Compensation and Reimbursement for EL AL Strike

Yurii Moskalenko
04.09.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

Flight cancellations or delays due to an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. However, in many cases, passengers are protected by EU261 regulation. This regulation outlines the rules for assistance and compensation to passengers in cases of 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 EL AL 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 issues, consequently, the airline is responsible for them.

It is important to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Some strikes may qualify for the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by baggage handlers, firefighters, ground personnel, etc. When faced with disruptions due to these ground crew members, the chances of obtaining compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to determine exactly which crew is involved in the strike. This directly impacts 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 crucial to note that the airline is not obligated to issue 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 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 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 is important to note 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 EL AL Strike Compensation

When an airline strike occurs, passengers could be entitled to compensation, but certain requirements must be met. It’s important to understand these requirements to effectively manage the compensation process:

  • Your flight must be covered by the EU261/2004 regulation. This applies to all flights departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline. It also applies to flights arriving in the EU, but only when handled 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 are required to have a confirmed reservation and be prepared to travel. This includes having a confirmed booking and all necessary travel documents ready (passport, visas).
  • You need to arrive at the airport on time. Check-in by the specified time by your airline. If a time isn’t specified, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to stay eligible for compensation.

In case you believe you meet these criteria following a EL AL 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 receiving compensation for an airline strike.

How to Claim EL AL Strike Compensation

Dealing with cancelled or delayed flights due to strikes is always frustrating. This can not only ruin your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To seek compensation for this inconvenience, take the following actions:

  1. Fill in our form. You’ll need to provide details such as your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will do our best to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.

Following these steps, you’ll receive the compensation you are entitled to under EU law.

Other Rights in Case of a Flight Strike

In addition to compensation, passengers must 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. Note that the services we are describing below fall under the airline company’s duty to care for every passenger.

Right to Care

If the flight delay is two hours or more, the airline is obligated to provide affected passengers with certain services to alleviate discomfort. Some of the basic services include free beverages and meals. Additionally, the affected passengers have a right to make two phone calls and send faxes, or emails 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 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

09.05.202513:30

El Al

4504

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202513:20

El Al

9257

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202510:45

El Al

394

Barcelona (BCN)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202510:35

El Al

5108

Tbilisi (TBS)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202509:38

El Al

4231

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202505:50

El Al

9291

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Krakow (KRK)

cancelled

Refunds

09.05.202505:45

El Al

393

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Barcelona (BCN)

delayed

Refunds

09.05.202500:05

El Al

9292

Krakow (KRK)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

cancelled

Refunds

08.05.202519:10

El Al

4432

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202518:35

El Al

8454

Lampang (LPT)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202517:00

El Al

4434

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202516:25

El Al

8453

Bangkok (BKK)

Lampang (LPT)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202513:45

El Al

5115

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Batumi (BUS)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202513:20

El Al

9257

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202521:30

El Al

8624

Burbank (BUR)

New York (JFK)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202519:10

El Al

4432

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:55

El Al

4597

Seattle (SEA)

Los Angeles (LAX)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:25

El Al

4225

Boston (BOS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202510:20

El Al

5114

Batumi (BUS)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:10

El Al

4432

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202516:25

El Al

8453

Bangkok (BKK)

Lampang (LPT)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202523:35

El Al

2368

Budapest (BUD)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:50

El Al

9545

Bucharest (OTP)

Suceava (SCV)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:05

El Al

5116

Batumi (BUS)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:30

El Al

2373

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:35

El Al

4434

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:25

El Al

9285

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:10

El Al

9263

Warsaw (WAW)

Rzeszow (RZE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:45

El Al

9513

Bucharest (OTP)

Timisoara (TSR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:45

El Al

5115

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Batumi (BUS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:35

El Al

9747

Berlin (BER)

Stockholm (ARN)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:30

El Al

4504

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:05

El Al

9031

Berlin (BER)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:31

El Al

4191

Boston (BOS)

