Flight delays or cancellations caused by an airline strike can seriously disrupt travel plans. Fortunately, in many cases, passengers are covered under EU261/2004 regulation. This regulation establishes the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers when facing airline strikes. In this article, we will look at passenger rights and the process of claiming compensation from the airline.
When Are You Entitled to Sichuan Airlines Strike Compensation?
European Union Regulation 261/2004 protects passengers 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 crucial to understand that the situation with compensation is complex. Certain strikes may be classified as the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. These include strikes by baggage handlers, fire crews, ground personnel, etc. In the event of disruptions resulting from these ground crew members, the chances of getting compensation may be significantly reduced. It is crucial to identify exactly which personnel is involved in the strike. This directly influences 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 fails to notify you during the specified period, it is obliged to pay compensation to travelers in the amount of up to 600 euros.
It is important 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 might 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
According to the EU261/2004 regulation, if your flight is delayed and you reach your final destination more than 3 hours later than scheduled, you are entitled to compensation of up to €600 per passenger. It is important to note that the duration of the delay depends solely on when you reach your final destination, not on how late the plane took off.
The amount of compensation depends 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 Sichuan Airlines Strike Compensation
When a flight disruption occurs, passengers may be eligible for compensation, but specific criteria must be met. It’s important to understand these criteria to effectively manage 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 applies to 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 less than fourteen 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 prepared (passport, visas).
- You need to get to the airport on time. Check-in within the specified time by the airline. If no specific time is provided, arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure to maintain eligibility for compensation.
In case you believe you meet these requirements following a Sichuan Airlines 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 obtaining compensation for an airline strike.
How to Claim Sichuan Airlines Strike Compensation
Dealing with delayed or cancelled flights due to strikes is always frustrating. This can spoil your trip but also create problems – emotional, financial, etc. To seek compensation for this inconvenience, take the following actions:
- 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 take over. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will do our best 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 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 are a part of the airline company’s duty to care for every passenger.
Right to Care
When the flight delay is two hours or more, the airline is required to provide affected passengers with certain services to alleviate discomfort. Some of the basic services are free beverages and meals. Additionally, the affected passengers have a right to make two 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 can request a full refund or an alternative flight to your final destination. These options 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10.05.202509:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4002 | (QSZ) (TWC) | cancelled | Refunds |
10.05.202508:15 | Sichuan Airlines 4227 | Aksu (AKU) (QSZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202523:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4612 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Guangzhou (CAN) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202523:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4206 | (LFQ) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202523:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4114 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chongqing (CKG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202523:00 | Sichuan Airlines 6976 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Chongqing (TFU) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202522:45 | Sichuan Airlines 1434 | Haikou (HAK) Guiyang (KWE) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202522:30 | Sichuan Airlines 1687 | Wuhan (WUH) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202521:55 | Sichuan Airlines 2360 | Tianjin (TSN) Hangzhou (HGH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202521:35 | Sichuan Airlines 4350 | Dalian (DLC) Tianjin (TSN) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202521:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4206 | Tianjin (TSN) (LFQ) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202521:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4206 | Tianjin (TSN) (LFQ) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202520:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4024 | Tacheng (TCG) (SHF) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202520:05 | Sichuan Airlines 4076 | Tianjin (TSN) Xiangfan (XFN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202520:05 | Sichuan Airlines 6975 | Chongqing (TFU) Xuzhou (XUZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202520:00 | Sichuan Airlines 2645 | Tianjin (TSN) Shanghai (SHA) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202519:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4612 | Changchun (CGQ) Xuzhou (XUZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202519:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4284 | Fuzhou (FOC) Hengyang (HNY) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202519:35 | Sichuan Airlines 5233 | Jinan (TNA) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202519:20 | Sichuan Airlines 5826 | Kuqa (KCA) (QSZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202519:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4065 | Hohhot (HET) Ulanhot (HLH) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202518:50 | Sichuan Airlines 4350 | Jixi (JXA) Dalian (DLC) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202518:35 | Sichuan Airlines 2011 | Wuhan (WUH) Qingdao (TAO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202518:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4257 | Hohhot (HET) Erenhot (ERL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4588 | Urumqi (URC) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:45 | Sichuan Airlines 4686 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Dalian (DLC) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:45 | Sichuan Airlines 5646 | Hohhot (HET) Ulanhot (HLH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:40 | Sichuan Airlines 3167 | Hangzhou (HGH) Zhaotong (ZAT) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:20 | Sichuan Airlines 4159 | Korla (KRL) (FYN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:00 | Sichuan Airlines 2519 | Jinjiang (JJN) Kunming (KMG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:35 | Sichuan Airlines 