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French air traffic strike delays
Thousands of UK air travellers face possible delays and cancellations later today due to planned industrial action by French air traffic controllers. The strike will have the biggest impact in the southern area of France.
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Ryanair axes more than 70 flights due to French strike
Ryanair have cancelled more than 70 flights due to a one-day air strike by French air traffic controllers.
A number of the Ryanair cancellations involved services within continental Europe, but the axed flights also included some between UK and Ireland airports and French destinations including Paris, Biarritz, Nimes, Carcassonne, Bezier and Bergerac.
Some Ryanair services to and from Girona in Spain were also cancelled.
Easyjet cancels more than 50 flights amid French strikes
Thousands of travellers are enduring flight disruption today due to a strike by French air traffic controllers.
Easjet has been forced to cancel more than 50 services due to the action which started at 5am this morning, and is due to end at 7pm tonight. Easyjet said:
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More flight delays confirmed from Gatwick Airport
Easyjet has confirmed a string of delays and cancellations from Gatwick Airport to a number of destinations ahead today's strike by French air traffic controllers.
For the latest information check easyJet's Flight Tracker website.
EasyJet begins cancelling flights to France
EasyJet departure boards have begun showing cancellations ahead of a strike by French Air traffic controllers.
For the latest information check easyJet's Flight Tracker website.
EasyJet warns passengers of possible flight disruption
Budget airline easyJet has already warned passengers of possible flight disruption and other UK carriers, including British Airways, are bound to be affected as well.
EasyJet said it had been asked by French civil aviation body the DGAC to reduce its flights from both Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly airports to southern European destinations by 30 per cent.
Flights to Basel, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseilles and Toulouse are also likely to be impacted.
Thousands face possible French air traffic strike delays
Thousands of UK air travellers face possible delays and cancellations later today due to planned industrial action by French air traffic controllers.
The strike will have the biggest impact in the southern area of France.
But it is expected that the industrial action will also have an effect on all flights that fly over France. Budget airline easyJet has already warned passengers of possible flight disruption and other UK carriers, including British Airways, are bound to be affected as well.