Ryanair has cancelled 170 flights because of French air traffic control strikes, affecting more than 30,000 passengers.
The cancellations on Thursday and Friday will impact flights to and from France, and also flights over the country to destinations such as the UK, Greece, Spain and Ireland, the airline said.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary urged EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to take “urgent action” to reform European Union air traffic control (ATC) services in light of the disruption, which coincides with the start of the European summer holidays.
O’Leary said: “Once again, European families are held to ransom by French air traffic controllers going on strike.
“It is not acceptable that overflights over French airspace en route to their destination are being cancelled/delayed as a result of yet another French ATC strike.
“It makes no sense and is abundantly unfair on EU passengers and families going on holidays.”
Ryanair has long campaigned for the EU to ensure ATC services are fully staffed for the first wave of daily departures, as well as to protect overflights during national ATC strikes.
“These two splendid reforms would eliminate 90 per cent of all ATC delays and cancellations, and protect EU passengers from these repeated and avoidable ATC disruptions due to yet another French ATC strike,” O’Leary added.
Ryanair cancelled more 800 flights last month, saying it had been affected by the recent conflict in the Middle East.
The conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as continued attacks in Gaza, have forced airlines to cancel and reroute flights.
Last week, flights were axed at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, with passengers told to expect further delays and cancellations.
Ryanair said more than 109,000 of its flights operated in June, indicating that fewer than 1 per cent of flights were disrupted.
The Ireland-based business carried 19.9 million passengers in June – a 3 per cent increase on the same month last year.
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