French ATCs plan another 36-hour strike
French air traffic controllers plan to strike for at least 36 hours, starting from Wednesday evening, A4E said. A4E said this will be the 43rd strike day in France since 2009, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and creating disruption and extensive delays across the continent. The French Railway system also plans to strike the same day. The last French ATC strike, from March 20-22, caused more than 1,000 cancellations among A4E members and caused 500,000 delay minutes across all airlines operating in European airspace during the strike period. “It is unacceptable that airlines and their customers can be repeatedly punished by these unjustified strikes,” MD Thomas Reynaert said. He added A4E is working on an immediate action plan to minimise strike effects on both local traffic and overflights. <br/>
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French ATCs plan another 36-hour strike
French air traffic controllers plan to strike for at least 36 hours, starting from Wednesday evening, A4E said. A4E said this will be the 43rd strike day in France since 2009, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and creating disruption and extensive delays across the continent. The French Railway system also plans to strike the same day. The last French ATC strike, from March 20-22, caused more than 1,000 cancellations among A4E members and caused 500,000 delay minutes across all airlines operating in European airspace during the strike period. “It is unacceptable that airlines and their customers can be repeatedly punished by these unjustified strikes,” MD Thomas Reynaert said. He added A4E is working on an immediate action plan to minimise strike effects on both local traffic and overflights. <br/>
