Disruption tracker
Flight disruptions and your rights
Strikes, storms and IT outages that are cancelling or delaying flights, and whether you can claim EU261 or UK261 compensation for each one.
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Calculate my compensationWhich disruptions qualify for compensation?
What counts is the cause. Problems the airline controls, like its own staff striking or a broken aircraft, usually mean compensation. Events outside its control, like air traffic control strikes or storms, usually don't, but your care rights still apply.
| Cause | Usually |
|---|---|
| Airline staff strike | Usually compensable |
| Technical problem | Usually compensable |
| Airline IT outage | Usually compensable |
| Crew shortage | Usually compensable |
| Air traffic control strike | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Air traffic control restrictions | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Airport staff strike | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Severe weather | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Volcanic ash | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Security alert or airport closure | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
| Airport systems or power failure | Usually extraordinary circumstances |
These rights apply either way
- A full refund or the next available flight, your choice
- Meals and drinks in proportion to the wait
- A hotel and transfers if you're stuck overnight
- Keep your receipts: the airline must pay back reasonable costs
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