Flight delays or cancellations caused by an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. However, in many cases, passengers are protected by EU261/2004 regulation. This regulation outlines the rules for compensation and assistance to passengers when facing airline strikes. In this article, we will look at your rights as a passenger and the process of claiming compensation from the airline.
When Are You Entitled to Kenya Airways Strike Compensation?
European Union Regulation 261/2004 protects travelers affected by airline strikes. This legislation obliges the airline to issue compensation in case of 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 essential to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Certain strikes may qualify for the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by cargo handlers, fire crews, ground personnel, etc. When faced with disruptions resulting from these ground staff, the chances of getting compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to identify exactly which staff 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 travelers of the cancellation at least 14 days before the scheduled departure. If the airline doesn’t inform you within the specified period, it is obliged to pay compensation to passengers 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 is based on the duration of the delay and the distance of the flight, as displayed in the following table:
| 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 |
Flight Delay Compensation
Under 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’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 departed.
The amount of compensation is based on the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay:
| 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 |
Requirements for Kenya Airways Strike Compensation
When a flight disruption occurs, passengers could be eligible for 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 covers all flights leaving from EU airports, regardless of the airline. It also applies to flights arriving in the EU, but only when operated by an EU-based airline.
- A flight cancellation or delay has significantly disrupted your travel plans. This means your flight has been delayed by 3 hours or more at the final destination, or it was cancelled with less than 14 days’ notice before the scheduled departure.
- You must have a confirmed reservation and be ready to travel. This includes having a valid booking and all necessary travel documents ready (passport, visas).
- You need to get to the airport on time. Complete check-in by the time specified by the 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 Kenya Airways 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 towards potentially obtaining compensation for an airline strike.
How to Claim Kenya Airways Strike Compensation
Dealing with flight delays or cancellations due to strikes is always frustrating. It can spoil your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To claim compensation for this inconvenience, follow these steps:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details including your flight number, date, and the issue you encountered.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We know the EU laws thoroughly and will make every effort to secure your compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.
By following these steps, you will get the compensation you are entitled to under EU law.
Other Rights in Case of a Flight Strike
In addition to compensation, passengers should 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 provide some comfort to passengers during delays or cancellations. Note that the services we are describing below are included in 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 reduce discomfort. Some of the basic services are free beverages and meals. Moreover, the affected passengers have a right to make two calls and send faxes, or e-mails for free.
Rebooking or Refunds
If your flight gets cancelled or delayed by more than five hours, you are entitled to a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These options offer 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.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09.05.202513:20 | Kenya Airways 1670 | Barcelona (BCN) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:05 | Kenya Airways 3786 | Paris (CDG) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:35 | Kenya Airways 3834 | Paris (CDG) Zagreb (ZAG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:20 | Kenya Airways 3969 | Barcelona (BCN) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:05 | Kenya Airways 1666 | Barcelona (BCN) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:45 | Kenya Airways 3933 | Bologna (BLQ) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:40 | Kenya Airways 1520 | Norwich (NWI) Amsterdam (AMS) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202509:25 | Kenya Airways 3048 | Paris (CDG) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202510:20 | Kenya Airways 1330 | Aalborg (AAL) Amsterdam (AMS) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202509:30 | Kenya Airways 3830 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202507:25 | Kenya Airways 706 | Nairobi (NBO) Lusaka (LUN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202502:55 | Kenya Airways 263 | Antananarivo (TNR) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202502:40 | Kenya Airways 203 | Mumbai (BOM) Nairobi (NBO) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202501:15 | Kenya Airways 765 | Johannesburg (JNB) Nairobi (NBO) | cancelled | Refunds |
07.05.202501:00 | Kenya Airways 887 | Bangkok (BKK) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202500:55 | Kenya Airways 311 | Dubai (DXB) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202523:55 | Kenya Airways 4701 | Cairo (CAI) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202520:05 | Kenya Airways 521 | Abidjan (ABJ) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202518:25 | Kenya Airways 101 | London (LHR) Nairobi (NBO) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202514:10 | Kenya Airways 1874 | Stuttgart (STR) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
