The DGAC civil aviation authority has asked airlines to cancel some of their flights to ensure there are enough controllers on duty.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, said on Thursday it was forced to cancel 170 flights, affecting 30,000 passengers.
The Airlines for Europe association, which includes Ryanair, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways and EasyJet, described the action as “intolerable”.
UNSA-ICNA, the second biggest labour group in the sector, launched the action to demand better working conditions and more staff. It was joined by the third largest union, USAC-CGT.
A quarter of flights departing from or arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly have also been cancelled.
On the eve of the school holidays on Friday, the situation is expected to become even more tense at Paris airports and Beauvais, where the DGAC has ordered a 40-percent reduction in the number of flights.
Sources said that business aviation, particularly in Nice and Le Bourget near Paris, has also been significantly affected.
“The demands made by minority unions are unacceptable, as is the decision to hold this strike at the start of the holiday season,“ Philippe Tabarot said on Wednesday. – AFP
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