2683 | Jinjiang (JJN) Guiyang (KWE) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4308 | (SHF) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:15 | Sichuan Airlines 5786 | Aksu (AKU) Xinyuan (NLT) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:05 | Sichuan Airlines 1880 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Changsha (CSX) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4349 | Dalian (DLC) Jixi (JXA) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202515:50 | Sichuan Airlines 2733 | Changzhou (CZX) Jinzhou (JNZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:35 | Sichuan Airlines 1850 | Chongqing (TFU) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:35 | Sichuan Airlines 4023 | Kashi (KHG) (SHF) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:25 | Sichuan Airlines 4013 | Hohhot (HET) Ulanhot (HLH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4322 | Hohhot (HET) Shanghai (ENY) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202514:55 | Sichuan Airlines 4686 | Jinjiang (JJN) Xuzhou (XUZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:50 | Sichuan Airlines 4016 | Hami (HMI) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:40 | Sichuan Airlines 7013 | Guangzhou (CAN) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:40 | Sichuan Airlines 4022 | Hohhot (HET) Xuzhou (XUZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:15 | Sichuan Airlines 4740 | Lijiang City (LJG) Zhi Jiang (HJJ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:10 | Sichuan Airlines 5634 | Jiagedaqi (JGD) Harbin (HRB) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:00 | Sichuan Airlines 2621 | Xiamen (XMN) Qingdao (TAO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:50 | Sichuan Airlines 5642 | Wenzhou (WNZ) Zhengzhou (CGO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4202 | (YTW) Korla (KRL) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202513:20 | Sichuan Airlines 4699 | Yinchuan (INC) Xuzhou (XUZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:55 | Sichuan Airlines 6422 | Dalian (DLC) Chongqing (TFU) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:50 | Sichuan Airlines 5372 | Chongqing (TFU) Qingdao (TAO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4735 | Shenzhen (SZX) Xuzhou (XUZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:05 | Sichuan Airlines 6484 | Anshan (AOG) Chongqing (TFU) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4253 | Kunming (KMG) Wenshan (WNH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:55 | Sichuan Airlines 5059 | Shanghai (XIY) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:30 | Sichuan Airlines 6973 | Chongqing (TFU) Xuzhou (XUZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:10 | Sichuan Airlines 5387 | (PKX) Korla (KRL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:50 | Sichuan Airlines 7051 | Guangzhou (CAN) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:20 | Sichuan Airlines 2024 | Wenzhou (WNZ) (PKX) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202508:15 | Sichuan Airlines 6483 | Chongqing (TFU) Anshan (AOG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:10 | Sichuan Airlines 2685 | Jinjiang (JJN) Chongqing (CKG) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202522:15 | Sichuan Airlines 4021 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Hohhot (HET) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202522:05 | Sichuan Airlines 4286 | (TWC) Korla (KRL) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:35 | Sichuan Airlines 7946 | Lanzhou (LHW) Chongqing (TFU) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202520:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4024 | Tacheng (TCG) (SHF) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202519:35 | Sichuan Airlines 5233 | Jinan (TNA) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202519:25 | Sichuan Airlines 5061 | Shanghai (XIY) Golmud (GOQ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202518:50 | Sichuan Airlines 7946 | Jinchang (JIC) Lanzhou (LHW) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202518:05 | Sichuan Airlines 4244 | Hami (HMI) Yining (YIN) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202516:40 | Sichuan Airlines 7945 | Lanzhou (LHW) Jinchang (JIC) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202516:35 | Sichuan Airlines 4228 | (QSZ) Aksu (AKU) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202516:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4163 | Korla (KRL) Bole (BPL) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202516:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4308 | (SHF) Korla (KRL) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202516:30 | Sichuan Airlines 8954 | Jinan (TNA) Chengdu (CTU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202515:20 | Sichuan Airlines 4074 | (LLV) Chongqing (CKG) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202515:10 | Sichuan Airlines 4001 | (TWC) (QSZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202515:00 | Sichuan Airlines 5653 | (FYJ) Jiamusi (JMU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202515:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4243 | Yining (YIN) Hami (HMI) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202514:45 | Sichuan Airlines 4022 | Hohhot (HET) Xuzhou (XUZ) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202514:40 | Sichuan Airlines 7013 | Guangzhou (CAN) Tokyo (HND) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:35 | Sichuan Airlines 4170 | Kuqa (KCA) Korla (KRL) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202514:25 | Sichuan Airlines 4040 | Dalian (DLC) (WUT) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202514:10 | Sichuan Airlines 7945 | Chongqing (TFU) Lanzhou (LHW) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202514:05 | Sichuan Airlines 5073 | Hangzhou (HGH) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:55 | Sichuan Airlines 3126 | Kunming (KMG) Zhongwei (ZHY) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:40 | Sichuan Airlines 4006 | Hami (HMI) Bole (BPL) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:30 | Sichuan Airlines 6974 | Xuzhou (XUZ) Chongqing (TFU) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4246 | Yining (YIN) (QSZ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202513:00 | Sichuan Airlines 4348 | Yinchuan (INC) (LFQ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:55 | Sichuan Airlines 5782 | Hotan (HTN) (RQA) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:55 | Sichuan Airlines 6335 | Chongqing (TFU) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:30 | Sichuan Airlines 4240 | Wenzhou (WNZ) (WDS) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202512:20 | Sichuan Airlines 4074 | Shenyang (SHE) (LLV) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202512:05 | Sichuan Airlines 4262 | Nanchang (KHN) (LFQ) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:50 | Sichuan Airlines 4039 | (WUT) Dalian (DLC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:20 | Sichuan Airlines 1751 | Lanzhou (LHW) Urumqi (URC) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:20 | Sichuan Airlines 3366 | Haikou (HAK) Tianjin (TSN) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:15 | Sichuan Airlines 2379 | Zhengzhou (CGO) Lanzhou (LHW) | delayed | Refunds |
08.05.202511:10 | Sichuan Airlines 5629 | Jinan (TNA) Hami (HMI) | delayed | Refunds |
