French air traffic controllers call 'large-scale' strike action
by @thelocalfrance
@thelocalfrance— According to initial estimates, up to 70 percent of flights in and out of France could be cancelled as air traffic controllers call a strike to protest against proposed changes to their navigation system.
@thelocalfrance—Breaking: French air traffic controllers call off strike, but many flights remain cancelled. French air traffic controllers have called off a strike that was set to cause 'massive' disruption on Thursday, after reaching a last-minute deal with managers - although because of the last-minute nature of the change, many flights will still be cancelled on Thursday.
Le Monde.fr—French air traffic controllers cancel strike. Unions had called for a major strike on Thursday after a breakdown of negotiations on salary increases and other measures in a planned overhaul of France's air traffic control system.
Japan Today—Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike. Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in two decades. Airlines cut more than half of their normal flight schedules at Paris's two main airports Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, with many flights