ALERT: France- Air Traffic Control Strike (March 6, 2017)

March 6, 2017

Alert – France: Air Traffic Control Strike

A week-long air traffic control strike in France is impacting flights. Major airlines including Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have instituted travel waivers.

Air France’s website states:

Following the call for strike action issued by a union for French air traffic controllers from Monday 6 to Friday 10 March 2017, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to reduce their flight schedule between west and south of France, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and North Africa.

Our flight schedule will be disrupted all week.

According to the UK’s Guardian:

Flights to and from the UK are among more than 1,000 likely to be scrapped this week.

With a separate strike by Air France workers on Tuesday, carriers have been asked to slash their services by 25%.

Flights to France as well as those crossing its airspace are affected, including UK flights to and from Italy, Switzerland and Spain. Brest and Bordeaux control centres are striking until 7pm on Friday, with the action in the south of France running from 5am on Tuesday until 5am on Friday.

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