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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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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:

We will cancel at least 50 flights to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Basel, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse.

The strike will also impact all flights that over-fly French airspace. More than 60% of our flights operate through French airspace and so there is a risk of delays and late notice cancellations depending on the scale and effects of the strike action.

Therefore, flights from the UK to destinations such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Greece and North Africa face the threat of disruption.

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