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French air traffic strike comes to an end

The main union behind the strike against budget cuts said French government had now recognised the 'importance of investment in the sector'.

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A strike by French air traffic controllers that caused widespread disruption to UK flights has ended, reports the BBC.

Unions confirmed the industrial action against budget cuts, which began on Tuesday, had been called off, AFP news agency reported.

The strike had been expected to continue until the weekend.

The disruption worsened on Wednesday afternoon when Belgian air traffic controllers announced they would join the strike.

That action caused a two-hour closure in Belgium's air space.

Ryanair, which said it had cancelled 15% of its flights on Wednesday, said all its scheduled flights on Thursday would operate as normal.

It said all its affected customers had been contacted by email and SMS.

Easyjet cancelled about 20% of Wednesday's flights in and out of France.

Read more of this report from the BBC.