TAP Air Portugal Strike Compensation

Yurii Moskalenko
21.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

One of the most common factors behind flight interruptions is flight strikes, which are often initiated by airline staff, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of EU Regulation 261, under which you may be entitled to compensation of up to 600 Euros.

Read on 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 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for compensation and assistance for travelers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at passenger rights, according to EU 261/2004:

  • The airline needs to provide passengers with information about their rights.
  • In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to select one of these options: either a ticket refund or rerouting to the final destination under similar conditions;
  • Passengers can expect to receive meals and drinks; 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 airport and the hotel.
  • Compensation between 250 to 600 euros per passenger

When You Are Entitled to TAP Air Portugal Strike Compensation

Often, TAP Air Portugal strikes involve their staff. These could be engineers, pilots, flight attendants, or other essential staff. As you now know, you may be eligible for compensation for airline strikes, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you faced due to the strike.

It is also crucial to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events beyond the airline’s control. If a strike is considered one of these circumstances, the airline is not required to provide compensation. It is important to note if a staff strike happens, 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 made by the airline’s own employees, these are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, passengers are entitled to claim flight compensation.

Nonetheless, 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 provide compensation.

TAP Air Portugal Strike Compensation

Before claiming compensation for an airline strike, you should be aware of the conditions and the amount of compensation you might receive.

TAP Air Portugal Strike Flight Delay Compensation

The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it creates for travelers. 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 understand that if your flight is delayed for more than 3 hours because of a strike, you are entitled to compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.

In evaluating the potential sum of compensation, passengers need to take two critical factors into account: the distance of the flight and the delay length they experience. It is important to understand these factors, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. In the following, you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you can receive.

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

TAP Air Portugal Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation

Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes result in flight cancellation. According to EU 261/2004, you may receive 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.

Nevertheless, there are always some exceptions to the rules, and here is the case. The airline is entitled to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This flight must meet the criteria listed below:

Advance NoticeRe-routing Requirements
14 DaysNone
7 – 13 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight
Less than 7 DaysAlternative 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 your destination was still delayed, you are entitled 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. Check the table below for more details:

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

Which TAP Air Portugal Flights Are Covered by EU261?

EU261 regulation applies to every flight departing from airports in the EU, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from non-EU countries when operated by airlines based in the EU. The regulation also covers flights to/from Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.

The following table shows which TAP Air Portugal flights are protected by EU Regulation 261/2004:

ItineraryCovered by EU 261
Flights departing the EU airports✅ Covered
Flights arriving at the EU airports✅ Covered

How to Claim TAP Air Portugal Strike Compensation

If you have encountered flight delays or cancellations at least once, you know how frustrating it can be.

Travelers who encounter any of these situations on TAP Air Portugal flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We understand the EU laws well and will strive 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

09.05.202506:00

TAP Air Portugal

6617

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202522:00

TAP Air Portugal

6625

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

cancelled

Refunds

08.05.202521:30

TAP Air Portugal

6588

Montreal (YUL)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202521:15

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Boston (BOS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6572

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202519:10

TAP Air Portugal

8560

Newark (EWR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7077

Warsaw (WAW)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202509:45

TAP Air Portugal

7090

Budapest (BUD)

Warsaw (WAW)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8199

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6654

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202515:45

TAP Air Portugal

1527

Accra (ACC)

Sao Tome Island (TMS)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202515:00

TAP Air Portugal

5013

Altamira (ATM)

Belem (BEL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:50

TAP Air Portugal

641

Brussels (BRU)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:31

TAP Air Portugal

8565

Tampa (TPA)

Newark (EWR)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202510:30

TAP Air Portugal

6781

Brussels (BRU)

Porto (OPO)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202508:15

TAP Air Portugal

1859

Lisbon (LIS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202507:25

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Rome (MXP)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202523:55

TAP Air Portugal

8424

Singapore (SIN)

London (LGW)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202522:10

TAP Air Portugal

5398

Recife (REC)

Vitoria (VIX)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202521:15

TAP Air Portugal

6470

Boston (BOS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202520:55

TAP Air Portugal

6558

New York (JFK)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6572

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:45

TAP Air Portugal

4046

Sao Paulo (GIG)

Vitoria (VIX)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:45

TAP Air Portugal

5136

Sao Paulo (CNF)

Ipatinga (IPN)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202514:55

TAP Air Portugal

7645

Stuttgart (STR)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202514:25

TAP Air Portugal

6509

Paris (CDG)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202508:40

TAP Air Portugal

1477

Lisbon (LIS)

Bissau (OXB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202522:15

TAP Air Portugal

7978

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:50

TAP Air Portugal

7240

Rome (FCO)

Bari (BRI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:30

TAP Air Portugal

6588

Montreal (YUL)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:25

TAP Air Portugal

8987

Brussels (BRU)

Addis Ababa (ADD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:00

TAP Air Portugal

7464

Brussels (BRU)

Gothenburg (GOT)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:45

TAP Air Portugal

6514

Toronto (YYZ)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:10

TAP Air Portugal

646

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:55

TAP Air Portugal

6766

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:20

TAP Air Portugal

7483

Gothenburg (GOT)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:10

TAP Air Portugal

6418

Berlin (BER)

