PARIS: The strike, which began disrupting operations across French airports on Thursday, intensified on Friday with the National Civil Aviation Authority directing airlines to cancel a significant share of their schedules. At Paris’ Charles de Gaulle, Orly, and Beauvais airports, 40% of all flights were scrapped. Cancellations reached 50% in Nice, and 30% in Marseille, Lyon, and several other cities.
Despite these preventive measures, authorities warned of “disruptions and long delays” continuing across all French airports.
Low-cost airline Ryanair reported major setbacks, cancelling more than 400 flights and affecting over 70,000 passengers. The airline criticized the impact of the strike on flights over French airspace and to and from French destinations, calling on the European Union to urgently reform air traffic management rules.
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The strike was led by unions including UNSA-ICNA, which cited insufficient staffing to manage rising air traffic and the erosion of wages due to inflation. Union leaders are also opposing new oversight reforms that would alter the way air traffic operations are supervised.
