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Strike calendar · Updated 17 Oct 2026

Strike calendarAir travel strikes in Europe

Short answer

Whether a strike gets you money depends on who walks out. The airline's own pilots and crew: you are usually owed compensation. Air traffic control or airport staff: usually not, but meals, hotel and a refund or new flight are still owed.

List last checked: 17 Oct 2026 16:43 UTC. We follow union notices, the French civil aviation authority (DGAC), airlines and the press in five languages; every strike links its source.

17–21 Oct 2026

Pilots and cabin crew of French airlinesFrance · National strike notice against the pension reform (cumul emploi-retraite), suspended by the unions on 9 October while they wait for a government decree. It could be reactivated if the decree is not published.

Suspendedif reactivated: compensation likely

19–23 Dec 2026

easyJet cabin crew (Portugal bases)Portugal · Second five-day strike called by the SNPVAC union at easyJet's Lisbon, Porto and Faro bases, right in the Christmas peak. The October strike cancelled hundreds of flights. A strike by the airline's own crew usually means compensation for cancelled flights.

Compensation likely

Recent strikes: you can still claim

9–12 Oct 2026

Air Corsica pilotsFrance · Strike notice by the SNPL and SPAC pilot unions, the first in Air Corsica's history. Flights between Corsica (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Figari) and mainland France may be cancelled. Check your flight the day before.

Compensation likely

easyJet cabin crew (Portugal bases)Portugal · Strike by the SNPVAC union at easyJet's Lisbon, Porto and Faro bases. Hundreds of flights were cancelled. A strike by the airline's own crew is not an extraordinary circumstance, so cancelled or 3h+ late passengers can usually claim.

Compensation likely

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Your rights

Strike cancelled or delayed your flight? When you get €250 to €600Pilot, cabin crew, air traffic control or airport strike: who has to pay, what you are owed in every case, and what to do when a strike is announced.Flight cancelled? Refund, new flight and up to €600: your rightsYour flight is cancelled or you were bumped: how to choose between a refund and a new flight, when you also get €250 to €600, and what to do at the airport.Stranded overnight: what the airline must pay forHotel, meals and transport are owed even when the cause is weather.Your bank card may pay you for a delay tooCard travel insurance often pays on top of EU261.