Tallinn (TLL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:05

TAP Air Portugal

8799

Berlin (BER)

Helsinki (HEL)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202517:50

TAP Air Portugal

7791

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:50

TAP Air Portugal

6768

Porto (OPO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:20

TAP Air Portugal

644

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:00

TAP Air Portugal

7714

Munich (MUC)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:50

TAP Air Portugal

4079

Sao Paulo (GRU)

Ilheus (IOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:25

TAP Air Portugal

6408

Berlin (BER)

Riga (RIX)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:15

TAP Air Portugal

1324

Lisbon (LIS)

Dublin (DUB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:20

TAP Air Portugal

7973

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:00

TAP Air Portugal

6407

Riga (RIX)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:20

TAP Air Portugal

7230

Rome (FCO)

Trieste (TRS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202513:05

TAP Air Portugal

531

Berlin (BER)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:55

TAP Air Portugal

6780

Porto (OPO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:55

TAP Air Portugal

5540

Oslo (OSL)

Bodo (BOO)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:10

TAP Air Portugal

6784

Faro (FAO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:05

TAP Air Portugal

6774

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202512:00

TAP Air Portugal

7966

Frankfurt (FRA)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:55

TAP Air Portugal

7742

Munich (MUC)

Bremen (BRE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:25

TAP Air Portugal

7980

Munich (MUC)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:25

TAP Air Portugal

7253

Brindisi (BDS)

Rome (FCO)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:15

TAP Air Portugal

8712

Budapest (BUD)

Vienna (VIE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202511:07

TAP Air Portugal

8511

Boston (BOS)

Newark (EWR)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202510:16

TAP Air Portugal

4352

Philadelphia (PHL)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202510:15

TAP Air Portugal

6723

Budapest (BUD)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202510:05

TAP Air Portugal

57

Lisbon (LIS)

Brasilia (BSB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:35

TAP Air Portugal

5311

Sao Paulo (SDU)

Sao Paulo (CNF)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8199

Budapest (BUD)

Zurich (ZRH)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:30

TAP Air Portugal

8513

Boston (BOS)

Newark (EWR)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202509:25

TAP Air Portugal

7745

Bremen (BRE)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202509:25

TAP Air Portugal

7969

Budapest (BUD)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:50

TAP Air Portugal

4113

Brasilia (BSB)

Fortaleza (FOR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:35

TAP Air Portugal

4033

Brasilia (BSB)

Sao Paulo (CNF)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202508:30

TAP Air Portugal

540

Lisbon (LIS)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202507:40

TAP Air Portugal

4022

Sao Paulo (GIG)

Porto Alegre (POA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202507:40

TAP Air Portugal

7117

Warsaw (WAW)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202507:15

TAP Air Portugal

640

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202506:30

TAP Air Portugal

1866

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Lisbon (LIS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202506:00

TAP Air Portugal

4396

San Juan (SJU)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202506:00

TAP Air Portugal

4259

Philadelphia (PHL)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202506:00

TAP Air Portugal

4196

Sao Paulo (CNF)

Sao Paulo (GIG)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202505:15

TAP Air Portugal

5776

Goiania (GYN)

Sao Paulo (GIG)

cancelled

Refunds

05.05.202504:00

TAP Air Portugal

4225

Recife (REC)

Sao Paulo (GIG)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202503:35

TAP Air Portugal

4217

Porto Velho (PVH)

Brasilia (BSB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202503:10

TAP Air Portugal

6354

Dubai (DXB)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202501:00

TAP Air Portugal

8986

Addis Ababa (ADD)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202523:59

TAP Air Portugal

4318

Las Vegas (LAS)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202523:35

TAP Air Portugal

5313

Fortaleza (FOR)

Belem (BEL)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202523:30

TAP Air Portugal

75

Lisbon (LIS)

Sao Paulo (GIG)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202521:15

TAP Air Portugal

6472

Boston (BOS)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202520:55

TAP Air Portugal

6554

New York (JFK)

Ponta Delgada (PDL)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202520:30

TAP Air Portugal

6887

Brussels (BRU)

Zagreb (ZAG)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202519:10

TAP Air Portugal

6410

Brussels (BRU)

Riga (RIX)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202518:50

TAP Air Portugal

7611

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202518:20

TAP Air Portugal

7483

Gothenburg (GOT)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202518:10

TAP Air Portugal

7473

Copenhagen (CPH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202518:05

TAP Air Portugal

7485

Oslo (OSL)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202518:00

TAP Air Portugal

6866

Zagreb (ZAG)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202517:50

TAP Air Portugal

7791

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202517:00

TAP Air Portugal

7379

Krakow (KRK)

Paris (ORY)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:55

TAP Air Portugal

6411

Riga (RIX)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:50

TAP Air Portugal

6768

Porto (OPO)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:20

TAP Air Portugal

644

Lisbon (LIS)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

Refunds

04.05.202516:00

TAP Air Portugal

7714

Munich (MUC)

Berlin (BER)

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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