Recent ATC industrial action has led to multiple flight cancellations from Ireland, particularly affecting routes to and from France. Disruption extends beyond France to flights over French airspace, impacting destinations such as the UK, Greece, and Spain. Airlines like Ryanair and Aer Lingus are notifying customers about cancellations, with potential for more disruption. Passengers are entitled to re-routing or refunds under EU Regulation 261/2014. The French ATC union cites issues of understaffing and management culture as reasons for the strike, coinciding with the busy summer travel season.
In addition to flights to/from France being cancelled, this strike will also affect all French overflights. Most disrupted passengers are not even flying to/from France, but over French airspace to destinations like the UK, Greece and Spain.
Aer Lingus said there would be limited flight cancellations to/from Paris and Nice on Thursday, July 3, and that impacted customers had been contacted. There is potential for similar cancellations on Friday, July 4, should industrial action continue.
Under EU Regulation 261/2014, affected passengers should be offered the choice between a re-routing or a full refund. The industrial action comes as the busy summer holiday period ramps up.
French ATC union, UNSA-ICNA, said the two-day strike was due to persistent understaffing, outdated equipment and a toxic management culture. Ryanair has long campaigned for an overhaul of ATC services across Europe.
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