The boss of easyJet has said that recent French air traffic control strikes created “unacceptable challenges for customers ...

More than 30,000 passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after low-cost airline Ryanair said it was forced to cancel more than 170 flights because of French air traffic control strikes. The ...

Airlines and France's transport minister has condemned the strikes as unacceptable, at the start of summer holidays.

A strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers stranded at the start of Europe's peak travel season.

A walkout by French air traffic controllers to protest against staff shortages and ageing equipment forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday, just as the summer season gets under way.

Ryanair has cancelled 170 flights affecting 30,000 passengers as French air traffic control strike. The flight cancellations on Thursday and Friday which will affect flights between the UK and France.

Strikes at start of the month cost airlines over €100 million as budget airline claims workers ‘wanted time off’ ...

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has estimated the airline lost about £1.3 million in net profit after it was forced to cancel ...

One million airline passengers were hit by a two-day strike by French air-traffic controllers in early July, Eurocontrol has said.

Ryanair publicly called on the European Commission Thursday to reform EU Air Traffic Control services as strikes by French ATC employees have canceled flights for more than 30,000 people.

French transport minister Philippe Tabarot called the strike unacceptable as did Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, who branded it "another recreational strike by French air traffic controllers' unions".