Passengers flying from UK airports to Spain on Friday are facing the prospect of lengthy delays because of a walkout by French air traffic controllers. The nation's government has requested airlines slash flight schedules by half to ease pressure and minimise any delays.
Flights from the UK to France and Spain face lengthy delays and European air travel regulator Eurocontrol is drawing up plans to help airlines avoid French air space. Airlines facing disruption include Air France, easyJet, Ryanair, Transavia and any flights to the south of Spain.
The French SNCTA air traffic control union in a statement blamed surging inflation and its demand to hire more people as the reasons for the walkout. Strikes across the aviation industry together with staff shortages have impacted summer schedules as operations attempted to return to normal following the pandemic.
