Stuck in a flight strike? A practical checklist
Flight cancelled because of a strike? Here is the step-by-step checklist: what to do now, which offer not to accept at the desk, and what help you are entitled to while you wait. Reviewed May 2026.
Airline strikes
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SAS strikes: what you are entitled to
A SAS strike among cabin crew or pilots is SAS’s own staff — so you are usually entitled to €250–600 in compensation under EU 261. Here is what to do now, which offer not to accept, and how to claim. Reviewed May 2026.
Is a flight strike an extraordinary circumstance?
A strike by the airline's own staff is normally not an extraordinary circumstance — so you are entitled to compensation. An air traffic control strike or airport strike usually is. Here is where the line falls, with CJEU case law. Reviewed May 2026.
Flight strikes: when you are entitled to money
If the airline’s own staff strike — cabin crew or pilots — you are usually entitled to compensation under EU 261. If air traffic control or the airport strikes, it is usually an extraordinary circumstance. Here is the difference, in plain terms. Reviewed May 2026.