US EditionRyanair and easyJet cancel hundreds of flights over air traffic control strike
- Ryanair cancelled 170 flights scheduled for July 3 and 4 due to a strike by air traffic controllers in France, which disrupted flights within French airspace.
- The strike was called by two French unions over working conditions and staffing shortages and followed failed talks with France's DGAC earlier this week.
- Ryanair said cancellations affected services to and from France and flights over French airspace to the UK, Greece, Spain, and Ireland, with authorities requesting a 40% reduction of flights at Paris airports.
- Chief executive Michael O'Leary condemned the strike as 'holding European families to ransom' and called on EU Commission President von der Leyen for urgent reforms to eliminate 90% of ATC delays and cancellations.
- The disruption coinciding with the onset of the European holiday season affected over 30,000 passengers and emphasized Ryanair’s continued call for comprehensive EU-wide air traffic control reforms to prevent recurring strikes.
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Ryanair, the first European airline, announced that it had to cancel 170 flights on Thursday affecting 30 000 passengers.
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