Cancellations, flight delays … The summer of all disturbances in air in Europe

Decryption – From the first days of the summer vacation, hundreds of thousands of travelers experienced a black scenario. The French air traffic control strike, pointed out by companies, is not the only cause.

Delays and flight cancellations multiplied in Europe in July. Until the end of the summer, holidaymakers about to fly to their summer break or return from leave will cross their fingers: a strike, an incident at the airport, a breakdown, could they spoil everything?

From the first days of the summer vacation, hundreds of thousands of travelers experienced a black scenario. A new strike by French air controllers has derailed departures at major airports in the country for two days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) had asked airlines to greatly reduce their programs in the face of this social movement: a quarter of the flights canceled in Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais, half in Nice, Bastia and Calvi and 30 % in Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Ajaccio and Figari on July 3.

Ditto the next day. The key, lost vacation days, reprogrammed trips, missed correspondences … others …

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