"It is unfair that flights from the UK to Spain or from Italy to Portugal are being cancelled simply because a bunch of French air traffic control units want to go on strike. "France must be required by the EU commission to protect overflights. "When there are air traffic control strikes in Italy, they protect overflights. "But all the cancellations are then being disproportionately being passed on to English flights, Irish flights, Italian flights, Spanish flights, German flights. "France is using minimum service legislation to protect its local French flights. He said while he accepts the right of French workers to take strike action, he believes it is unreasonable for the issue to affect flights which are travelling through French airspace but are not landing in France. Michael O'Leary said Ryanair respects the right to strike, but if 'they want to strike cancel the French flights' Yesterday, Michael O'Leary said the Europe-wide situation will affect a total of 40,000 passengers across the continent, and blamed both French officials and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the disruption.
O'Leary says France strike 'unreasonable' in affecting airspace "While the rest of our schedule will operate as planned customers travelling to other European destinations tomorrow may experience some delays as a result", Aer Lingus said in a statement.Ī spokesperson for Dublin Airport operator daa said "Passengers should contact their airline for updates on any flights they plan to cancel as a result of the French air traffic controllers strike on Monday."įurther cancellations are also expected at Cork and Belfast airports. However, as of this morning, the same air sector sources said the "fluid" situation means the figure currently stands at five arriving and five departing flights.Īer Lingus said that all impacted customers have received a communication via SMS or email to advise them of their travel options.
While a Ryanair spokesperson was unable to give an exact list of flights affected, air sector sources told RTÉ News it will include between 25 and 35 flights arriving to and departing from Dublin Airport. Yesterday, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said his airline will cancel 220 flights across Europe. The air traffic controllers strike in France will come into effect in the afternoonĪer Lingus and Ryanair are in communication directly with affected customers and anyone planning to fly to or from France in the coming days is advised to check with their airline. Some flights to or from France are expected to go ahead as scheduled tomorrow morning. So far, the airport is listing 15 flights to or from France that are cancelled tomorrow, nine are departures from Dublin, six are arrivals. A number of flights arriving to and departing from Dublin Airport will be cancelled tomorrow due to the latest French air traffic control strike.
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