French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Confirmed for Wed, 8th & Thurs, 9th April

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French air-traffic controllers with the SNCTA union are to hold nine full days of strike - starting with a 48-hour stoppage from Wednesday and with the last day on May 2nd.

Controllers have had long-running disputes over everything from pensions to workloads. The union is the biggest in the industry, and has 41 percent of France's 4,000 air traffic controllers as members.

They will strike from Wednesday to Thursday, then again from Thursday the 16th of April to the 18th, then once again from the 29th of April to the 2nd of May.

The French Civil Aviation Authority has asked airlines to reduce their number of flights by 40 percent on Wednesday.

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The hardest-hit will be Air France, based at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, but, of course, a large number of other flights from the UK travel over French air traffic control territory. Some may be able to take alternative courses around France, but there are expected to be a number of cancellations.

As always in these situations, check with your airline.

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British Airways have just posted the following on their website HERE:

Air Traffic Control strike in France – 8th and 9th April, 2015

Updated 07/04/2015 03.12 PM (UK time)

British Airways has been informed that air traffic controllers across France are threatening to hold industrial action on Wednesday 8 April and Thursday 9 April, 2015.

As a result, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has mandated the cancellation of a number of flights for all airlines using French airspace.

Unfortunately in addition to cancelling some flights to and from France, other short-haul flights are also likely to experience significant delays throughout the two days, given how many flights would normally use French airspace.

We will be using larger aircraft, where possible, to help affected customers and are doing all we can to reduce any disruption.

We will continuously review the situation on Wednesday 8 April and will look to publish our revised schedule for Thursday 9 April, during Wednesday afternoon.

Although the industrial action in France is beyond our control and will affect all airlines, we apologise for any disruption to your travel plans.

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We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

What to do if your flight on Wednesday 8 April or Thursday April 9 has been cancelled

If your flight has been cancelled, please do not travel to the airport. We have a policy in place outlining the options available to you and how to make changes to your booking.

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easyJet have the following information currently on their website :

Planned French Air Traffic Control Strike
8th & 9th April 2015
easyJet has been advised of planned industrial strike action by French Air Traffic Control services on 8th April and Government transport workers on 9th April. Like all airlines flying to and from France, we expect significant impact to our flights during this period, including cancellations.

We are doing everything possible to minimise the impact to our customers and are working through our plans which we will communicate as soon as we can.

If we are forced to cancel any flights, our customers will be informed by SMS and email, with up to date information on the situation available on easyJet.com.

We expect to have more information after 15:00 UK time on Tuesday 7th April. For real time information we strongly recommend that all customers travelling on 8th and 9th April check the status of their flight on our Flight Tracker before going to the airport. If you are using our mobile website (m.easyjet.com) or mobile apps on either iOS or Android devices we strongly urge you to subscribe to push notifications and you’ll automatically receive updates relevant to your flight.

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Similar from Ryanair:

8 Apr: Air Traffic Control Strike – France
We regret to advise customers that due to an air traffic control strike in France on the 8th of April 2015, we have been forced to cancel the flights listed below.
Customers will be updated on their flight status via email and/or the mobile phone number you provided at time of booking. You may also monitor your flight status online: click here
We ask customers to please monitor this notice which will be updated throughout the day. Ryanair sincerely apologises for any delays or inconvenience caused by these disruptions.
List of cancelled flights: Wednesday 8th April
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