Such is the scale of the expected disruption, the Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for France. “It is being reported that on Thursday 25 April, flights across France will be disrupted, with many cancelled, following a call for strike action by air traffic control unions,” said the FCDO.
“Check your operator’s advice before travelling, including where you are taking connecting flights.”
Jet2.com and easyJet are among British carriers to have warned of potential delays and disruption to flights travelling through French airport, with Jet2 pledging to keep disruption to a minimum while advising passengers to brace for “possible longer than normal waits onboard your aircraft to depart”.
EasyJet said: “We expect significant disruption across our network and advise customers to check the status of their flight on our flight tracker on our mobile app or website. To provide additional support, our UK customer services lines will be extended until midnight on Wednesday 24 April and Thursday 25 April.
“Although this situation is outside of our control, we would like to reassure customers that we are doing all we can to minimise any disruption to our flights that may occur because of the strike action.”
Echoing Ryanair’s stance, easyJet added: “EasyJet has been calling for better protection of passengers during times of French ATC strike action, especially for the hundreds of thousands of customers using the French airspace but whose flights neither depart nor land in France.”