Virgin Atlantic Strike Compensation

Yurii Moskalenko
21.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

One of the most common causes of flight disruptions is flight strikes, which may be organized by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of the EU 261 regulation, according to which you may be qualified for compensation of up to 600 Euros.

Continue reading 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 EU Regulation 261. The EU 261/2004 is a European Union regulation that sets the rules for compensation and assistance to passengers in cases of flight disruptions. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, according to EU 261:

  • The airline is required to provide passengers with information about their rights.
  • In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger is entitled to select one of these options: either a ticket refund or rebooking 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 decide to reroute, and it involves an overnight stay, the airline is required 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 Virgin Atlantic Strike Compensation

Often, Virgin Atlantic strikes involve their workers. These could be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or any other crucial employees. As you now know, you can seek compensation for airline strikes, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you faced because of the strike.

It is also crucial 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 occurs, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, therefore these situations are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are caused by the airline’s own employees, these are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. As a result, passengers are entitled to claim flight compensation.

Nonetheless, you need to be aware that each incident is unique, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.

Virgin Atlantic Strike Compensation

Before claiming compensation for an airline strike, you should be aware of the criteria and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.

Virgin Atlantic Strike Flight Delay Compensation

The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. When airline staff go on strike, it can disrupt passengers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is essential to be aware that if your flight is delayed for over 3 hours due to a strike, you can claim compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.

In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical factors into account: the distance of the flight and the duration of the delay. It’s essential to understand these details, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. Below you can find a table with the amounts of compensation you could 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

Virgin Atlantic Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation

Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellation. Under EU 261, you may receive compensation of up to 600 Euros. It’s important to know 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.

However, there are always some exceptions to the regulations, and here is the case. The airline has a right to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This flight must meet the conditions enumerated 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 additional information:

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 Virgin Atlantic Flights Are Covered by EU261?

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

The table below shows which Virgin Atlantic flights are protected by EU 261/2004:

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

How to Claim Virgin Atlantic Strike Compensation

If you’ve faced flight cancellations or delays at least once, you know how frustrating it can be.

Travelers who encounter any of these situations on Virgin Atlantic flights have a right to claim compensation, according to European Union regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details including your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort 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

09.05.202504:40

Virgin Atlantic

8256

Mumbai (BOM)

Chandigarh (IXC)

cancelled

Refunds

09.05.202501:15

Virgin Atlantic

8534

Mumbai (BOM)

New Delhi (DEL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202521:45

Virgin Atlantic

8481

Mumbai (BOM)

Ahmedabad (AMD)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202516:35

Virgin Atlantic

1904

San Francisco (SFO)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202515:30

Virgin Atlantic

5293

Spokane (GEG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202515:30

Virgin Atlantic

1922

Portland (PDX)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202515:21

Virgin Atlantic

2236

Minneapolis (MSP)

Atlanta (ATL)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202515:20

Virgin Atlantic

3534

Minneapolis (MSP)

Toronto (YYZ)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202515:15

Virgin Atlantic

4232

Minneapolis (MSP)

Boston (BOS)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202513:49

Virgin Atlantic

4462

Minneapolis (MSP)

Newark (EWR)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202511:40

Virgin Atlantic

1786

Seattle (SEA)

Detroit (DTW)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202511:09

Virgin Atlantic

3897

Phoenix (PHX)

Seattle (SEA)

cancelled

Refunds

08.05.202510:25

Virgin Atlantic

6801

Paris (CDG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202508:55

Virgin Atlantic

2363

Seattle (SEA)

Tucson (TUS)

delayed

Refunds

08.05.202508:45

Virgin Atlantic

1909

Seattle (SEA)

Honolulu (HNL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202522:49

Virgin Atlantic

3068

Atlanta (ATL)

Mobile (MOB)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202521:40

Virgin Atlantic

5412

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202519:50

Virgin Atlantic

2105

Seattle (SEA)

Los Angeles (SMF)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202519:10

Virgin Atlantic

3158

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202518:45

Virgin Atlantic

2963

Denver (DEN)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202518:40

Virgin Atlantic

2355

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202517:40

Virgin Atlantic

3728

Tampa (TPA)

Amsterdam (AMS)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202517:34

Virgin Atlantic

4427

Seattle (SEA)

Spokane (GEG)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202517:25

Virgin Atlantic

4036

London (LHR)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202516:35

Virgin Atlantic

1904

San Francisco (SFO)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202516:20

Virgin Atlantic

5220

Memphis (MEM)

Atlanta (ATL)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202516:05

Virgin Atlantic

4675

Santa Ana (SNA)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202516:00

Virgin Atlantic

3987

Paris (CDG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202514:40

Virgin Atlantic

3962

Amsterdam (AMS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202513:55

Virgin Atlantic

1926

San Diego (SAN)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202512:00

Virgin Atlantic

8832

New Delhi (DEL)

Jammu (IXJ)

cancelled

Refunds

07.05.202511:55

Virgin Atlantic

1935

Seattle (SEA)

Los Angeles (LAX)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:25

Virgin Atlantic

5349

Boston (BOS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202511:15

Virgin Atlantic

1928

San Diego (SAN)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202510:23

Virgin Atlantic

1658

Memphis (MEM)

Detroit (DTW)

delayed

Refunds

07.05.202509:25

Virgin Atlantic

3689

Salt Lake City (SLC)

