202512:45 | Eurowings 8005 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:00 | Eurowings 8 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:55 | Eurowings 8584 | Berlin (BER) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:05 | Eurowings 9047 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:00 | Eurowings 6904 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:25 | Eurowings 8670 | Berlin (BER) Kos (KGS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202515:15 | Eurowings 8583 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:20 | Eurowings 2782 | Stuttgart (STR) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:35 | Eurowings 6001 | Gothenburg (GOT) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:30 | Eurowings 9425 | Marseille (MRS) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:25 | Eurowings 8427 | Nice (NCE) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:05 | Eurowings 9959 | Split (SPU) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:00 | Eurowings 9672 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Heraklion (HER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:00 | Eurowings 9801 | Rome (BGY) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:00 | Eurowings 9085 | Munich (MUC) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:50 | Eurowings 3068 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:45 | Eurowings 9395 | Dublin (DUB) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:30 | Eurowings 9916 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Tirana (TIA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:10 | Eurowings 9465 | London (LHR) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:25 | Eurowings 9671 | Heraklion (HER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:05 | Eurowings 9464 | Dusseldorf (DUS) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202510:45 | Eurowings 9883 | Rome (FCO) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202510:20 | Eurowings 9793 | Bucharest (OTP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202510:15 | Eurowings 2734 | Stuttgart (STR) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202510:05 | Eurowings 9535 | Malaga (AGP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:55 | Eurowings 9421 | Nice (NCE) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:30 | Eurowings 789 | Budapest (BUD) Cologne (CGN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:20 | Eurowings 9772 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Prague (PRG) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:10 | Eurowings 2781 | Budapest (BUD) Stuttgart (STR) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:50 | Eurowings 9413 | Lyon (LYS) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:45 | Eurowings 9083 | Munich (MUC) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:40 | Eurowings 9725 | Graz (GRZ) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:35 | Eurowings 8041 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:25 | Eurowings 9041 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202507:45 | Eurowings 9331 | Birmingham (BHX) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202507:25 | Eurowings 9773 | Prague (PRG) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202506:30 | Eurowings 3984 | Hanover (HAJ) Erbil (EBL) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:50 | Eurowings 9 | Berlin (BER) Cologne (CGN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:55 | Eurowings 2005 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:30 | Eurowings 8584 | Berlin (BER) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:00 | Eurowings 8762 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:15 | Eurowings 8343 | Salzburg (SZG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:55 | Eurowings 6 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:50 | Eurowings 9588 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:40 | Eurowings 9763 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | cancelled | Refunds |
04.05.202515:35 | Eurowings 9536 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Malaga (AGP) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:15 | Eurowings 9047 | Berlin (BER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:15 | Eurowings 9753 | Vienna (VIE) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:10 | Eurowings 8692 | Berlin (BER) Faro (FAO) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:00 | Eurowings 9595 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202514:55 | Eurowings 9586 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202514:55 | Eurowings 8585 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202514:10 | Eurowings 9613 | Kerkyra (CFU) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:45 | Eurowings 8671 | Kos (KGS) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:45 | Eurowings 9677 | Chania (CHQ) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:30 | Eurowings 9801 | Rome (BGY) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:30 | Eurowings 9220 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Gothenburg (GOT) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:25 | Eurowings 9500 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Ibiza (IBZ) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:15 | Eurowings 3055 | Thessaloniki (SKG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:10 | Eurowings 5209 | Sevilla (SVQ) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:50 | Eurowings 3068 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:35 | Eurowings 9844 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Olbia (OLB) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:20 | Eurowings 9660 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Mikonos (JMK) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:05 | Eurowings 9671 | Heraklion (HER) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:05 | Eurowings 9636 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Kos (KGS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:05 | Eurowings 9088 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:50 | Eurowings 9663 | Santorini (Thira) (JTR) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:45 | Eurowings 9594 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:45 | Eurowings 9681 | Athens (ATH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:35 | Eurowings 9627 | Zakinthos (ZTH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:20 | Eurowings 9553 | Puerto del Rosario (FUE) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:20 | Eurowings 9655 | Thessaloniki (SKG) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:20 | Eurowings 9543 | Las Palmas (LPA) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:10 | Eurowings 9535 | Malaga (AGP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:05 | Eurowings 8905 | Larnaca (LCA) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:00 | Eurowings 9793 | Bucharest (OTP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:50 | Eurowings 9571 | Jerez De La Frontera (XRY) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:35 | Eurowings 9685 | Kavala (KVA) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:30 | Eurowings 9953 | Dubrovnik (DBV) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:25 | Eurowings 9441 | Barcelona (BCN) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:15 | Eurowings 9861 | Napoli (NAP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202510:10 | Eurowings 9883 | Rome (FCO) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:50 | Eurowings 9641 | Porto (OPO) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:35 | Eurowings 9577 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:15 | Eurowings 9917 | Tirana (TIA) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:10 | Eurowings 9575 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202508:45 | Eurowings 9959 | Split (SPU) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202507:20 | Eurowings 9882 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Rome (FCO) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202507:15 | Eurowings 9860 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Napoli (NAP) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202507:05 | Eurowings 9670 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Heraklion (HER) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202517:45 | Eurowings 2588 | Stuttgart (STR) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
