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Overview
- The cabin crew strike that began on Saturday, August 15 cancelled roughly 100 flights and left thousands of travellers stranded over the weekend.
- Passengers report large out‑of‑pocket costs to find alternatives, with cases of families paying €1,700 to €2,000 to get home after their EasyJet return flights were cancelled.
- Unions say they filed a lawful strike notice and demand immediate talks while placing responsibility on EasyJet to organise repatriation and alternative travel for affected customers.
- EasyJet has called the action opportunistic and pointed customers to its standard options for rebooking, refunds, vouchers and hotel coverage when applicable, while EU rules can allow additional compensation up to €600.
- Coverage warns the dispute could continue into early September with conflicting end dates reported and that the timing during peak summer travel raises the risk of more disruption if talks do not start.