Compensation and Reimbursement for Egyptair Strike

Yurii Moskalenko
04.09.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

Flight delays or cancellations due to an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. Fortunately, in many cases, passengers are protected by EU261 regulation. This regulation defines the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers when facing airline strikes. In this article, we will look at your rights as a passenger and how to claim compensation from the airline.

When Are You Entitled to Egyptair Strike Compensation?

EU Regulation 261/2004 protects travelers affected by airline strikes. This legislation obliges the airline to issue compensation during a standard crew strike and a “wildcat” strike. These labor disputes are considered part of operational problems, as a result, the airline is responsible for them.

It is crucial to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Some strikes may be classified as the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by cargo handlers, firefighters, ground staff, etc. When faced with disruptions resulting from these ground staff, the chances of obtaining compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to identify exactly which crew is involved in the strike. This directly impacts your eligibility for compensation.

Flight Cancellation Compensation

In the event 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 doesn’t inform you during the specified period, it is obliged to pay compensation to travelers in the amount of up to 600 euros.

It is crucial 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 could be entitled to compensation. The amount of compensation depends on the duration of the delay and the distance of the flight, as shown in the following table:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km

Flight Delay Compensation

According to the EU261/2004 regulation, if your flight is delayed and you arrive at your final destination more than 3 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 took off.

The amount of compensation is based on the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay:

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

Requirements for Egyptair Strike Compensation

When an airline strike occurs, passengers could be entitled to compensation, but certain requirements must be met. It’s crucial to understand these requirements to properly navigate 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 operated by an EU-based airline.
  • A flight delay or cancellation has significantly disrupted your travel plans. This means your flight was delayed by 3 hours or more at the final destination, or it was cancelled with fewer than 14 days’ notice before the scheduled departure.
  • You must have a valid reservation and be prepared to travel. This includes having a valid booking and all necessary travel documents prepared (passport, visas).
  • You need to get to the airport on time. Check-in by the specified time by your airline. If no time is given, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to maintain eligibility for compensation.

If you believe you meet these conditions following a Egyptair strike, it’s advisable to document your experience thoroughly and get in touch directly with the airline about your compensation claim. Knowing your rights and responsibilities is the first step towards potentially obtaining compensation for an airline strike.

How to Claim Egyptair Strike Compensation

Dealing with flight delays or cancellations due to strikes is always frustrating. It can ruin not just your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To claim compensation for this inconvenience, proceed with these steps:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and the issue you encountered.
  2. 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 get you your compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.

Following these steps, you will secure 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 case of a flight disruption. These services aim to reduce inconveniences and provide some comfort to passengers during delays or cancellations. Remember that the services we are describing below are included in the airline company’s duty to care for every passenger.

Right to Care

When the flight delay is 2+ hours, the airline is obligated to provide affected passengers with certain services to reduce discomfort. Some of the basic services include free beverages and meals. In addition to this, the affected passengers have a right to make 2 phone calls and send faxes, or e-mails for free.

Rebooking or Refunds

If your flight is cancelled or delayed by over five hours, you are entitled to a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These solutions 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 Airline (Flight number) Route Status Your compensation

29.05.202516:40

EgyptAir

9026

Frankfurt (FRA)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

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29.05.202516:40

EgyptAir

9018

Frankfurt (FRA)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

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29.05.202516:00

EgyptAir

9007

Frankfurt (FRA)

Hamburg (HAM)

delayed

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29.05.202515:25

EgyptAir

786

Frankfurt (FRA)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

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28.05.202519:00

EgyptAir

906

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

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28.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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27.05.202518:50

EgyptAir

8216

Bratislava (BTS)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202517:30

EgyptAir

9514

Budapest (BUD)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Claim Refund

27.05.202514:40

EgyptAir

8215

Hurghada (HRG)

Bratislava (BTS)

delayed

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27.05.202502:25

EgyptAir

812

Tabuk (TUU)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

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27.05.202500:45

EgyptAir

635

Cairo (CAI)

Erbil (EBL)

delayed

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26.05.202517:10

EgyptAir

9005

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

26.05.202516:50

EgyptAir

8236

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

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26.05.202511:40

EgyptAir

8235

Hurghada (HRG)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

25.05.202517:10

EgyptAir

9005

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

25.05.202516:40

EgyptAir

9018

Frankfurt (FRA)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

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25.05.202515:40

EgyptAir

786

Frankfurt (FRA)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

25.05.202514:15

EgyptAir

8214

Bari (BRI)

Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

delayed

Claim Refund

25.05.202512:20

EgyptAir

751

Cairo (CAI)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202517:10

EgyptAir

9005

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202515:15

EgyptAir

734

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202512:45

EgyptAir

751

Cairo (CAI)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202511:55

EgyptAir

8235

Hurghada (HRG)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202511:55

EgyptAir

902

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

24.05.202511:00

EgyptAir

725

Cairo (CAI)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202521:45

EgyptAir

9363

Tokyo (HND)

Istanbul (IST)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202513:35

EgyptAir

905

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202512:15

EgyptAir

9015

Hamburg (HAM)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202512:00

EgyptAir

9013

Hamburg (HAM)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202511:55

EgyptAir

902

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

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23.05.202511:00

EgyptAir

9028

Hamburg (HAM)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202510:45

EgyptAir

9004

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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23.05.202503:20

