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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lamiat Sabin

France’s airlines to axe 50% of flights amid planned air traffic control strike

Christophe Ena/AP

Airlines in France have been told to halve their number of scheduled flights ahead of a one-day strike by air traffic controllers.

Civil aviation authority DGAC has advised airlines to whittle down their timetables for Friday (16 September), when industrial action is expected to result in many grounded planes across the country.

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