If you’ve been affected by a British Airways strike, then you’ve come to the right place. If you have experienced delays or cancellations due to an airline strike and were traveling to or from the EU, you may be entitled to up to $700 in airline strike compensation.
As air passengers, we are protected by a piece of EU law called EC 261. It holds airlines financially accountable for flight disruptions that they are responsible for. That includes flight disruptions due to airline staff strikes. So if your flight was canceled due to a strike, you may be eligible for compensation under the EC 261 regulations. The law regarding this particular situation was clarified only as recently as 2018. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that disruption caused by airline employee strikes qualifies for compensation as the airline is considered responsible for the behavior of their own staff.
You can find out more about EC 261 and your air passenger rights here.
You are eligible for strike compensation if:
Airline staff strikes are strikes involving the employees of British Airways. That includes pilots, cabin crew, airline engineers, and other employees working directly for British Airways. If you book a flight which is disrupted because of a staff strike, British Airways may owe you compensation to make up for the trouble caused.
We believe that air passenger rights should always come first – if an airline strike with British Airways causes or caused your flight to be delayed, canceled, or even result in a denied boarding, you can make a claim for compensation.
You are not eligible for strike compensation if the strike is one that British Airways has no control over. For example:
While British Airways staff strikes are within the control of British Airways, all other strikes are considered to be “extraordinary circumstances”. Extraordinary circumstances are any events or situations that are completely beyond the airline’s control and cannot be avoided, even if reasonable measures have been taken to protect against them. In such cases, British Airways is not at fault.
Not sure whether your flight qualifies for flight strike compensation? There are a lot of laws and exclusions, so for a quick and easy answer, all you have to do is to fill out our eligibility checker with your details. We’ll tell you if your flight qualifies and how much you’re entitled to. You can also use us to handle the claim for you.
If you were affected by a British Airways strike in the last 3 years you might be eligible for compensation.
Use our compensation check to see if you are eligible.
The amount of compensation that you are entitled to depends on your individual circumstances, but you may be owed as much as $700 per person. Click on the type of disruption you had to find out more.
*Some amounts on this page are shown in Euros as legal processing takes place within the European Union.
Sometimes, British Airways staff strikes can lead to the cancellation of your flight altogether. If you’ve had a flight canceled due to a strike, you could be owed compensation! You qualify for compensation if the airline notified you less than 14 days before your flight was due to depart, and they weren’t able to offer you an alternative flight which arrived at a similar time.
Less than 2 hours | 2 - 3 hours | 3 – 4 hours | More than 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 between 1,500 km and 3,500 km |
€300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
You can learn more about flight cancellations and your rights here.
British Airways Strike Flight Delay Compensation
British Airways strikes can sometimes cause lengthy delays and affect your arrival at your final destination. You are eligible for compensation if your flight is delayed by 3 hours or more.
How much could you be owed when your flight with British Airways is delayed?
Less than 3 hours | 3 – 4 hours | More than 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
€ – | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
€ – | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
€ – | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights between 1,500 km and 3,500 km |
€ – | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
You can learn more about flight delay compensation here.
During a British Airways pilots strike, there may be instances where you are denied boarding due to an aircraft being overbooked. If you are denied boarding against your will, you may be entitled to compensation. You can learn more about denied boarding compensation here.
When you experience flight disruption due to an airline strike, you have the “right to care”. Depending on the length of the delay, British Airways must provide you with several essentials, including:
If your flight has been canceled or delayed for more than five hours, you have the right to withdraw from your flight and receive a complete refund.
If your flight was canceled, you also have the choice of taking an alternative flight, organized by British Airways, to get you to your destination. You can learn more about rebooking and refunds here.
AirHelp…
Flight disruption due to airline strikes does happen, and it is your right to receive compensation if you are affected. AirHelp makes the process of claiming easy and stress-free. We handle the heavy lifting for you!
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British Airways is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size. When measured by passengers carried, it is the second-largest in the United Kingdom behind easyJet.
British Airways is headquartered in Harmondsworth, UK. The airline is part of the Oneworld Alliance with other major airlines such as American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and others.
Airline IATA Code: BA
Address: British Airways Plc. Waterside PO Box 365 Harmondsworth, UB7 0GB United Kingdom
Website:http://britishairways.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/British_Airways
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