EgyptAir

835

Kigali (KGL)

Entebbe (EBB)

delayed

Claim Refund

23.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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23.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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23.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

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22.05.202521:45

EgyptAir

9363

Tokyo (HND)

Istanbul (IST)

delayed

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22.05.202515:25

EgyptAir

9568

Goa (GOI)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

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22.05.202515:15

EgyptAir

9476

Bulawayo (BUQ)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

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22.05.202512:45

EgyptAir

9476

Ndola (NLA)

Bulawayo (BUQ)

delayed

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22.05.202507:15

EgyptAir

9530

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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21.05.202523:30

EgyptAir

910

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

21.05.202519:00

EgyptAir

906

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

21.05.202515:05

EgyptAir

8228

Berlin (BER)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

21.05.202513:35

EgyptAir

905

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

21.05.202510:20

EgyptAir

8227

Hurghada (HRG)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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20.05.202512:20

EgyptAir

751

Cairo (CAI)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

20.05.202510:05

EgyptAir

8227

Hurghada (HRG)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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19.05.202521:45

EgyptAir

9363

Tokyo (HND)

Istanbul (IST)

delayed

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19.05.202517:55

EgyptAir

9473

Hargeisa (HGA)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

19.05.202516:50

EgyptAir

8236

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

19.05.202511:00

EgyptAir

725

Cairo (CAI)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202516:15

EgyptAir

726

Brussels (BRU)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202513:35

EgyptAir

905

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202511:30

EgyptAir

725

Cairo (CAI)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202510:40

EgyptAir

8213

Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

Bari (BRI)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202503:20

EgyptAir

835

Kigali (KGL)

Entebbe (EBB)

delayed

Claim Refund

18.05.202500:45

EgyptAir

635

Cairo (CAI)

Erbil (EBL)

delayed

Claim Refund

17.05.202518:50

EgyptAir

8224

Jeddah (JED)

Sohag (HMB)

delayed

Claim Refund

17.05.202515:05

EgyptAir

8228

Berlin (BER)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

17.05.202511:15

EgyptAir

844

Tunis (TUN)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

17.05.202511:00

EgyptAir

725

Cairo (CAI)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

17.05.202510:20

EgyptAir

8227

Hurghada (HRG)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202523:30

EgyptAir

910

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202515:55

EgyptAir

8215

Hurghada (HRG)

Bratislava (BTS)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202511:30

EgyptAir

725

Cairo (CAI)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202511:20

EgyptAir

9542

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202507:45

EgyptAir

8224

Jeddah (JED)

Sohag (HMB)

delayed

Claim Refund

16.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202516:20

EgyptAir

913

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202514:00

EgyptAir

8246

Riyadh (RUH)

Sohag (HMB)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202510:25

EgyptAir

8227

Hurghada (HRG)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202509:00

EgyptAir

843

Cairo (CAI)

Tunis (TUN)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202507:15

EgyptAir

9530

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Claim Refund

15.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

14.05.202519:00

EgyptAir

906

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

14.05.202513:35

EgyptAir

905

Cairo (CAI)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202517:55

EgyptAir

9473

Hargeisa (HGA)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202514:40

EgyptAir

8215

Hurghada (HRG)

Bratislava (BTS)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202510:05

EgyptAir

8227

Hurghada (HRG)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202509:00

EgyptAir

843

Cairo (CAI)

Tunis (TUN)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202503:20

EgyptAir

835

Kigali (KGL)

Entebbe (EBB)

delayed

Claim Refund

13.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

11.05.202515:15

EgyptAir

9476

Bulawayo (BUQ)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

10.05.202517:35

EgyptAir

9514

Budapest (BUD)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202517:00

EgyptAir

8236

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202515:40

EgyptAir

752

Budapest (BUD)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202515:15

EgyptAir

9476

Bulawayo (BUQ)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202512:20

EgyptAir

751

Cairo (CAI)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202512:00

EgyptAir

767

Cairo (CAI)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202511:20

EgyptAir

9422

Lisbon (LIS)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202503:00

EgyptAir

969

Mumbai (BOM)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

09.05.202502:00

EgyptAir

9362

Istanbul (IST)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Claim Refund

08.05.202512:15

EgyptAir

9015

Hamburg (HAM)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Claim Refund

06.05.202523:55

EgyptAir

849

Cairo (CAI)

Nairobi (NBO)

delayed

Claim Refund

06.05.202516:05

EgyptAir

9470

Bujumbura (BJM)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Claim Refund

05.05.202521:45

EgyptAir

9363

Tokyo (HND)

Istanbul (IST)

delayed

Claim Refund

05.05.202519:00

EgyptAir

906

Dubai (DXB)

Cairo (CAI)

delayed

Claim Refund

05.05.202518:45

EgyptAir

8091

Denpasar (DPS)

Abu Dhabi (AUH)

delayed

Claim Refund

05.05.202514:50

EgyptAir

8228

Berlin (BER)

Hurghada (HRG)

delayed

Claim Refund
Yurii Moskalenko
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Yurii educates people about human rights and advocacy. He creates helpful materials for travelers to assert their rights. With certifications in law and economics, Yurii turns legal terms into simple, actionable advice. His travel experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges travelers face, helping him better understand their needs.

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