Overview
- France’s main controllers’ union SNCTA has confirmed a national strike from 7 to 10 October over pay, conditions and management grievances.
- Ryanair says it expects to cancel about 600 services on the first two days, affecting roughly 100,000 passengers and costing around £20m.
- The disruption will hit not only France-bound routes but also overflights to destinations such as Spain, Italy and Greece, with final cancellation lists typically set shortly before action begins.
- EasyJet and British Airways say they are monitoring the situation, while the UK Department for Transport notes each state manages its own airspace and airports have resilience plans.
- Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary is urging Eurocontrol and the European Commission to protect overflights during strikes, citing prior French ATC action that Eurocontrol estimated cost the industry about £104m.