Flights cancelled at multiple French airports on Tuesday due to strike

France's civil aviation authorities have ordered flights to be grounded at multiple regional French airports on Tuesday due to strike action. There will be flight cancellations at four French regional airports - Lyon, Montpellier, Perpignan and Nîmes - on Tuesday, due to local strike action by unions representing air traffic controllers, according to the DGAC (Direction générale de l'aviation civile). No flights at all will depart or arrive at Montpellier, Nîmes, and Perpignan airports on Tuesday, December 17, while 60% of flights will be cancelled at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport. There may also be disruption for flights going through the Ajaccio airport in Corsica. "Delays are to be expected throughout the whole day," the DGAC warned. Travellers are advised to contact their airline to check their flight status before arriving at the airport. The strike is described as a "local action" by air traffic controllers and is not expected to affect any other French airports. At present the SNCTA union has only called a one-day strike, after a breakdown in negotiations over working conditions.<br/>