One of the most common causes of flight disruptions is flight strikes, which may be organized by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of EU Regulation 261, under which you could be qualified for compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Learn more to find out how to obtain compensation and in which situations.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that any passenger is protected by EU Regulation 261. The EU 261/2004 is a European Union law that sets the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers in cases of flight disruptions. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, under European Regulation 261:
- The airline has to provide travelers with information about their rights.
- In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to choose one of these options: either a ticket refund or rebooking 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 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 iberia Strike Compensation
Frequently, iberia strikes involve their staff. These could be flight attendants, pilots, engineers, or other essential staff. As you now know, you can seek airline strike compensation, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you experienced because of the strike.
It is also essential to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events outside of 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 caused by the airline’s own employees, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. As a result, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.
However, you need to be aware that each incident is unique, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.
iberia Strike Compensation
Before seeking the airline strike compensation, you need to know about the conditions and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.
iberia Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes passengers. When airline staff go on strike, it can disrupt travelers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is crucial to know that if your flight is delayed for over 3 hours due to a strike, you can claim compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
When assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical factors into account: the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay. It’s crucial to understand these factors, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. Below you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you may 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 |
iberia Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes result in flight cancellation. Under EU 261, you can claim compensation of up to 600 Euros. Keep in mind that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline informed you about the cancellation less than 14 days before your travel.
However, there are always some exceptions to the regulations, and here is the case. The airline has a right to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This flight must meet the conditions 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 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 additional information:
| 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 iberia Flights Are Covered by EU261?
The EU261 regulation covers all flights departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from non-EU countries when operated by airlines based in the EU. It also applies to flights to and from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
The following table shows which iberia flights are protected by EU Regulation 261/2004:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim iberia Strike Compensation
If you’ve encountered flight delays or cancellations at least once, you understand how annoying it can be.
Travelers who encounter any of these situations on iberia flights have a right to claim compensation, according to the EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Fill in 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 manage the process. We understand the EU laws well and will do our best to secure 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.
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| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.05.202517:50 | Iberia 7434 | San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) Canary (TFN) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:45 | Iberia 7428 | Canary (TFN) Valverde (VDE) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:30 | Iberia 3507 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:20 | Iberia 6465 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202515:18 | Iberia 4962 | Minneapolis (MSP) (ORD) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:37 | Iberia 4540 | Minneapolis (MSP) (ORD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202520:20 | Iberia 3506 | Seattle (SEA) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202519:20 | Iberia 7190 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202517:00 | Iberia 7422 | Canary (TFN) San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202516:30 | Iberia 3507 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:05 | Iberia 598 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:10 | Iberia 2471 | Leon (LEN) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:40 | Iberia 7196 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:10 | Iberia 2470 | Barcelona (BCN) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202504:31 | Iberia 6544 | Santiago (SCL) Arica (ARI) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202502:20 | Iberia 6237 | Doha (DOH) Lahore (LHE) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202501:35 | Iberia 6299 | Doha (DOH) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202522:30 | Iberia 4044 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202521:15 | Iberia 6690 | Tumbes (TBP) Lima (LIM) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202520:42 | Iberia 4134 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202520:05 | Iberia 3772 | New York (JFK) London (LGW) | cancelled | Refunds |
