
Strike by French air traffic controllers disrupts summer travel
The Peninsula
Paris: French air traffic controllers launched a two day strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions, disrupting travel for tens of thousan...
Paris: French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people at the start of a summer holiday season.
The DGAC civil aviation authority has asked airlines to cancel some of their flights to ensure there are enough controllers on duty.
The strike affected air traffic across Western Europe.
Ryanair, Europe's largest airline, said on Thursday it was forced to cancel 170 flights, affecting 30,000 passengers.
"Once again, European families are being held hostage by French air traffic controllers," said Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.













