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 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 |
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 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 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 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 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:
| Itinerary | Covered 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:
- Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15.05.202515:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6602 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202514:25 | TAP Air Portugal 6732 | Dubai (DXB) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202514:05 | TAP Air Portugal 6358 | Dubai (DXB) Amman (AMM) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202511:50 | TAP Air Portugal 7966 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202510:50 | TAP Air Portugal 7729 | Berlin (BER) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202509:35 | TAP Air Portugal 57 | Lisbon (LIS) Brasilia (BSB) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202509:25 | TAP Air Portugal 7969 | Budapest (BUD) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202509:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6775 | Brussels (BRU) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202508:50 | TAP Air Portugal 5864 | Brasilia (BSB) Porto Alegre (POA) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202508:50 | TAP Air Portugal 4113 | Brasilia (BSB) Fortaleza (FOR) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202507:35 | TAP Air Portugal 5621 | Reykjavik (KEF) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202507:15 | TAP Air Portugal 640 | Lisbon (LIS) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202507:00 | TAP Air Portugal 530 | Lisbon (LIS) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
15.05.202501:00 | TAP Air Portugal 8986 | Addis Ababa (ADD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202521:45 | TAP Air Portugal 5081 | Sao Paulo (CNF) Montes Claros (MOC) | cancelled | Refunds |
14.05.202521:15 | TAP Air Portugal 5150 | Campina Grande (CPV) Recife (REC) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202519:10 | TAP Air Portugal 8560 | Newark (EWR) Seattle (SEA) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202517:40 | TAP Air Portugal 8446 | Zurich (ZRH) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202517:30 | TAP Air Portugal 7975 | Budapest (BUD) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202516:50 | TAP Air Portugal 5137 | Fernando De Noronha (FEN) Recife (REC) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202515:35 | TAP Air Portugal 7970 | Munich (MUC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202514:25 | TAP Air Portugal 6732 | Dubai (DXB) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202511:25 | TAP Air Portugal 7980 | Munich (MUC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202508:15 | TAP Air Portugal 1859 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202506:35 | TAP Air Portugal 7451 | Budapest (BUD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202506:30 | TAP Air Portugal 1866 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
14.05.202506:00 | TAP Air Portugal 6617 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202521:15 | TAP Air Portugal 5150 | Campina Grande (CPV) Recife (REC) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202515:50 | TAP Air Portugal 4079 | Sao Paulo (GRU) Ilheus (IOS) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202515:00 | TAP Air Portugal 5013 | Altamira (ATM) Belem (BEL) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202514:40 | TAP Air Portugal 6663 | Funchal (FNC) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202512:35 | TAP Air Portugal 6543 | Porto (OPO) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202511:38 | TAP Air Portugal 4478 | Seattle (SEA) Boston (BOS) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202510:55 | TAP Air Portugal 6660 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Funchal (FNC) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202510:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6723 | Budapest (BUD) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202508:40 | TAP Air Portugal 1477 | Lisbon (LIS) Bissau (OXB) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202508:20 | TAP Air Portugal 6514 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Porto (OPO) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202507:25 | TAP Air Portugal 6730 | Dubai (DXB) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
13.05.202505:00 | TAP Air Portugal 4074 | Belem (BEL) Brasilia (BSB) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202520:55 | TAP Air Portugal 1483 | Lisbon (LIS) (DSS) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202517:40 | TAP Air Portugal 8446 | Zurich (ZRH) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202517:00 | TAP Air Portugal 7379 | Krakow (KRK) Paris (ORY) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202516:45 | TAP Air Portugal 7968 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202515:10 | TAP Air Portugal 7460 | Brussels (BRU) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202514:05 | TAP Air Portugal 6509 | Paris (CDG) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202513:20 | TAP Air Portugal 7077 | Warsaw (WAW) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202512:35 | TAP Air Portugal 6619 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202512:35 | TAP Air Portugal 6627 | Porto (OPO) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202511:25 | TAP Air Portugal 7980 | Munich (MUC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202511:15 | TAP Air Portugal 8712 | Budapest (BUD) Vienna (VIE) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202510:45 | TAP Air Portugal 1860 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202509:45 | TAP Air Portugal 5501 | Aalborg (AAL) Copenhagen (CPH) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202508:15 | TAP Air Portugal 1859 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
