Holidaymakers are being warned that flights across Europe are at risk of disruption from air traffic control strikes.
A trade union representing staff at Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, is threatening to take industrial action in a row over issues such as recruitment, management and rosters. The Union Syndicale Bruxelles (USB), which represents EU civil servants, wrote to Eurocontrol bosses saying industrial action will take place with just a five-day notice period, and could begin next week.
This means UK holidaymakers face major uncertainty over whether their summer getaway flights will be delayed or cancelled. The Times reported it was told by an aviation source that up to 12,600 flights across Europe could be disrupted every day during strike action.
