Airlines face disruption on Friday due to a planned strike by French air traffic controllers.
The country’s DGAC aviation authority on Tuesday called on carriers to halve their schedules on September 16 and warned of flight cancellations and “significant delays”.
The cuts affect the whole of France, the DGAC said in a statement, adding that it was currently working with Eurocontrol to help airlines avoid the country’s air space.
The French SNCTA air traffic control union in a statement cited inflation and its demand to hire more people as the reasons for the walkout, Reuters reported.
Airlines most likely to be affected include Air France, EasyJet, Ryanair, Transavia and Volotea
Strikes across the aviation industry together with staff shortages have plagued the sector across the summer as operations attempted to return to normal following the pandemic.