Aviation

French air traffic control strikes force Ryanair to cancel flights

The cancellations will impact about 50,000 Ryanair passengers, most of whom would have been flying over France’s airspace

Ryanair has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights. Picture: Getty

Ryanair has cancelled over 300 flights due to today’s air traffic control strikes in France.

Most disrupted passengers are not flying to and from France but over the country’s airspace en-route to their destination, the airline said in a statement.

The cancellations will impact about 50,000 Ryanair passengers.

It is understood that more than 40 flights due to arrive at or depart from Irish airports were cancelled, including flights from Dublin Airport to French destinations ...