You can claim compensation if the delay was the fault of the airline.

A nationwide strike has been underway since December 5 to denounce the government’s proposed universal pension reform. The strike has resulted in significant transportation disruptions across France.

FAA has three easy ways for you to check airport status and get delay information, in real time as changes happen:

1. Use our interactive map.
2. On your mobile device, go to www.faa.gov/mobile. [Supported Devices]
3. Sign up for email updates to your wireless device, pager, phone, PDA, or email address.

According to the FAA, reportable delays are delays to IFR traffic of 15 minutes or more, experienced by individual flights. Delays may result from detaining an aircraft at the gate, short of the runway, on the runway, on a taxiway, and/or in a holding configuration anywhere en route.

An ‘extraordinary circumstance’ is a situation in which there is the airline is not responsible for the problems with the flight. Extreme weather conditions during the flight, such as heavy fog or a storm. Natural disasters, such as a volcanic ash cloud.

The term ‘extraordinary circumstances’ may apply to a number of scenarios where the delay or flight cancellation was caused by something out of the ordinary; things like: Acts of terrorism or sabotage. Security risks. Extreme weather conditions e.g. volcanic ash cloud.

Delays by Destination: No destination-specific delays are being reported. General Departure Delays: Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less. General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

U.S. flights: maximum compensation by type of delay

The most common reasons for flight delays

• Air Traffic Control (ATC) restrictions.
• Adverse weather conditions.
• Bird strikes.
• Knock-on effect due to a delayed aircraft.
• Strikes.
• Waiting for connecting passengers.
• Waiting for connecting bags.
• Waiting for cargo.

An ‘extraordinary circumstance’ is a situation in which there is the airline is not responsible for the problems with the flight. Extreme weather conditions during the flight, such as heavy fog or a storm. Natural disasters, such as a volcanic ash cloud. Strike action by air traffic control.

Check what the airline should give you if your flight’s delayed

Also, air traffic controllers strikes in France affect flights crossing the French airspace even if they are not flying from /to France. Flights crossing the French airspace might be delayed or re-routed due to the reduced number of planes that could be handled by the limited french air traffic controllers.

Like all other airlines, we’re impacted by an air traffic control outage which is causing delays to flights using French and Spanish airspace. We’re working hard to minimise the impact on our customers’ travel plans. British Airways also urged customers to check the status of their flights online.

» Scheduled Airport Strikes in France: Airports of Paris strike from 18 to 20 June 2021, from 1 to 5 July 2021, and from 9 to 10 July 2021 New! » Scheduled General Strikes in France: nothing to report. » Other Scheduled Transportation Strikes in France: Ilévia transportation strike (Lille) on 26 June 2021.

The airline said an air traffic control “outage” in France had hit flights going through both French and Spanish airspace. Some passengers have told the BBC their British Airways flights had been cancelled. The airline said it would not release any cancellation figures but added any affected customers had been notified directly.