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easyJet, 19 October 2026: news reports of strike
Updated 19 October 2026 13:46 (Finnish time)
In the news
- Scottish easyJet flight forced to divert after take off following bird strike (The National Scot)
- easyJet Flight Declares Emergency After Bird Strike Forces Diversion to Liverpool (Rus Tourism News)
What this means for compensation
Reported by The National Scot, Rus Tourism News. We have not checked the cause ourselves. If the reports are right: Who went on strike matters. If it was the airline's own staff, such as pilots, cabin crew or its own ground staff, the strike is normally not an extraordinary circumstance and compensation is owed (EU Court, C-28/20 Airhelp v SAS and C-195/17 Krüsemann). Strikes by others, such as air traffic controllers or airport staff, usually are extraordinary circumstances. Read the guide
What to do now
- Ask for meals and drinks, and a hotel if you have to stay overnight. The airline owes you this whatever the cause (EU261, Article 9).
- If your flight is cancelled, choose between a new flight and a refund of your ticket (Article 8).
- Keep receipts for anything you pay yourself. The airline should reimburse reasonable costs it should have covered.
- Write down your flight number, the times and what staff told you. Keep the airline's messages.
- Claim compensation in writing. If the airline says no or does not answer, you can appeal.
Airlines often reject these claims weeks later. If easyJet said no to you, you can still appeal.