Ryanair Passengers Call On Ursula Von Der Leyen To Protect Passenger Flights And Keep EU Skies Open During ATC Strikes
How French ATC Strikes Impact You:
- French Air Traffic Control strikes have disrupted over 1,000,000 passengers in 2023 to date.
- Overflights (not flying to/from France) are cancelled while French flights are protected.
- France protects domestic flights using min. service law, while non-French flights are cancelled.
- The EU won’t protect flights that pass over French airspace, so millions of non-French passengers face flight cancellations during repeated French ATC strikes this summer.
What The EU Must Do:
1. Protect EU overflights (under min services laws) as they do in Greece and Italy.
2. Allow Europe's other ATCs manage flights over France during French ATC strikes.
3. Mandate that French ATC unions engage in arbitration instead of strikes.