12.05.202506:30 | TAP Air Portugal 1866 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
11.05.202521:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6472 | Boston (BOS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
11.05.202520:55 | TAP Air Portugal 6554 | New York (JFK) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
11.05.202514:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6500 | Barcelona (BCN) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
11.05.202514:15 | TAP Air Portugal 5573 | Copenhagen (CPH) Aarhus (AAR) | delayed | Refunds |
11.05.202508:15 | TAP Air Portugal 1859 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202522:15 | TAP Air Portugal 1865 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202521:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6472 | Boston (BOS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202520:55 | TAP Air Portugal 6477 | New York (JFK) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202514:20 | TAP Air Portugal 7973 | Budapest (BUD) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202514:15 | TAP Air Portugal 5310 | Montes Claros (MOC) Sao Paulo (CNF) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202509:50 | TAP Air Portugal 6620 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
10.05.202508:15 | TAP Air Portugal 1859 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202521:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6530 | Boston (BOS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202518:45 | TAP Air Portugal 5136 | Sao Paulo (CNF) Ipatinga (IPN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:45 | TAP Air Portugal 543 | Dusseldorf (DUS) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202517:40 | TAP Air Portugal 8446 | Zurich (ZRH) Budapest (BUD) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202517:30 | TAP Air Portugal 7975 | Budapest (BUD) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202516:45 | TAP Air Portugal 7968 | Frankfurt (FRA) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:50 | TAP Air Portugal 4079 | Sao Paulo (GRU) Ilheus (IOS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:35 | TAP Air Portugal 7970 | Munich (MUC) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202515:10 | TAP Air Portugal 7460 | Brussels (BRU) Budapest (BUD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202514:20 | TAP Air Portugal 7973 | Budapest (BUD) Frankfurt (FRA) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:20 | TAP Air Portugal 7989 | Zagreb (ZAG) Munich (MUC) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:20 | TAP Air Portugal 7077 | Warsaw (WAW) Krakow (KRK) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:50 | TAP Air Portugal 7994 | Frankfurt (FRA) Zagreb (ZAG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:35 | TAP Air Portugal 6627 | Porto (OPO) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:00 | TAP Air Portugal 7425 | Barcelona (BCN) Athens (ATH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:00 | TAP Air Portugal 7012 | Cairo (CAI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:45 | TAP Air Portugal 1453 | Marrakech (RAK) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:38 | TAP Air Portugal 4478 | Seattle (SEA) Boston (BOS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:30 | TAP Air Portugal 7988 | Munich (MUC) Zagreb (ZAG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:20 | TAP Air Portugal 1032 | Lisbon (LIS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:50 | TAP Air Portugal 6620 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Lisbon (LIS) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:15 | TAP Air Portugal 6856 | Zagreb (ZAG) Zurich (ZRH) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:00 | TAP Air Portugal 1541 | Lisbon (LIS) Praia (RAI) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:55 | TAP Air Portugal 7446 | Athens (ATH) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:55 | TAP Air Portugal 1452 | Lisbon (LIS) Marrakech (RAK) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:20 | TAP Air Portugal 6628 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Porto (OPO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:00 | TAP Air Portugal 4228 | Sao Paulo (GIG) Navegantes (NVT) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:45 | TAP Air Portugal 1030 | Lisbon (LIS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:25 | TAP Air Portugal 6470 | Ponta Delgada (PDL) Rome (MXP) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202506:00 | TAP Air Portugal 6617 | Lisbon (LIS) Ponta Delgada (PDL) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202502:50 | TAP Air Portugal 8325 | Beijing (PEK) Barcelona (BCN) | 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 |
