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Ryanair to cancel 102 flights as French air traffic controllers strike

Budget airline calls on European Commission to take action, claiming it is the 53rd French ATC strike in seven years.

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Budget airline Ryanair has called on the European Commission to take action over striking air traffic controllers (ATC) in France, after being forced to cancel more than 100 flights, reports City A.M.

The company has had to call off 102 flights due to take place tomorrow, and said the cancellations will affect over 18,000 customers - with 100,000 more set to suffer "severe delays".

According to Ryanair, this is the 53rd French ATC strike in seven years, and the 13th in the last 14 weeks. Just last week the firm called for EU action to deal with strikes. And football fans travelling to and around France for the Euro 2016 championship were hit by cancellations and delays due to industrial action.

Ryanair said it wants the Commission to introduce "three simple measures" which would alleviate the impact of the strikes

Read more of this report from City A.M.