Industrial action by French air traffic controllers on Friday saw hundreds of flights grounded between France and the UK and beyond. ✈️ Workers walked out over wages and staff shortages and have subsequently called for a further three days of action.
Airspace issues as flights divert
As well as cancellations, there has been disruption over French airspace, with many flights forced to divert. According to the global flight tracking service FlightRadar24, airlines such as TAP Portugal have been avoiding French airspace, choosing instead to loop to the west of the Bay of Biscay on a Lisbon to Brussels trip, making flights marginally longer.
Several flights were delayed at Gatwick on Friday, with delays between half an hour and just under two hours, across a range of airlines.shows a reduction in flight volume over France from Thursday to Friday. However flights are still operating in and over France, since domestic flights are protected by minimum service laws.
Further industrial action could see hundreds of thousands of flights impacted later this month unless an agreement is reached between the unions and French authorities.
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