Travelling to Europe? Prepare for delays

Tuesday, 24 Jun, 2014 0

Travellers across Europe are bracing for a six-day French air traffic control strike.

Airlines have been forced to cancel dozens of flights and have warned of potential delays to all flights crossing French airspace this week.

A similar walkout last year led to the cancellation of around 1,800 flights a day across Europe.

The strike, in the midst of the peak tourist season in France, follows a rail protest that affected train services.

The strikers are protesting against planned cuts which are part of a European Commission plan, called Single Sky Europe, to reduce air navigation costs by organising airspace into blocks, according to traffic flows rather than national borders.



 

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