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French air traffic controllers push back weekend strike action into October

Air
James Chapple
15 September 2025

Planned strike action by French air traffic controllers this coming weekend has been postponed.

People head to the departure gates at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport
(Credit: iStock / BalkansCat)

French ATC staff had been due to strike over 18-19 September (Credit: iStock / BalkansCat)

ATC personnel represented by France's SNCTA union had been due to walk out over 18-19 September in a dispute over working practices.

However, this action has since been pushed back to 7-9 October after France's government collapsed last week.

There remains a threat of travel disruption, though, owing to a second general strike in France in as many weeks.

Workers across various sectors and industries will strike on Thursday (18 September) after recent action on 10 September.

France's airspace is among the world's busiest, with many ex-UK and Irish services required to overfly the country.