French air traffic controllers who have sparked travel chaos by staging a walk-out are in the middle of their 41st strike since 2009, Ryanair has claimed.
Up to a third of flights were cancelled at French airports today causing long delays just days before the busy Easter weekend.
Low-cost airline Ryanair condemned the ‘selfish actions’ of aviation unions, claiming it was the 41st strike by French air traffic controllers in just seven years.
French air traffic controllers who have sparked travel chaos by staging a walk-out are in the middle of their 41st strike since 2009, Ryanair has claimed (file picture)
Improving safety
Passengers travelling from Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton Airport were forced to wait for or reschedule their flights on Sunday, with the disruption expected to continue until the industrial action ends later this week.
The union leading the strike UNSA-ICNA, which represents a fifth of French controllers, says their action is aimed at improving their safety in the long term, the Local reports.
But in response, Ryanair has called on the French Government and the European Commission to intervene in order to prevent British passengers being ‘held to ransom’ by ‘tiny numbers’ of French workers.
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