May 1: why the strike by French air traffic controllers affects all European traffic

2023-05-01 09:19:23

It’s a bit of a domino effect in the European sky. A strike by Parisian air traffic controllers prevents planes from taking off from German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or English airports. In short, a local social movement is causing a wave of disruption across Europe. This will be the case again, this Monday Labor Day and interprofessional mobilization against the pension reform, with the walkout of air traffic controllers, at the call of the Usac-CGT union.