According to Ryanair, this strike is “due to the persistent inability of France to protect overflies during the national strikes of air traffic control services”.
The first European airline, Ryanair, announced Thursday that it had to cancel 170 flights due to a strike of French air controllers, deploring that travelers are taken “Hosting” by such a movement. There «low cost» Irishwoman also called the European Commission to “Act urgently to reform EU air traffic control services” In order to prevent national strikes from causing cascade effects on the entire European traffic.
“In addition to the flights to or from France, this strike will also affect all overflies from French airspace. This is due to the persistent inability of France to protect overflies during the national strikes of air traffic control services ”noted Ryanair in a press release. “Although only French air controllers are on strike, most of the assigned passengers do not even travel to or from France, but simply fly over French airspace on their way to their destination (for example: United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Ireland, etc.)”has demonstrated the carrier.
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For this one, “European airspace cannot be repeatedly closed simply because French air controllers strike for their personal comfort”. “Once again, European families are taken hostage by strikes from French air controllers”denounced the boss of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, quoted in the text. The strike, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, forced the company “To cancel 170 flights, disturbing more than 30,000 passengers”depending on the company. Two minority unions of French sky -skylights called for the strike on Thursday and Friday, to protest in particular against their working conditions.
40% flight cancellation Friday
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, to adequate the number of controllers at their post and the volume of flights to manage in complete safety, asked the airlines to give up part of their programs, in particular half in Nice and the quarter in Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais, this last platform being the main basis of Ryanair in France. Friday, the day before summer school holidays in France, these cancellations will reach 40% in Parisian airports and in Beauvais, demanded the DGAC.
