Travel chaos as 70,000 Ryanair passengers hit by French air traffic control strikes
Holidaymakers braced for second day of chaos due to strikes
- French air traffic controllers initiated a second day of strikes on Friday, causing widespread flight cancellations and disruptions across France during the peak summer travel season.
- Ryanair announced it had cancelled 400 flights, affecting 70,000 passengers, while easyJet also scrapped numerous services due to the industrial action.
- The strike, led by the UNSA-ICNA union, is in protest over demands for improved working conditions, increased staffing levels, better pay, and against new monitoring reforms.
- The French Civil Aviation Authority had pre-emptively requested airlines to cut a significant percentage of flights from major French airports, including Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly.
- The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a warning to travellers, advising them to check operator advice due to the ongoing industrial action.