Tens of thousands of passengers all over Europe hit a two -day strike by French flight dispatchers on Thursday, for which they had to cancel hundreds of flightsinforms TASR, according to AFP and Reuters.
The strike of two trade unions touched on airport operation throughout France. According to Airlines for Europe (A4E) Association on Thursday and Friday They cancel more than 1500 flights, which will affect almost 300,000 passengers.
According to the French Aviation Authority DGAC SI The strike almost 30 percent of the dispatchers forced 933 flights on Thursday. The Office asked the Airline to cancel a quarter to half of the flights to secure enough dispatchers on the service. The situation is expected to get worse on Friday.
French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabota called the strike unacceptable. According to him, airlines will lose millions of euros. “To constantly choose dates that cause the passengers the most inconvenience does not seem like the right approach,” declared.
