French air travel is crippled by air traffic controller strike


Skift Take

Nice of the controllers to do this before the summer season really heats up, but expect similar push back from other national air controllers as the EU exerts its authority.

Air France-KLM Group, EasyJet Plc and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are among airlines forced to slash services into France today as they endure a three-day strike by French air traffic controllers that cut 1,800 flights in total. Air France SA said it aims to transport all long-haul passengers by reducing frequencies on key destinations such as New York, while travelers on flights in France or to Europe should seek to postpone. Lufthansa scrapped 171 flights today that serve cities including Paris, Toulouse, Lyon, or M