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Every European travel strike this month, dated and marked by whether it pays you

Dated, sourced calendar of the airline, air traffic control, airport and rail strikes across Europe in the next 14 days, and which ones owe you cash.

By Anjali Shrestha · Oct 13, 2026

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Last checked 13 October 2026. Between 13 and 27 October the confirmed strikes that can touch a European trip are easyJet's 24-hour Italian crew stoppage on Friday 16 October, two rounds of walkouts at Leeds Bradford Airport from 16 October, a regional general…

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Next 14 days, 13 to 27 October

Eight strikes are confirmed in the next fourteen days and only one of them, easyJet's Italian crew strike on 16 October, is the kind that pays compensation. The Italian rows are read from the transport ministry's register on 13 October. Where an official page…

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The rest of the month

The last week of October belongs to Italy, with a national general strike on Friday 30 October, a 24-hour stoppage at Pisa and Florence airports the same day, and a Trenitalia strike in Emilia-Romagna on 28—29 October. All three are in the ministry register…

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Already registered for November and December

Thu 5 Nov, France : interprofessional strike and demonstration day called by CFDT, CGT, FO, UNSA and FSU on 5 October. No SNCF or RATP notice yet; expect them in the last week of October. Fri 6 Nov, Italy : ENAV air traffic control at Bari, 13:00—17:00. Fri…

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Country by country, where strikes are published

Italy is the only country that publishes every transport strike in one official place weeks ahead; everywhere else the first reliable signal is the union's filing or the airport's own notice. These are the pages this desk reads. Italy. The ministry register…

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What you are owed, by strike type

Rebooking or a refund is owed whoever strikes; cash compensation is owed only when the strikers work for your airline. The Court of Justice settled it in Airhelp v SAS (C-28/20, 2021): a strike by an airline's own staff over pay is part of running an airline…

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What to do today if your flight is on a strike date

Do nothing irreversible until the airline cancels; the money and the care only start once it does. In this order: Identify the striker. Register, airline notice or airport banner. Airline staff means compensation is in play; anyone else means refund or…

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How this page is kept current

The desk re-reads the Italian register, ENAC and every official page above each Monday, and again whenever a union files or lifts a notice, then changes the "last checked" date at the top. An entry goes in only from a government register, a regulator's…

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Frequently asked questions

Only if your specific flight was cancelled less than 14 days before departure. A public strike date is not notice; the airline must tell you your flight is cancelled, and airlines often wait until the week itself while they rebuild schedules. Care during the…

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Keep reading

The court rulings behind the airline-staff rule, case by case. The carve-out airlines use, and where it stops. Which law covers your flight, and how the two are splitting. What earliest opportunity means when the airline has no seat for days. Sources…

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