British Airways strike: Can I claim compensation for the extra night I was forced to spend in a hotel?

Q I had my flight back to Heathrow from Zurich on 9 September cancelled because of the British Airways pilots’ strike. The only option BA gave me was a flight on 10 September to London City, meaning a trek across London to get back to my car and the cost of an extra night in Switzerland. Any chance of compensation?

Steve G

A You were among almost 200,000 passengers whose flights were grounded by the 48-hour strike by pilots at British Airways earlier this month. But no traveller should be out of pocket as a result of the industrial action.