Air traffic controllers' strike: chaos at airports
The first weekend of holiday departures has been severely disrupted for those who had planned to fly. The air traffic controllers' strike is having a significant impact on traffic. More than 1,000 flights were canceled on Friday, July 4.
Crowded halls, tired families, their eyes glued to screens for hours. Friday, July 4, at Paris-Orly Airport, it was a cold shower for the first vacationers of the summer. "It's hell. I'm going to Corsica, there aren't many alternatives. Everything is booked everywhere," lamented one passenger. In total, more than a thousand flights were canceled during the day, departing from or arriving in France, including 40% of cancellations from Parisian airports.
The south of France was also heavily affected: 30% cancellations in Lyon (Rhône), Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) and Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) and even 50% in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). Disruptions caused by an air traffic controller strike . Some travelers regret paying the consequences. "I understand their approach a little, but they should do it on a day other than the day of the major departures," suggested one of them.
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