One of the most common reasons for flight interruptions is flight strikes, which can be initiated by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, under which you might be entitled to Swiss International Air Lines compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Read on to find out how you can get compensation and when you qualify.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that every air traveler is protected by the EU 261 regulation. The EU 261 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers in cases of flight disruptions. Now, let’s take a closer look at passenger rights, under European Regulation 261:
- The airline must provide travelers with information about their rights;
- In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to select one of the following options: either a ticket refund or rerouting to the final destination under similar conditions. To receive a Swiss International Air Lines refund, passengers must have a confirmed reservation;
- 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 obligated to provide hotel accommodation, as well as transportation between the the hotel and airport;
- Compensation from 250 to 600 euros per passenger.
When You Are Entitled to Swiss International Air Lines Strike Compensation
Often, Swiss International Air Lines strikes involve their employees. These could be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or other essential staff. As you now know, you can seek airline strike compensation, if your travel was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you faced due to 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 happens, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, thus such cases are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are made by the airline’s own employees, these are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.
However, you should understand that each incident is individual, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.
Swiss International Air Lines Strike Compensation
Before seeking the airline strike compensation, you need to know about the requirements and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.
Swiss International Air Lines Strike Flight Delay Compensation
If your flight was delayed by more than 3 hours due to the Swiss International Air Lines strike, you are entitled to compensation of up to €600 per passenger under EU 261/2004. Keep in mind that the amount of compensation depends on the distance of the flight and the time of delay.
For more details on the amount of compensation, see the table below:
| 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 |
Swiss International Air Lines Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
If your flight was cancelled and the airline notified you less than 14 days before your scheduled travel, you might qualify for compensation of up to €600 under EU 261. However, in some cases, the airline may avoid paying compensation if it offers an alternative flight to your final destination that meets certain criteria 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 have a right to claim compensation.
The amount of the compensation fully depends on the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Take a look at the table below for more details:
| 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 Swiss International Air Lines Flights Are Covered by EU261?
The EU261 regulation covers every flight departing from EU airports, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from non-EU countries when operated by EU airlines. It also applies to flights to and from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
The table below shows which Swiss International Air Lines flights are protected by EU 261/2004:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Swiss International Air Lines Strike Compensation
If you’ve faced flight cancellations or delays at least once, you know how frustrating it can be.
Passengers who experience any of these situations are entitled to claim Swiss International Air Lines compensation, according to European Union 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 are well-versed in the EU laws well and will do our best to secure your compensation. You are only charged 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.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
08.11.202508:40 | SWISS 9014 | Singapore (SIN) Darwin (DRW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202523:55 | SWISS 4027 | Nairobi (NBO) Frankfurt (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202522:25 | SWISS 3556 | Vienna (VIE) Yerevan (EVN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202521:45 | SWISS 3466 | Rome (FCO) Napoli (NAP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202520:55 | SWISS 962 | Zurich (ZRH) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202520:50 | SWISS 358 | Geneva (GVA) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202520:25 | SWISS 3584 | Zurich (BSL) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202518:40 | SWISS 3308 | Chicago (ORD) Raleigh (RDU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202518:30 | SWISS 3557 | Vienna (VIE) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202518:20 | SWISS 3583 | Vienna (VIE) Zurich (BSL) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202517:40 | SWISS 1839 | Athens (ATH) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202517:20 | SWISS 3482 | Rome (FCO) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:50 | SWISS 3435 | Rome (FCO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:40 | SWISS 9025 | Melbourne (MEL) Singapore (SIN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:30 | SWISS 1024 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:10 | SWISS 3205 | Chicago (ORD) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202516:00 | SWISS 4647 | Halifax (YHZ) Toronto (YYZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:56 | SWISS 3241 | Atlanta (ATL) Chicago (ORD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:30 | SWISS 324 | Zurich (ZRH) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:25 | SWISS 8186 | Zurich (ZRH) Antalya (AYT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:20 | SWISS 4241 | Brussels (BRU) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:15 | SWISS 8289 | Faro (FAO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:05 | SWISS 3570 | Zurich (ZRH) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:00 | SWISS 9701 | Sao Paulo (GIG) Sao Paulo (GRU) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