06.05.202502:40 | Kenya Airways 203 | Mumbai (BOM) Nairobi (NBO) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202522:20 | Kenya Airways 304 | Nairobi (NBO) Dubai (DXB) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202521:50 | Kenya Airways 4316 | Rome (FCO) Bari (BRI) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202521:30 | Kenya Airways 1733 | Amsterdam (AMS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202520:30 | Kenya Airways 1991 | Amsterdam (AMS) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:30 | Kenya Airways 1824 | Berlin (BER) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:20 | Kenya Airways 3350 | Bari (BRI) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202517:10 | Kenya Airways 310 | Nairobi (NBO) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:45 | Kenya Airways 1757 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bremen (BRE) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:45 | Kenya Airways 1053 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bristol (BRS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:25 | Kenya Airways 1335 | Amsterdam (AMS) Aalborg (AAL) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202514:35 | Kenya Airways 793 | Cape Town (CPT) Victoria Falls (VFA) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:35 | Kenya Airways 1758 | Bremen (BRE) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:15 | Kenya Airways 414 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202514:10 | Kenya Airways 3788 | Paris (CDG) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:30 | Kenya Airways 7060 | New York (JFK) Buffalo (BUF) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202513:00 | Kenya Airways 1051 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bristol (BRS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:30 | Kenya Airways 1987 | Amsterdam (AMS) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:25 | Kenya Airways 1858 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:05 | Kenya Airways 3166 | Paris (CDG) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:25 | Kenya Airways 4302 | Brindisi (BDS) Rome (FCO) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202510:10 | Kenya Airways 1754 | Bremen (BRE) Amsterdam (AMS) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3830 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:20 | Kenya Airways 3730 | Paris (CDG) Tunis (TUN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:20 | Kenya Airways 1052 | Bristol (BRS) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202508:55 | Kenya Airways 1723 | Amsterdam (AMS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202523:10 | Kenya Airways 304 | Nairobi (NBO) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202517:30 | Kenya Airways 1824 | Berlin (BER) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:20 | Kenya Airways 415 | Entebbe (EBB) Nairobi (NBO) | cancelled | Refunds |
04.05.202514:15 | Kenya Airways 414 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | cancelled | Refunds |
04.05.202513:50 | Kenya Airways 1725 | Amsterdam (AMS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:05 | Kenya Airways 3166 | Paris (CDG) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202513:00 | Kenya Airways 1051 | Amsterdam (AMS) Bristol (BRS) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:45 | Kenya Airways 3803 | Budapest (BUD) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:05 | Kenya Airways 5392 | Dubai (DXB) Muscat (MCT) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3830 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202509:20 | Kenya Airways 3730 | Paris (CDG) Tunis (TUN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202505:10 | Kenya Airways 4763 | Praia (RAI) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
02.05.202514:35 | Kenya Airways 793 | Cape Town (CPT) Victoria Falls (VFA) | delayed | Refunds |
02.05.202507:35 | Kenya Airways 420 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Refunds |
01.05.202522:20 | Kenya Airways 304 | Nairobi (NBO) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202519:30 | Kenya Airways 5301 | Bangkok (BKK) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202516:05 | Kenya Airways 5303 | Hanoi (HAN) Bangkok (BKK) | delayed | Refunds |
29.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4756 | Douala (DLA) (NDJ) | delayed | Refunds |
29.04.202516:45 | Kenya Airways 3844 | Paris (CDG) Turin (TRN) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202512:40 | Kenya Airways 4760 | Lome (LFW) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202512:15 | Kenya Airways 3955 | Berlin (BER) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202510:05 | Kenya Airways 1823 | Amsterdam (AMS) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3230 | Paris (CDG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3830 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202521:20 | Kenya Airways 1183 | Amsterdam (AMS) Linkoping (LPI) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4756 | Douala (DLA) (NDJ) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202515:10 | Kenya Airways 8694 | Nairobi (NBO) Ukunda (UKA) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202513:40 | Kenya Airways 4758 | Lome (LFW) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202512:40 | Kenya Airways 4762 | Lome (LFW) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202512:10 | Kenya Airways 972 | London (LCY) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202521:10 | Kenya Airways 1183 | Amsterdam (AMS) Linkoping (LPI) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202519:05 | Kenya Airways 5261 | Kunming (KMG) Guangzhou (CAN) | cancelled | Refunds |
25.04.202518:15 | Kenya Airways 5289 | Kunming (KMG) Bangkok (BKK) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202516:05 | Kenya Airways 1449 | Amsterdam (AMS) Aberdeen (ABZ) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202514:35 | Kenya Airways 793 | Cape Town (CPT) Victoria Falls (VFA) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202514:10 | Kenya Airways 4752 | Accra (ACC) Freetown (FNA) | delayed | Refunds |
25.04.202511:50 | Kenya Airways 1445 | Amsterdam (AMS) Aberdeen (ABZ) | delayed | Refunds |
24.04.202512:35 | Kenya Airways 3937 | Napoli (NAP) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
24.04.202511:05 | Kenya Airways 1870 | Stuttgart (STR) Amsterdam (AMS) | delayed | Refunds |
23.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
23.04.202514:10 | Kenya Airways 8694 | Nairobi (NBO) Ukunda (UKA) | delayed | Refunds |
23.04.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3230 | Paris (CDG) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
23.04.202507:35 | Kenya Airways 420 | Nairobi (NBO) Entebbe (EBB) | delayed | Refunds |
22.04.202522:20 | Kenya Airways 304 | Nairobi (NBO) Dubai (DXB) | delayed | Refunds |
22.04.202516:05 | Kenya Airways 5303 | Hanoi (HAN) Bangkok (BKK) | delayed | Refunds |
20.04.202521:10 | Kenya Airways 1183 | Amsterdam (AMS) Linkoping (LPI) | delayed | Refunds |
20.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4754 | Douala (DLA) Bangui (BGF) | delayed | Refunds |
20.04.202516:05 | Kenya Airways 5303 | Hanoi (HAN) Bangkok (BKK) | delayed | Refunds |
20.04.202509:35 | Kenya Airways 3830 | Paris (CDG) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
19.04.202517:00 | Kenya Airways 4756 | Douala (DLA) (NDJ) | delayed | Refunds |
