Aviation

Ryanair delivers petition to European Commission calling for protection of overflights

Petition contained signatures from 1.1m ‘fed-up passengers’, airline says

It called on Ursula Van Der Leyen, President of the European Commissioner to protect 100 per cent of overflights

Ryanair has delivered a petition containing 1.1 million signatures from “fed-up passengers” to the European Commission demanding the protection of overflights in the event of air traffic control (ATC) strikes, particularly like those seen in France.

It called on Ursula Van Der Leyen, President of the European Commissioner to protect 100 per cent of overflights, and to reallocate flights that must be cancelled to dshort-haul alternatives to/from the affected State

The petition demanded Van Der ...