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easyJet France pilot strike — called off after a proposed deal

Called off

The strike was averted and these flights should operate normally. Last checked 2026-09-26.

The easyJet France pilot strike is off: on 26 September SNPL lifted its notice for 1–2 October after a proposed agreement on roster stability, pending a pilots' vote. Flights should operate normally. If an easyJet flight is cancelled for its own reasons, compensation of €250 to €600 is still owed.

Called off — re-checked 26 September

There will be no easyJet pilot strike on 1 and 2 October. On 26 September SNPL lifted its notice after talks with management produced a proposed agreement on roster stability — the issue the dispute was about. The agreement still has to be put to a vote of the union's easyJet pilots, but SNPL lifted the notice before that vote rather than after it.

This ends a dispute that set three strike dates and ran none of them: 13–14 September, 24–25 September and 1–2 October were each postponed or lifted before they began. If the pilots reject the agreement, a new notice would have to be filed, with fresh dates.

2 October: 1 and 2 October passed without a strike. SNPL has published no result of the pilots’ vote and no new notice for easyJet; its most recent strike notice is for a different airline, Air Corsica, on 9–16 October.

A correction we owe readers: on 22 and 23 September this page said the strike still stood for 24–25 September. It had been postponed on 21 September; our re-check relied on week-old English reports. We now check the French trade press first.

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When

No strike dates remain. The notice covered 13–14 September, then 24–25 September, then 1–2 October 2026; it was postponed twice and lifted on 26 September.

Who is striking, and why it matters

Pilots based in France, called out by the SNPL union over repeated short-notice changes to their rosters. It follows an easyJet cabin crew strike on 15–16 August 2026 that caused around 98 cancellations and ended with the airline granting crew protected days; the pilots are asking for the same terms. The union has said the strike can still be averted if easyJet applies them.

Compensation is owed

This is a strike by easyJet's own pilots, not by air traffic control or airport staff. In Krüsemann v TUIfly (C-195/17) the Court of Justice held that industrial action among a carrier's own personnel is part of the normal exercise of its activity and therefore not an extraordinary circumstance. An airline that refuses on “strike” grounds has to explain why that judgment does not apply to it.

Airports most likely to be affected

A flight departing any EU airport is covered by EU261 whoever operates it. An easyJet flight from a UK airport falls under UK261 instead, at £220, £350 or £520 — the UK261 page sets that out.

What you are owed

Distance of the flightPer passenger
Under 1,500 km€250
1,500–3,500 km, and any flight within the EU over 1,500 km€400
Over 3,500 km between an EU and a non-EU airport€600

Halved if easyJet re-routes you and you arrive within two, three or four hours of your original arrival time, by band. Outside those windows the full amount is due.

What to do, in order

  1. Screenshot the cancellation. Take the email or app notification showing the flight number, the original time and the word cancelled. Airlines re-issue bookings and the original record can disappear.
  2. Ask for the reason in writing. One line is enough: “Please confirm in writing the reason for the cancellation of flight [number] on [date].” If the answer says strike, that helps you rather than them, given Krüsemann.
  3. Take the care you are owed, and keep receipts. Meals, refreshments and a hotel with transport if you are stuck overnight. This is owed under Article 9 whatever the cause, and it is not capped. If easyJet does not provide it and you pay yourself, claim the money back with the receipts.
  4. Claim the compensation separately. Re-routing or a refund under Article 8 is a different entitlement from the fixed compensation under Article 7. Accepting one does not waive the other.

Where to send it

The easyJet claim guide has the airline's own EU261 form, its expenses form, and the refusals it tends to send back. easyJet asks for 28 days to respond before you involve anyone else.

The rules behind this

A strike by an airline's own pilots is not an extraordinary circumstance. The strike guide sets out which strikes cost the airline money and which do not, and the extraordinary-circumstances guide explains the test the airline has to meet.

Other disruptions we are tracking

The full list, with dates and airports

Sources

This page reports what has been published elsewhere. It is not affiliated with any airline or authority, and the position can change — check your own flight status.

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