DISRUPTION NEWS
What's disrupting flights right now — and what it means for your rights
Every event below links the disruption to the rule that decides your claim: whether the airline can rely on the “extraordinary circumstances” defence, and what it owes you either way. Caught in one of these right now? Start recording evidence.
YESTERDAY AT EUROPE'S BIGGEST AIRPORTS
22 August 2026, departures 07:00–19:00 UTC · 17 cancelled · 9 delayed 3h+ (the EU261 threshold)
| Airport | Day | Cancelled | 3h+ late | Hit hardest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHR | SEVERE | 2 | 4 | British, Virgin Atlantic, American |
| CDG | SEVERE | 3 | 4 | Air France, easyJet, Delta Air Lines |
| FRA | ROUGH | 9 | 0 | Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, Condor |
| MAD | ROUGH | 3 | 1 | Iberia, Air Europa, Ryanair |
Cancelled or 3h+ late on one of these? That is exactly the territory EU261/UK261 covers — check your flight.
- 22 August 2026ONGOINGStrike outside the airline (ATC, airport, security staff)Norway air traffic controllers' strike disrupts Bergen and Oslo, 22-23 August
An air traffic controllers' strike disrupted flights at Bergen and forced Oslo Gardermoen Airport to close for five hours on 23 August.
- 4 August 2026ONGOINGStrike outside the airline (ATC, airport, security staff)Barcelona El Prat ground-handling strike: indefinite walkout since 4 August
Groundforce ground staff at Barcelona–El Prat have been on indefinite strike since 4 August, hitting check-in, boarding and baggage for several major airlines.
- 15 August 2026Strike by the airline's own staffeasyJet cabin crew strike in France, 15–16 August
easyJet cabin crew based in France walked out on 15–16 August, cancelling and delaying flights from Paris, Nice, Lyon and Bordeaux.