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Thousands of flights are canceled due to the strike of air traffic controllers in France

Politiko 2024-04-25 16:13:56

Thousands of flights are canceled due to the strike of air traffic controllers

Thousands of flights in France and Europe were canceled on April 25, due to a strike by air traffic controllers in France. The strike has caused the biggest stoppage in air traffic in decades.

Airlines have halved flights at the two main airports in Paris, Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle. In Marseille, also, many flights have been cancelled. The most affected are flights with short destinations, but long flights have also faced obstacles.

Ryanair reported canceling 300 flights on April 25, while Easyjet and Transavia canceled 200 each. In total, about 2,300 flights at French airports are expected to operate on Thursday, compared to 5,200 the day before, the civil aviation authority, DGAC, said.

Across Europe, some 2,000 more flights have been canceled and another 1,000 have rerouted to avoid French airspace. The number of canceled flights was the highest "in 20 years", according to Augustin de Romanet, director of the ADP Group, which manages airports in the French capital.

He warned that "tens of thousands of dollars" are at risk from flight cancellations due to the strike. The air traffic association, IATA, accused French controllers of "blackmailing" and making unrealistic demands.

The air traffic controllers' strike continued, despite a major union of air traffic workers pulling out of the strike on April 25, saying it would continue negotiations with state authorities over working conditions. However, three other associations are also on strike./REL

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