Kalispell (FCA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202521:35

Virgin Atlantic

3421

Seattle (SEA)

Eugene (EUG)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202520:45

Virgin Atlantic

5114

Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Atlanta (ATL)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:50

Virgin Atlantic

1766

Seattle (SEA)

San Jose (SJC)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:10

Virgin Atlantic

5523

Seoul (ICN)

Sydney (SYD)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202519:10

Virgin Atlantic

3158

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:45

Virgin Atlantic

5519

Seoul (ICN)

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:25

Virgin Atlantic

6001

London (LHR)

Nairobi (NBO)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:10

Virgin Atlantic

3971

New York (JFK)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202518:05

Virgin Atlantic

2355

Seattle (SEA)

Boise (BOI)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202517:50

Virgin Atlantic

22

New York (IAD)

London (LHR)

cancelled

Refunds

06.05.202517:40

Virgin Atlantic

1907

Seattle (SEA)

San Francisco (SFO)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202516:34

Virgin Atlantic

4178

Los Angeles (SMF)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202515:05

Virgin Atlantic

1918

Las Vegas (LAS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202513:55

Virgin Atlantic

4522

Las Vegas (LAS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202513:55

Virgin Atlantic

5032

Portland (PDX)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202513:10

Virgin Atlantic

8582

Mumbai (BOM)

Kanpur (KNU)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202510:25

Virgin Atlantic

6801

Paris (CDG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

06.05.202510:20

Virgin Atlantic

3944

Amsterdam (AMS)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202521:35

Virgin Atlantic

4487

Seattle (SEA)

Spokane (GEG)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:30

Virgin Atlantic

5529

Seoul (ICN)

Tokyo (HND)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:10

Virgin Atlantic

8966

New Delhi (DEL)

Thiruvananthapuram (TRV)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:00

Virgin Atlantic

8735

New Delhi (DEL)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202520:00

Virgin Atlantic

8571

Mumbai (BOM)

Chandigarh (IXC)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:59

Virgin Atlantic

1943

Seattle (SEA)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:50

Virgin Atlantic

1661

Portland (PDX)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:25

Virgin Atlantic

3567

Spokane (GEG)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:05

Virgin Atlantic

9292

Jaipur (JAI)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:05

Virgin Atlantic

9026

Goa (GOI)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:00

Virgin Atlantic

9379

Lucknow (LKO)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202519:00

Virgin Atlantic

9115

Hyderabad (HYD)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:59

Virgin Atlantic

1567

Minneapolis (MSP)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:45

Virgin Atlantic

8482

Mumbai (BOM)

Amritsar (ATQ)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:20

Virgin Atlantic

9467

Chennai (MAA)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:10

Virgin Atlantic

8516

Mumbai (BOM)

Coimbatore (CJB)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:10

Virgin Atlantic

1937

Seattle (SEA)

Portland (PDX)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:00

Virgin Atlantic

9236

Mangalore (IXE)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202518:00

Virgin Atlantic

8731

New Delhi (DEL)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:51

Virgin Atlantic

1929

Seattle (SEA)

Vancouver (YVR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:45

Virgin Atlantic

5654

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:15

Virgin Atlantic

8543

Mumbai (BOM)

Goa (GOI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:15

Virgin Atlantic

8274

Ahmedabad (AMD)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202517:00

Virgin Atlantic

8976

Gawahati (GAU)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:55

Virgin Atlantic

9492

Nagpur (NAG)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:50

Virgin Atlantic

8334

Bangalore (BLR)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:45

Virgin Atlantic

6956

Amsterdam (AMS)

Bristol (BRS)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:40

Virgin Atlantic

9452

Chennai (MAA)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:35

Virgin Atlantic

2200

New York (JFK)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:30

Virgin Atlantic

9023

Goa (GOI)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:25

Virgin Atlantic

8567

Mumbai (BOM)

Indore (IDR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:15

Virgin Atlantic

9174

Indore (IDR)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202516:10

Virgin Atlantic

8485

Mumbai (BOM)

Bhubaneswar (BBI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:55

Virgin Atlantic

8573

Mumbai (BOM)

Mangalore (IXE)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:35

Virgin Atlantic

8592

Mumbai (BOM)

Chennai (MAA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:25

Virgin Atlantic

8519

Mumbai (BOM)

Kochi (COK)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:15

Virgin Atlantic

8499

Mumbai (BOM)

Bangalore (BLR)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:15

Virgin Atlantic

8476

Mumbai (BOM)

Ahmedabad (AMD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202515:14

Virgin Atlantic

4424

Detroit (DTW)

New York (IAD)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:51

Virgin Atlantic

1866

Atlanta (ATL)

Detroit (DTW)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:40

Virgin Atlantic

1940

San Jose (SJC)

Seattle (SEA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:35

Virgin Atlantic

1813

Detroit (DTW)

Tampa (TPA)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:30

Virgin Atlantic

8637

Gwalior (GWL)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:15

Virgin Atlantic

8736

New Delhi (DEL)

Mumbai (BOM)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:10

Virgin Atlantic

8545

Mumbai (BOM)

Goa (GOI)

delayed

Refunds

05.05.202514:07

Virgin Atlantic

1666

Pittsburgh (PIT)

Detroit (DTW)

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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