Flight chaos postponed as French air traffic controllers delay – and extend – strike
French air traffic controllers delay strike
- The main French air traffic control union, SNCTA, has suspended a planned strike for 18 to 19 September.
- This decision was made because the collapse of the French government made it “impossible to achieve demands at the ministerial level”.
- A more extensive strike is still scheduled to take place from the morning of 7 October to the morning of 10 October.
- French air traffic control walkouts severely disrupt European air travel, as one in three flights typically routes through or over France.
- Airlines like Ryanair, which was significantly impacted by a previous July strike, are urging the European Commission to ensure French airspace remains open for overflights during future industrial action.