Ryanair and Easyjet canceled hundreds of flights while control of French air traffic controllers.
Ryanair, the largest airline in Europe by number of passengers, said that he had canceled 170 services in the midst of a plea by the French authorities for airlines in order to reduce flights at Paris airports by 40% on Friday.
Easyjet said that he had canceled 274 flights during the action, which should start later as part of a rank on staff numbers and aging equipment.
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The owner of British Airways, Iag, said that he planned to use larger planes to minimize the disturbances of his own passengers.
Industrial action should affect all flights using French airspace, leading to broader cancellations and delays across Europe and the wider world.
Ryanair said its cancellations, covering the two days, would hit services to and from France, as well as flights above the country towards destinations such as the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain and Ireland.
The director general of the Michael O’Leary group campaigned for an upheaval led by the European Union of air traffic control services in order to prevent such disruptive strikes, which have proven to be common in recent years.
He described the last action as “recreational”.
Michael O’Leary. Pic: Reuters
“Once again, European families are held in ransom by French air traffic controllers on strike,” he said.
“It is not acceptable that overflights on French airspace on the way to their destination are canceled / delayed due to another strike from French ATC.
“It makes no sense and is very unfair for passengers and EU families on vacation.”
Ryanair asks the EU to ensure that air traffic services are fully equipped with personnel for the first wave of daily departures, as well as to protect overflights during national strikes.
“These two splendid reforms would eliminate 90% of all ATC delays and cancellations and protect EU passengers from these repeated and avoidable Disturbances of ATC because of another French strike from ATC,” added Mr. O’Leary.