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easyJet France pilots strike · 24–25 September 2026
easyJet France pilot strike moved to 24–25 September: what passengers should know
The planned easyJet pilot strike in France for 13–14 September 2026 was suspended after negotiations resumed and has been moved to 24–25 September. The SNPL says no firm agreement has yet been secured on its main demands, so the later strike window remains a live risk. The action concerns easyJet pilots based in France and could affect services from the airline's French bases, including Paris Orly, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Nantes, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux. No blanket cancellation total has been confirmed, so passengers should check their individual flight directly with easyJet rather than assuming disruption.
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Check my affected flight →What happened
The SNPL originally called easyJet pilots based in France to strike on 13–14 September over schedule stability and working conditions. On 13 September, the union postponed that action to 24–25 September to give renewed negotiations a chance to succeed. Reporting on the postponement states that the strike notice remains active for the new dates and identifies six French easyJet bases that could be affected: Paris Orly, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Nantes, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux. Because pilots must give individual notice before striking and easyJet can adjust its operation, the scale of disruption cannot be stated reliably in advance.
Operational conditions can change quickly. Check the airline and airport for live status before travelling.
Compensation is only one part of your rights
For flights within EU261 scope, a strike by an airline's own staff is not automatically an extraordinary circumstance. EU passenger-rights guidance states that internal airline staff strikes do not by themselves release the carrier from its compensation obligations. Whether compensation is actually due still depends on the individual cancellation or arrival delay, notice given to the passenger, any rerouting offered and the cause relied on by the airline. Care, rerouting and refund rights are separate and can apply even where fixed compensation is disputed or unavailable.
Refund or rerouting
A cancellation can create travel-remedy rights even where an extraordinary circumstance prevents fixed compensation.
Care and expenses
Where the applicable rules provide a duty of care, reasonable meals, accommodation or transport can remain separate from compensation.
What to do now
If you are booked with easyJet to or from France on 24 or 25 September, monitor the booking in the easyJet app or website and check for direct airline messages before travelling. Keep the original itinerary, any cancellation or schedule-change notice, the alternative flight offered, actual arrival time and itemised receipts for reasonable meals, accommodation or transport if required care is not provided directly. If your flight is disrupted, preserve the exact reason easyJet gives because it can be central to an EU261 assessment.
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AeroDue separates the cause, itinerary and operating airline so passengers do not confuse an airport-wide incident with an automatic compensation result.
Check my affected flight →Sources used for this briefing
SNPL — easyJet France pilot strike notice
The Connexion — easyJet France pilots postpone strike to 24–25 September
Your Europe — EU air passenger rights
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