07.11.202515:00 | SWISS 3535 | Vienna (VIE) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | SWISS 1743 | Palermo (PMO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | SWISS 1955 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | SWISS | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:55 | SWISS 1271 | Copenhagen (CPH) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:50 | SWISS 2811 | Geneva (GVA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:50 | SWISS 1737 | Rome (FCO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:26 | SWISS 3327 | Dallas (DFW) Chicago (ORD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:25 | SWISS 4371 | Gudja (MLA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:20 | SWISS 2277 | Ljubljana (LJU) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202514:05 | SWISS 9152 | Johannesburg (JNB) Walvis Bay (WVB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:45 | SWISS 4457 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:45 | SWISS 4268 | Zurich (ZRH) Antalya (AYT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:35 | SWISS 3620 | Zurich (ZRH) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:35 | SWISS 8004 | Zurich (ZRH) Tampa (TPA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:35 | SWISS 9851 | New Delhi (DEL) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:30 | SWISS 3309 | Raleigh (RDU) Chicago (ORD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:20 | SWISS 401 | Dublin (DUB) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:20 | SWISS 4581 | Lisbon (LIS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:20 | SWISS 3257 | Seattle (SEA) San Francisco (SFO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:10 | SWISS 1249 | Stockholm (ARN) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:00 | SWISS 1046 | Geneva (GVA) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:00 | SWISS | Oslo (OSL) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202513:00 | SWISS 4805 | Frankfurt (FRA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:55 | SWISS 3571 | Vienna (VIE) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:55 | SWISS 8140 | Zurich (ZRH) Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:45 | SWISS 2141 | Manises (VLC) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:40 | SWISS 966 | Zurich (ZRH) Berlin (BER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:35 | SWISS 8288 | Zurich (ZRH) Faro (FAO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:30 | SWISS 9160 | Johannesburg (JNB) Hoedspruit (HDS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:25 | SWISS 2276 | Zurich (ZRH) Ljubljana (LJU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:20 | SWISS 1954 | Zurich (ZRH) Barcelona (BCN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:20 | SWISS 4556 | Zurich (ZRH) Brussels (BRU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:15 | SWISS 2087 | Lisbon (LIS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:10 | SWISS 4002 | Frankfurt (FRA) Riyadh (RUH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:05 | SWISS 319 | London (LHR) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:00 | SWISS 3621 | Munich (MUC) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:00 | SWISS 4265 | Istanbul (ADB) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202512:00 | SWISS 8134 | Zurich (ZRH) Hurghada (HRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:35 | SWISS 4026 | Frankfurt (FRA) Nairobi (NBO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:25 | SWISS 4593 | Porto (OPO) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:25 | SWISS 3602 | Zurich (ZRH) Frankfurt (FRA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:20 | SWISS 4320 | Zurich (ZRH) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202511:15 | SWISS 2813 | Geneva (GVA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:40 | SWISS 8071 | Plaisance (MRU) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:35 | SWISS 4630 | Vienna (VIE) Toronto (YYZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:35 | SWISS 2809 | Geneva (GVA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:30 | SWISS 4562 | Brussels (BRU) Ouagadougou (OUA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202510:25 | SWISS 4528 | Brussels (BRU) Nairobi (NBO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:50 | SWISS 1051 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:50 | SWISS 1051 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:45 | SWISS 4412 | Zurich (ZRH) Hamburg (HAM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:45 | SWISS 1443 | Tirana (TIA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:45 | SWISS 154 | Zurich (ZRH) Mumbai (BOM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:45 | SWISS 2140 | Zurich (ZRH) Manises (VLC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:40 | SWISS 975 | Berlin (BER) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:40 | SWISS 3204 | Zurich (ZRH) Chicago (ORD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:25 | SWISS 2086 | Zurich (ZRH) Lisbon (LIS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:25 | SWISS 8208 | Zurich (ZRH) Arrecife (ACE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202509:25 | SWISS 3618 | Zurich (ZRH) Munich (MUC) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:50 | SWISS 4591 | Lisbon (LIS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:50 | SWISS 8399 | Catania (CTA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:45 | SWISS 4546 | Zurich (ZRH) Brussels (BRU) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:40 | SWISS 4458 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:35 | SWISS 8324 | Zurich (ZRH) Kalamata (KLX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202508:35 | SWISS 9525 | Hong Kong (HKG) Cebu (CEB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:50 | SWISS 3619 | Munich (MUC) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:40 | SWISS 2805 | Geneva (GVA) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:40 | SWISS 4413 | Hamburg (HAM) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:35 | SWISS 562 | Zurich (ZRH) Nice (NCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:35 | SWISS 1016 | Zurich (ZRH) Dusseldorf (DUS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:30 | SWISS 4242 | Zurich (ZRH) Brussels (BRU) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:25 | SWISS 1484 | Zurich (ZRH) Prague (PRG) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:20 | SWISS 3532 | Zurich (ZRH) Vienna (VIE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:10 | SWISS 1726 | Zurich (ZRH) Rome (FCO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.11.202507:00 | SWISS 737 | Amsterdam (AMS) Zurich (ZRH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
