Ryanair has cancelled 170 flights and easyJet 274 flights ahead of a planned strike by French air traffic controllers. This action, protesting staffing levels and aging equipment, will disrupt flights to and from France as well as overflights across Europe. French authorities have requested airlines to reduce services at Paris airports by up to 40%. The strike is expected to cause widespread delays due to France's central position in European airspace, prompting calls for EU-level intervention to manage national strikes affecting international air travel.
Ryanair's CEO criticized the French ATC strike as "recreational" and called for urgent reform from the EU to prevent disruption of overflights impacting passengers without direct ties to France.
The strike by French air traffic controllers is staged in protest against staffing levels and equipment issues, leading to significant flight cancellations and delays throughout Europe.
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