France to experience flight disruption as air traffic controllers strike

A French air traffic control union has announced a four-day strike,  which will delay or cancel up to a third of flights in Paris and around France starting Monday.

Control tower of the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris AFP/Pierre Verdy

The strike, called by the UNSA union, will hit flights between Monday 6th and Friday 10th March.

France’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines to cancel flights in order to reduce the amount of air traffic during strike days.

#ATC call for action March 6th to 10th. Please check your flight schedule w/ your #airline in case of delays or disruptions #En

— Paris Aéroport (@ParisAeroport) March 3, 2017

Air traffic controllers working at airports in Brest, Bordeaux and Aix-en-Provence failed to agree on surrounding working hours and conditions.

It will affect flights across the country including those in and out of Paris airports Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais.

Air France said it will keep 100% of its long-haul flights, 99% of medium-haul flights and 80% of its domestic flights in the air.

Easyjet has already cancelled 38 flights planned on March 6th.