Budget airline Ryanair is urging the EU to take action after the latest airline strike orchestrated by French air traffic control unions, reports City A.M.
It comes as the low cost carrier was forced to cancel 166 flights to, from and over France tomorrow. It said that 30,000 Ryanair customers will have their flights cancelled, while over 100,000 others will suffer severe delays.
It wants the European Commission to require French ATC unions to engage in binding arbitration rather than strikes, while allowing Europe’s other ATCs to operate overflights over France and protect flights over France amid the strikes.
Kenny Jacobs, chief marketing officer at Ryanair, said: "It is time for action by the European Commission following this latest French ATC strike aimed at disrupting as many travel plans as possible."