One of the most common reasons for flight disruptions is flight strikes, which can be organized by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, under which you might be eligible for Discover Airlines compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Continue reading to find out how you can get compensation and under what circumstances.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that any passenger 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 261/2004:
- The airline is required to provide travelers with information about their rights;
- In case of flight cancellation, a passenger is entitled to choose one of the following options: either a ticket refund or rerouting to the final destination under similar conditions. To receive a Discover Airlines refund, passengers must have a confirmed reservation;
- 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 required 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 Discover Airlines Strike Compensation
Frequently, Discover Airlines strikes involve their staff. These can be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or any other crucial personnel. As you now know, you can seek compensation for airline strikes, if your travel was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you encountered 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 obliged to provide compensation. Importantly, if a staff strike occurs, the airline could have potentially foreseen and handled such incidents, therefore such cases are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are made by the airline’s own employees, these 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 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 seeking compensation for an airline strike, you need to know about the criteria and the amount of compensation you might receive.
Discover Airlines Strike Flight Delay Compensation
If your flight was delayed by more than 3 hours as a result of the Discover Airlines strike, you are entitled to compensation of up to €600 per passenger under EU 261. It is important to note that the amount of compensation is determined by the distance of the flight and the time of delay.
For more details on the amount of compensation, see the table below:
| 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
If your flight was cancelled and the airline informed you less than 14 days before your scheduled travel, you could receive compensation of up to €600 under EU 261. However, in some cases, the airline may avoid paying compensation if it offers an alternative flight to your final destination that meets certain 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 Discover Airlines Flights Are Covered by EU261?
EU261 regulation covers every flight departing from EU airports, 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 Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
The following table shows which Discover Airlines flights are covered by EU 261/2004:
| 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 cancellations or delays at least once, you understand how irritating it can be.
Travelers who encounter any of these situations are entitled to claim Discover Airlines compensation, according to the EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Complete this 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 manage the process. We understand the EU laws comprehensively and will do our best to get you your compensation. You only incur a fee 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 | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06.11.202520:40 | Eurowings 7825 | Rome (MXP) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202520:30 | Eurowings 7405 | Paris (CDG) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202520:15 | Eurowings 7765 | Zurich (ZRH) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202519:45 | Eurowings 3591 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202519:05 | Eurowings 7174 | Hamburg (HAM) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202518:10 | Eurowings 7764 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202515:50 | Eurowings 7463 | London (LHR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202514:45 | Eurowings 7521 | Barcelona (BCN) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202514:30 | Eurowings 3183 | Porto (OPO) Prague (PRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202514:20 | Eurowings 7977 | Erbil (EBL) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202511:15 | Eurowings 4 | Cologne (CGN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202509:45 | Eurowings 7761 | Zurich (ZRH) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202508:40 | Eurowings 9761 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202507:25 | Eurowings 8996 | Berlin (BER) Erbil (EBL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202506:40 | Eurowings 3540 | Hanover (HAJ) Hurghada (HRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.11.202506:00 | Eurowings 3892 | Hanover (HAJ) Beirut (BEY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202520:10 | Eurowings 769 | Zurich (ZRH) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:50 | Eurowings 7047 | Stuttgart (STR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:35 | Eurowings 7825 | Rome (MXP) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202519:35 | Eurowings 7755 | Vienna (VIE) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202517:00 | Eurowings 4338 | Salzburg (SZG) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202516:30 | Eurowings 7267 | Las Palmas (LPA) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202516:20 | Eurowings 8187 | Las Palmas (LPA) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202515:00 | Eurowings 5216 | Salzburg (SZG) Frankfurt (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202508:30 | Eurowings 763 | Zurich (ZRH) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.11.202507:30 | Eurowings 9980 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Beirut (BEY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202517:50 | Eurowings 6851 | Hanover (HAJ) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202517:45 | Eurowings 7987 | Marsa Alam (RMF) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202517:30 | Eurowings 7582 | Hamburg (HAM) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202516:45 | Eurowings 7985 | Split (SPU) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202515:55 | Eurowings 7603 | Lisbon (LIS) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202515:00 | Eurowings 6950 | Hamburg (HAM) Castellon de la Plana (CDT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202510:45 | Eurowings 3591 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202509:45 | Eurowings 461 | London (LHR) Cologne (CGN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.11.202506:45 | Eurowings 762 | Cologne (CGN) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202521:05 | Eurowings 7175 | Munich (MUC) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202519:50 | Eurowings 9039 | Hamburg (HAM) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202519:40 | Eurowings 9085 | Munich (MUC) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202519:20 | Eurowings 7465 | London (LHR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202519:05 | Eurowings 7174 | Hamburg (HAM) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:45 | Eurowings 9537 | Malaga (AGP) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:40 | Eurowings 9033 | Hamburg (HAM) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:40 | Eurowings 7046 | Hamburg (HAM) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:10 | Eurowings 9038 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:05 | Eurowings 3591 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:05 | Eurowings 7643 | Faro (FAO) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202518:00 | Eurowings 7983 | Hurghada (HRG) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202517:50 | Eurowings 9084 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202517:15 | Eurowings 3870 | Hanover (HAJ) Rome (BGY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202517:10 | Eurowings 3886 | Hanover (HAJ) Rome (FCO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202516:55 | Eurowings 6950 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202516:35 | Eurowings 7979 | Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202516:30 | Eurowings 7520 | Hamburg (HAM) Barcelona (BCN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202516:20 | Eurowings 7527 | Puerto del Rosario (FUE) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202516:15 | Eurowings 7813 | Venice (VCE) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202515:50 | Eurowings 7463 | London (LHR) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202515:45 | Eurowings 7267 | Las Palmas (LPA) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202515:10 | Eurowings 7753 | Vienna (VIE) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202515:00 | Eurowings 7642 | Hamburg (HAM) Faro (FAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202514:20 | Eurowings 3887 | Rome (FCO) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202514:10 | Eurowings 7887 | Rome (FCO) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202514:05 | Eurowings 7585 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202514:00 | Eurowings 7763 | Zurich (ZRH) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202512:05 | Eurowings 8181 | Puerto del Rosario (FUE) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202512:00 | Eurowings 7762 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202511:20 | Eurowings 3543 | Funchal (FNC) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202511:00 | Eurowings 8220 | Berlin (BER) Gothenburg (GOT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202511:00 | Eurowings 2673 | Heraklion (HER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202510:40 | Eurowings 2002 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202508:40 | Eurowings 8001 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202506:50 | Eurowings 2000 | Stuttgart (STR) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.11.202506:45 | Eurowings 8760 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202520:25 | Eurowings 6892 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202519:50 | Eurowings 7317 | Kos (KGS) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202519:00 | Eurowings 1285 | Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) Prague (PRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202518:50 | Eurowings 9336 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Birmingham (BHX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202518:05 | Eurowings 6871 | Graz (GRZ) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202517:40 | Eurowings 3537 | Las Palmas (LPA) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202517:05 | Eurowings 3019 | Canary (TFS) Prague (PRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202516:55 | Eurowings 6893 | Berlin (BER) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:55 | Eurowings 9801 | Rome (BGY) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:50 | Eurowings 9519 | Bilbao (BIO) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:40 | Eurowings 8593 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:35 | Eurowings 4600 | Stockholm (ARN) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:20 | Eurowings 9725 | Graz (GRZ) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202515:10 | Eurowings 8004 | Berlin (BER) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202514:45 | Eurowings 7316 | Hamburg (HAM) Kos (KGS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202513:10 | Eurowings 1284 | Prague (PRG) Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202513:05 | Eurowings 9724 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Graz (GRZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202511:25 | Eurowings 4521 | Las Palmas (LPA) Graz (GRZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202510:50 | Eurowings 2976 | Stuttgart (STR) Zagreb (ZAG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202509:40 | Eurowings 9641 | Porto (OPO) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202508:30 | Eurowings 2713 | Porto (OPO) Stuttgart (STR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202507:35 | Eurowings 9986 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Marsa Alam (RMF) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202506:10 | Eurowings 2712 | Stuttgart (STR) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202505:25 | Eurowings 8590 | Berlin (BER) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.11.202505:20 | Eurowings 8536 | Berlin (BER) Malaga (AGP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202523:10 | Eurowings 3395 | Marrakech (RAK) Hanover (HAJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202520:20 | Eurowings 7985 | Split (SPU) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
01.11.202520:15 | Eurowings 8679 | Heraklion (HER) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
