French air-traffic strikes to hit holidaymakers
A 48-hour strike held by French air traffic controllers is set to cause havoc for travellers over the next two days.
British airlines will cancel up to 40% of their services into and out of France over the next two days, in the latest stage in a long-running dispute over pension reforms.
The airlines most affected include British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet, which has been forced to cut 118 flights on Wednesday alone - as the SNCTA, France's largest air traffic controllers' union, downs tools.
The cancelled flights are mostly on French domestic routes, but return flights between Paris and Gatwick, Belfast and Luton are all affected, as well as one between Gatwick and Toulouse. Additionally, non-French flights using French airspace may experience some disruption.
EasyJet said: "Like all airlines flying to and from France, we expect significant impact to our flights during this period. We can assure our passengers we are doing everything possible to limit the inconvenience of this strike on them."
EasyJet said it was contacting all affected passengers and was also advising them to check the status of their flight.
BA said: "We are doing all we can to minimise disruption to customers. We will be using larger aircraft as well as re-routing some flights to try to help as many customers as possible get to where they need to be.
"Unfortunately there will be some knock-on delays to other parts of our short-haul network as a result of the strike action, given how much airspace in Europe will be affected. We are sorry for any disruption to customers' travel plans."
Meanwhile, certain cross-Channel ferry routes could also be affected due to new passport checks being introduced by the Home Office this week.
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