What to do if your flight is cancelled because of a strike?

You may face inconvenience when your flight is canceled due to an unexpected scenario. Not only do your travel plans get affected, but your mood also gets affected. Imagine such scenarios where your flight is canceled because of a strike. You may be stressed and confused about what to do in such a situation. Here are a few important things you must consider, and they are given below. 

• You must be calm and think about the next plan.
• If your travel is urgent, then you can ask airlines to rebook you for any immediate flight.
• When your travel is flexible and can be postponed, then you can simply ask the airline for compensation. 
• However, in such cases, airlines themselves inform their passengers about the situation and rebook them to the next flight as soon as possible without letting their passengers suffer. 
• Keep evidence of your travel, such as receipts, photos, tickets, etc.
• Request the airport staff for complimentary meals and drinks till you aren't boarded. additionally airlines may get you hotels to stay. 
• Read your flight guidelines and fare rules to be more aware of them. 

Does a disrupted flight mean cancelled?

No, flight disruption can be anything that is causing you not to complete your travel itinerary on time, and it includes various causes such as delays of flights, denial of boarding, and cancellations. So you can say flight disruption is the term that is used for collective causes that are disrupting your flight, not specifically flight cancellation. Flight disruption can occur due to any uncontrollable and noncontrolled factors, and airlines have prepared guidelines appropriately to relieve their customers from any such flight disruptions. 

What are my rights if my flight is cancelled due to strike?

When an airline's staff goes on a strike and due to that, it results in a flight disruption. At such times, passengers have to face a lot of inconveniences, including cancellations and delayed flights. If you are facing the same situation, then you can easily deal with it if you know about your rights. Here is some essential information that you could use in that situation. 

• If the reason for your flight cancellation is a strike, then you are eligible to get compensation.
• A traveler can be either refunded or rebooked at the time of flight disruptions.
• It is important to know whether the strike is controllable or uncontrollable, as specified in the Airline's Flight cancellation policy. 
• If the strike is found to be caused by an airline's failure of service, operations, or any other reason that can be controlled, then the airline is liable to either refund its customers or rebook them on an alternate flight. 
• A traveler must reach out to the airline's customer team and request a refund if they are eligible as per the policy guidelines. 

Do you get compensation if your flight is canceled and rebooked?

Of course, any traveler whose flight is canceled for any reason the airline finds explainable. It is also important to learn that a passenger is eligible to either cancel their ticket and get reimbursement or be rebooked for the next flight. If they choose to take compensation, they will get compensated according to the airline's guidelines, and they can't be rebooked. Still, if they choose to get rebooked, the airline will assign them to a flight with the same perks and benefits they were getting. Read more about cancellation fee for flights.

How will the airline compensate me if my flight is canceled because of a strike?

For travelers whose flights are compromised by the strike, the airline has the option to compensate if they want, but for that, affected passengers need to get through to the airline and then ask for compensation. Some airlines automatically give the reimbursement, whereas, for some, you have to get in touch with them. Below are some ways through which your airline may compensate you at the time of cancelation of a flight due to a strike.

• Depending on the level of affectedness, if the airlines can control the strike, they may offer free meals, food, drinks, or access to lounges.
• As per the EU regulations, the airline must give compensation to the passengers, and how much refund they will reimburse depends on their fare policy,
• If your flight is domestic or short-haul, the airline may rent you a car or book you a train ticket.