15 August 2026Strike by the airline's own staff
easyJet cabin crew strike in France, 15-16 August
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- easyJet cabin crew based in France went on strike on 15 and 16 August 2026 in a dispute over working conditions and schedules.
- easyJet cancelled around 100 flights over the two days. Departures from French bases including Paris, Nice, Lyon and Bordeaux were cancelled or delayed.
- Across 16 major European airports that weekend there were 144 cancellations and roughly 2,400 delays, not all of them strike-related.
- The walkout covered 15 and 16 August only. As of 28 August 2026 no further easyJet strike dates in France had been announced.
Sources: Travel And Tour World
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR CLAIM
COMPENSATION: LIKELY IN SCOPE
A strike by the airline's own employees (pilots, cabin crew, ground staff on its payroll) is not an “extraordinary circumstance”. The Court of Justice held in Airhelp v SAS (C-28/20) that staff strikes are inherent in running an airline, so the airline cannot normally use them to refuse compensation.
Basis: Airhelp v SAS (C-28/20) · Krüsemann v TUIfly (C-195/17)
WHATEVER THE CAUSE, YOU'RE OWED
- Meals and refreshments after 2–4 hours' wait (by flight distance), plus hotel and transfers if you are delayed overnight.
- On cancellation: the choice between rerouting as soon as possible, rerouting at a later date, or a full refund within 7 days.
- If the airline provides no care, keep receipts — reasonable expenses are reimbursable.
- These duties apply even when the disruption itself is extraordinary.
CAUGHT IN THIS RIGHT NOW?
- Open the Black Box and record what the airline tells you — especially the reason. The exact wording decides the extraordinary-circumstances question later.
- Ask for rerouting in writing (app chat or email), and keep every receipt.
- Once you know your final delay, check your flight and generate the letter.
- Airline already replied with an excuse? Decode it.
This page explains the rules that generally apply to this type of disruption. Airlines assess each claim on its own facts; eligibility for a specific flight depends on its circumstances.