One of the most common causes of flight interruptions is flight strikes, which are often arranged by airline staff, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of EU Regulation 261, according to which you may be eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros.
Learn more to find out how you can get compensation and in which situations.
Your Passenger Rights
The good news is that any passenger is protected by EU Regulation 261. The EU 261/2004 is a European Union law that sets the rules for assistance and compensation for travelers in cases of flight disruptions. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, under European Regulation 261:
- The airline must provide travelers with information about their rights.
- In case of flight cancellation, a passenger is entitled to select one of the following options: either a ticket refund or rebooking to the final destination under similar conditions;
- Passengers can expect to receive food and beverages; 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 obligated to provide hotel accommodation, as well as transportation between the airport and the hotel.
- Compensation from 250 to 600 euros per passenger
When You Are Entitled to Volotea Strike Compensation
Often, Volotea strikes involve their employees. These can be flight attendants, pilots, engineers, or any other crucial staff. As you now know, you may be eligible for airline strike compensation, if your trip was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you experienced because of 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 obliged 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, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.
Nonetheless, you need to be aware 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.
Volotea Strike Compensation
Before seeking compensation for an airline strike, it’s important to understand the criteria and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.
Volotea Strike Flight Delay Compensation
The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. When airline workers go on strike, it can disrupt passengers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is important to understand that if your flight is delayed for over 3 hours due to a strike, you have the right to seek compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.
When considering the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical facts into account: the flight’s distance 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. In the following, you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you can get.
| 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 |
Volotea Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation
Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes result in flight cancellation. According to EU 261, 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 notified 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 alternative 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 have a right to claim compensation.
The amount of the compensation is determined by the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Take a look at the table below for additional information:
| 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 Volotea Flights Are Covered by EU261?
The EU261 regulation covers all flights 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 EU airlines. It also applies to flights to/from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
The table below shows which Volotea flights are covered by EU 261:
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at the EU airports | ✅ Covered |
How to Claim Volotea Strike Compensation
If you’ve experienced flight cancellations or delays at least once, you know how annoying it can be.
Travelers who face any of these situations on Volotea flights are entitled to claim compensation, according to European Union regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:
- Fill in this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will handle the rest. We understand the EU laws thoroughly and will make every effort to obtain your rightful 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17.07.202520:20 | Volotea 1841 | Zakinthos (ZTH) Palermo (PMO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202517:20 | Volotea 1840 | Palermo (PMO) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
17.07.202513:45 | Volotea 1670 | Bari (BRI) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202515:05 | Volotea 1887 | Turin (TRN) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202513:00 | Volotea 1494 | Venice (VCE) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
16.07.202510:50 | Volotea 1670 | Bari (BRI) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
15.07.202515:05 | Volotea 1887 | Turin (TRN) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:50 | Volotea 5030 | Athens (ATH) Rome (MXP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:35 | Volotea 5160 | Athens (ATH) Venice (VCE) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:15 | Volotea 5008 | Athens (ATH) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:00 | Volotea 5120 | Athens (ATH) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202513:50 | Volotea 2488 | Bastia (BIA) Paris (BVA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202512:50 | Volotea 5138 | Athens (ATH) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202512:35 | Volotea 1627 | Athens (ATH) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202511:30 | Volotea 1656 | Genova (GOA) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202511:20 | Volotea 2576 | Lyon (LYS) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202511:15 | Volotea 1177 | Rome (FCO) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202510:50 | Volotea 1670 | Bari (BRI) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202509:45 | Volotea 5159 | Dubrovnik (DBV) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202509:30 | Volotea 1626 | Bari (BRI) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202508:30 | Volotea 5158 | Athens (ATH) Dubrovnik (DBV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
09.07.202506:00 | Volotea 2036 | Lyon (LYS) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202515:50 | Volotea 2442 | Bordeaux (BOD) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202514:00 | Volotea 813 | Nantes (NTE) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202513:15 | Volotea 3587 | Menorca (MAH) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202512:35 | Volotea 3583 | Manises (VLC) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202511:30 | Volotea 2663 | Bari (BRI) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202510:25 | Volotea 1494 | Venice (VCE) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202510:10 | Volotea 3566 | Oviedo (OVD) Castellon de la Plana (CDT) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202508:35 | Volotea 3607 | Corvera (RMU) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202508:30 | Volotea 2662 | Bordeaux (BOD) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
