French controllers are due to take action tomorrow (15 September), affecting overflying as well as traffic to the country’s airports.
Ryanair said disruption would affect 80,000 passengers ahead of the weekend.
The airline said: “It is inexplicable that flights which overfly France are disrupted by French ATC strikes, yet domestic French flights are protected by minimum service laws.
“The European Union must step in and protect overflights so that passengers who are travelling between Spain, Italy, Ireland, Germany, etc. are not disrupted just because they fly over France while French ATC unions strike.”