Newark (EWR)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202510:55

El Al

4041

Nashville (BNA)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:35

El Al

4287

Newark (EWR)

Detroit (DTW)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:20

El Al

4187

Newark (EWR)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202507:15

El Al

4298

New York (JFK)

Detroit (DTW)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202505:50

El Al

9291

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Krakow (KRK)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202500:05

El Al

9292

Krakow (KRK)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

cancelled

Refunds

04.05.202523:30

El Al

9090

Lisbon (LIS)

Sao Paulo (GIG)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202522:35

El Al

4235

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

cancelled

Refunds

04.05.202521:23

El Al

8727

Seattle (SEA)

New York (JFK)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202519:59

El Al

4234

Buffalo (BUF)

New York (JFK)

cancelled

Refunds

04.05.202518:25

El Al

9290

Krakow (KRK)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202517:50

El Al

9516

Timisoara (TSR)

Bucharest (OTP)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202517:30

El Al

2373

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202517:29

El Al

8619

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:50

El Al

9287

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:25

El Al

8453

Bangkok (BKK)

Lampang (LPT)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:05

El Al

9515

Bucharest (OTP)

Timisoara (TSR)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202513:45

El Al

5115

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Batumi (BUS)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202510:25

El Al

2366

Budapest (BUD)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202508:50

El Al

8242

Hanoi (HAN)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202506:00

El Al

4237

Buffalo (BUF)

New York (JFK)

cancelled

Refunds

03.05.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

03.05.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

02.05.202516:00

El Al

8457

Bangkok (BKK)

Sukhothai (sawankolok) (THS)

delayed

Refunds

02.05.202513:35

El Al

8470

Phnom Penh (SAI)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

02.05.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

02.05.202510:20

El Al

5114

Batumi (BUS)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

02.05.202505:50

El Al

9291

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202517:29

El Al

8619

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202516:25

El Al

8453

Bangkok (BKK)

Lampang (LPT)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202511:20

El Al

4186

Dallas (DFW)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202511:10

El Al

4512

Los Angeles (LAX)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

01.05.202503:25

El Al

9604

Abu Dhabi (AUH)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202519:30

El Al

8249

Bangkok (BKK)

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202518:30

El Al

8250

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202513:40

El Al

9279

Warsaw (WAW)

Katowice (KTW)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202513:20

El Al

9257

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202512:45

El Al

8246

Hanoi (HAN)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202510:10

El Al

2366

Budapest (BUD)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202510:09

El Al

8697

West Palm Beach (PBI)

New York (JFK)

delayed

Refunds

30.04.202506:35

El Al

2365

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202523:59

El Al

9209

Madrid (MAD)

Santiago (SCL)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202522:35

El Al

4235

New York (JFK)

Buffalo (BUF)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202517:30

El Al

8409

Bangkok (BKK)

Taipei (TPE)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202516:25

El Al

8453

Bangkok (BKK)

Lampang (LPT)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202516:15

El Al

8455

Bangkok (BKK)

Trat (TDX)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202516:00

El Al

8457

Bangkok (BKK)

Sukhothai (sawankolok) (THS)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

29.04.202510:20

El Al

5114

Batumi (BUS)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202523:59

El Al

9209

Madrid (MAD)

Santiago (SCL)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202518:59

El Al

8568

Boston (BOS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202517:25

El Al

8467

Bangkok (BKK)

Phnom Penh (SAI)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202516:15

El Al

8455

Bangkok (BKK)

Trat (TDX)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202516:00

El Al

8457

Bangkok (BKK)

Sukhothai (sawankolok) (THS)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202510:35

El Al

8434

Tokyo (HND)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

28.04.202510:10

El Al

2366

Budapest (BUD)

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

delayed

Refunds

27.04.202519:25

El Al

8468

Phnom Penh (SAI)

Bangkok (BKK)

delayed

Refunds

27.04.202519:10

El Al

4432

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds
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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