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Airlines warn of delays ahead of French national strike

Operators
Will Payne
20 March 2023

EasyJet and Ryanair have warned passengers travelling to France of delays and disruption on Monday (20 March) as national strike action in a dispute over recent pension reforms takes shape.

(Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)

(Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)

Demonstrations started at 6am Monday (20 March) and are due to last until 6am Thursday (23 March). 

The strikes come after the French government passed a bill raising the national retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote, causing the UK Foreign Office to update its travel advice to the country.

Air Traffic Control staff are reportedly joining the strike action and therefore air travel is likely to be impacted, easyJet said.