US EditionA Strike by Air Traffic Controllers Is Disrupting Travel to, From and over France
- A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from, and over France, causing widespread cancellations across airports due to demands for better working conditions.
- About 40% of flights were canceled at Paris airports on Friday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers during the summer travel season.
- Ryanair reported more than 400 canceled flights, impacting 70,000 passengers.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called the timing of the strike 'unacceptable,' as it coincides with the start of summer vacations for families.
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Flight delays, cancellations as French air traffic controller strike continues
French air traffic controllers continued strike action for a second consecutive day, causing the cancellation of 40 percent of flights across all Paris airports on Friday and disrupting travel plans for holidaymakers at the height of Europe's travel season.
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A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France
A strike by French air traffic controllers is disrupting travel. About 40% of flights at Paris airports are canceled, along with half of flights in Nice and 30% of flights in Marseille, Lyon and some other cities.
Air traffic controllers in France went on strike on Thursday. One of those affected is Swedish Faraj Mirza, who now has to take a bus instead of flying to his wedding in Marseille.
The strike launched by the French air traffic controllers on Thursday 3 July and this Friday could be summed up in two figures. Not one more, 272 strikers succeeded in causing the cancellation of 933 flights in France. They contest the setting up of pointers to control their actual presences at work. This weekend, chosen by the unions, is one of the most busy of the year at the airports. This mess in the sky affects passengers, but also hotelier…
The Prime Minister strongly criticized the mobilization of the sky's flyers, responsible for numerous flight cancellations on Thursday and Friday, at the beginning of the summer vacation.
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