French air-traffic strike grounds 100,000 travelers across Europe

Hundreds of flights across Europe have been cancelled, and many more delayed, due to the latest strike by French air-traffic controllers. An estimated 100,000 passengers have had their flights grounded. Members of the main air-traffic unions stopped work Monday night and will continue until early Wednesday morning, as part of a national strike against the labour reform policies of President Macron. Airlines have been told to cut three out of 10 flights. Many others have been diverted around French airspace, extending journey times and causing additional congestion. The pressure group Airlines For Europe claims that seven out of 10 air traffic control strikes since 2005 have been by French controllers. <br/>