08.07.202508:25 | Volotea 2429 | Alicante (ALC) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202519:20 | Volotea 5051 | Paris (CDG) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202517:40 | Volotea 5089 | Metz (ETZ) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202516:35 | Volotea 2756 | Strasbourg (SXB) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:50 | Volotea 3830 | Sevilla (SVQ) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202512:30 | Volotea 5141 | Athens (ATH) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202511:25 | Volotea 2638 | Bordeaux (BOD) Alghero (AHO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202510:20 | Volotea 2410 | Bordeaux (BOD) Strasbourg (SXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202509:35 | Volotea 3573 | Barcelona (BCN) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
07.07.202506:15 | Volotea 2580 | Marseille (MRS) Caen (CFR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202523:59 | Volotea 2233 | Kerkyra (CFU) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202512:10 | Volotea 2443 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202511:50 | Volotea 1824 | Bologna (BLQ) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202509:45 | Volotea 1337 | Pantelleria (PNL) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202507:50 | Volotea 2836 | Ajaccio (AJA) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
06.07.202501:36 | Volotea 1337 | Trapani (TPS) Verona (VRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202522:55 | Volotea 3842 | Malaga (AGP) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202521:55 | Volotea 2956 | Bastia (BIA) Strasbourg (SXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202520:55 | Volotea 2731 | Malaga (AGP) Strasbourg (SXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202519:10 | Volotea 2658 | Marseille (MRS) Oran (ORN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202518:55 | Volotea 2826 | Lyon (LYS) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202518:10 | Volotea 2960 | Bastia (BIA) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202517:35 | Volotea 2014 | Lille (LIL) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202516:40 | Volotea 2868 | Toulouse (TLS) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202516:25 | Volotea 1887 | Turin (TRN) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202516:25 | Volotea 5009 | Bologna (BLQ) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202515:10 | Volotea 3971 | Toulouse (TLS) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202515:00 | Volotea 2694 | Rodez (RDZ) Ajaccio (AJA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:40 | Volotea 1886 | Olbia (OLB) Turin (TRN) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:15 | Volotea 5008 | Athens (ATH) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202514:00 | Volotea | Marseille (MRS) Dubrovnik (DBV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202513:45 | Volotea 2529 | Figari (FSC) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202513:25 | Volotea 3970 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202512:30 | Volotea 2216 | Nantes (NTE) Dubrovnik (DBV) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202512:10 | Volotea 2847 | Caen (CFR) Ajaccio (AJA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202510:40 | Volotea 5051 | Paris (CDG) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202510:15 | Volotea 2446 | Bordeaux (BOD) Napoli (NAP) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202509:15 | Volotea 5141 | Athens (ATH) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202508:55 | Volotea 1670 | Bari (BRI) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
05.07.202508:00 | Volotea 2662 | Bordeaux (BOD) Bari (BRI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202522:15 | Volotea 2610 | Bordeaux (BOD) Strasbourg (SXB) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202521:25 | Volotea 1518 | Palermo (PMO) Toulouse (TLS) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202519:30 | Volotea 900 | Toulouse (TLS) Paris (ORY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202519:25 | Volotea 5051 | Paris (CDG) Heraklion (HER) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202518:50 | Volotea 1519 | Toulouse (TLS) Palermo (PMO) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202518:15 | Volotea 3815 | Jerez De La Frontera (XRY) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202518:10 | Volotea 2093 | Toulouse (TLS) Strasbourg (SXB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202517:35 | Volotea 2431 | Nice (NCE) Bordeaux (BOD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202516:10 | Volotea 2092 | Strasbourg (SXB) Toulouse (TLS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202515:50 | Volotea 5050 | Heraklion (HER) Paris (CDG) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202515:30 | Volotea 2430 | Bordeaux (BOD) Nice (NCE) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
04.07.202515:05 | Volotea 3585 | Alicante (ALC) Oviedo (OVD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202510:20 | Volotea 3873 | Santander (SDR) Menorca (MAH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202508:15 | Volotea 3872 | Menorca (MAH) Santander (SDR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
04.07.202508:00 | Volotea 1887 | Turin (TRN) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202522:10 | Volotea 2519 | Nice (NCE) Strasbourg (SXB) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
03.07.202515:00 | Volotea 2799 | Porto (OPO) Rodez (RDZ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202513:35 | Volotea 2798 | Rodez (RDZ) Porto (OPO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202511:00 | Volotea 5051 | Paris (CDG) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202509:00 | Volotea 5109 | Gudja (MLA) Athens (ATH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202507:55 | Volotea 2067 | Menorca (MAH) Bordeaux (BOD) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202507:30 | Volotea 5108 | Athens (ATH) Gudja (MLA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
03.07.202506:30 | Volotea 2404 | Bordeaux (BOD) Ajaccio (AJA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
02.07.202520:30 | Volotea 3346 | San Sebastian (EAS) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202517:55 | Volotea 1730 | Napoli (NAP) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202513:10 | Volotea 2304 | Marseille (MRS) Heraklion (HER) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:15 | Volotea 1177 | Rome (FCO) Olbia (OLB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202511:15 | Volotea 1407 | Olbia (OLB) Bologna (BLQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
02.07.202510:50 | Volotea 1670 | Bari (BRI) Zakinthos (ZTH) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
