Wednesday 25 June 2014

Airport strikes in France cause chaos

Strike latest: 
  • Ryanair and Easyjet cancel scores of flights to and from France and Spain
  • Flights flying over French airspace also affected
  • Ryanair say situation is expected to get worse on Wednesday with 250 flights cancelled
  • Air France says flights into and out of airports in southern France badly hit
Airlines were forced to cancel dozens of flights to and from Paris's main airports and southern France Tuesday as air traffic controllers kicked off a six-day strike to outrage.
The work stoppage comes at the height of the tourist season in a nation that attracts more foreign visitors than any other country, and follows a rail protest that affected services abroad and domestically and is still continuing in some areas.  From the Local