Aviation authorities requested airlines to cancel hundreds of flights due to strikes by French air traffic control workers. The European Airlines for Europe (A4E) reported that around 1,500 flights would be canceled, impacting approximately 300,000 passengers. French air traffic control has already been noted for delays, exacerbated by this situation. The strikes resulted in nearly 500,000 minutes of delays across 33,000 flights, with Ryanair canceling over 400 flights. The strikes, led by minority unions, aimed at improving working conditions during a peak travel period in France.
"French air traffic control already delivers some of Europe's worst delay figures and now the actions of a minority of French air traffic control workers will needlessly disrupt the holiday plans of thousands of people in France and across Europe."
"These strikes are unacceptable," said Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, urging the EU Commission to protect such overflights by law in case of strikes.
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