06.05.202519:45 | Iberia 9024 | Mexico City (MEX) Hermosillo (HMO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202519:45 | Iberia 9022 | Mexico City (MEX) Hermosillo (HMO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202518:10 | Iberia 4218 | New York (JFK) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202517:55 | Iberia 3568 | Newark (EWR) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202517:50 | Iberia 7434 | San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) Canary (TFN) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202517:05 | Iberia 3756 | New York (MCO) London (LGW) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202517:00 | Iberia 7422 | Canary (TFN) San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:45 | Iberia 7428 | Canary (TFN) Valverde (VDE) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202516:30 | Iberia 3507 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202513:10 | Iberia 3762 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202509:40 | Iberia 7196 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202504:31 | Iberia 6544 | Santiago (SCL) Arica (ARI) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:15 | Iberia 5360 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202519:50 | Iberia 5361 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202519:45 | Iberia 9022 | Mexico City (MEX) Hermosillo (HMO) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202519:45 | Iberia 9024 | Mexico City (MEX) Hermosillo (HMO) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202519:40 | Iberia 602 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:55 | Iberia 5660 | Barcelona (BCN) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:49 | Iberia 4437 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:50 | Iberia 7434 | San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) Canary (TFN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:40 | Iberia 6468 | Seattle (SEA) Helsinki (HEL) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202517:20 | Iberia 7375 | Valverde (VDE) Las Palmas (LPA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:00 | Iberia 7422 | Canary (TFN) San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:45 | Iberia 7428 | Canary (TFN) Valverde (VDE) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:35 | Iberia 601 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:30 | Iberia 6413 | Berlin (BER) Doha (DOH) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:20 | Iberia 6465 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202514:52 | Iberia 4321 | Brownsville (BRO) Dallas (DFW) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202512:25 | Iberia 1299 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:15 | Iberia 598 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:55 | Iberia 1091 | Madrid (MAD) Jerez De La Frontera (XRY) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:39 | Iberia 6556 | Santiago (SCL) La Serena (LSC) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:35 | Iberia 5392 | Barcelona (BCN) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:30 | Iberia 5534 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:04 | Iberia 7325 | Seattle (SEA) Dallas (DFW) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:10 | Iberia 597 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:10 | Iberia 7766 | Panama City (PTY) San Salvador (SAL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202507:30 | Iberia 6886 | San Salvador (SAL) San Jose (SJO) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202507:10 | Iberia 5354 | Barcelona (BCN) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202500:10 | Iberia 6513 | Sao Paulo (GRU) Sao Paulo (GIG) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202523:00 | Iberia 7619 | Casablanca (CMN) Er-Rachidia (ERH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202522:30 | Iberia 4134 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:59 | Iberia 7297 | Los Angeles (LAX) Redmond (RDM) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:59 | Iberia 7301 | Los Angeles (LAX) Redmond (RDM) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:35 | Iberia 3694 | London (LHR) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:20 | Iberia 3506 | Seattle (SEA) London (LHR) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:20 | Iberia 1055 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:59 | Iberia 7302 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:40 | Iberia 6246 | Hong Kong (HKG) Doha (DOH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:40 | Iberia 602 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:30 | Iberia 2298 | Madrid (MAD) Melilla (MLN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:10 | Iberia 7845 | Brussels (BRU) Riga (RIX) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:35 | Iberia 6348 | Manila (MNL) Doha (DOH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:30 | Iberia 2462 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:55 | Iberia 7852 | Riga (RIX) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:45 | Iberia 7428 | Canary (TFN) Valverde (VDE) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:35 | Iberia 601 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:30 | Iberia 6413 | Berlin (BER) Doha (DOH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:15 | Iberia 5363 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:10 | Iberia 5288 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:00 | Iberia 2268 | Malaga (AGP) Melilla (MLN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:50 | Iberia 3537 | London (LHR) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:10 | Iberia 5292 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:40 | Iberia 5534 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202508:45 | Iberia 6146 | Hanoi (HAN) Doha (DOH) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202508:40 | Iberia | Madrid (MAD) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202508:30 | Iberia 6383 | Doha (DOH) Manila (MNL) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202507:30 | Iberia 443 | Madrid (MAD) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202506:00 | Iberia 7531 | Mexico City (MEX) Hermosillo (HMO) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202520:50 | Iberia 6260 | Doha (DOH) Phuket (HKT) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202520:20 | Iberia 1055 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202520:10 | Iberia 6363 | Doha (DOH) Bangkok (BKK) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202519:59 | Iberia 7300 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202518:49 | Iberia 7289 | San Francisco (SFO) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202517:50 | Iberia 7434 | San Sebas De La Gomera (GMZ) Canary (TFN) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202516:30 | Iberia 3507 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202516:20 | Iberia 6465 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202516:00 | Iberia 6380 | Doha (DOH) Amman (AMM) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202515:15 | Iberia 8161 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Dole (DLE) | delayed | Refunds |
