Today, up to a third of flights have been canceled at Paris Orly Airport, and problems have arisen at many other airports. France. “It is expected that the “turbulence” in air transport will continue until at least next Wednesday.because of the strike of air traffic controllers protesting against pension reform.

Since the protests began, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has regularly asked airlines to revise flight schedules from certain airports to avoid more problems. Preventive flight cancellations will continue throughout the weekend and at least until Wednesday. On Tuesday, the unions announced another day of nationwide mobilization.

For tomorrow, DGAC asks to cancel 15% of flights from Orly and 20% from Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon airports. Sunday will be even tougher for passengers as 33% of flights from Orly will be cancelled. On Monday, 20% of flights from Orly and Marseille will be affected, while flights from Toulouse and Bordeaux will be added to the cancellation on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In accordance with french airlines, from now until Monday, long-haul routes, as well as flights to and from Charles de Gaulle Airport, will not be affected. However, there may be delays, about which passengers will be informed personally.

Low-cost airline Transavia, which specializes in short- and medium-haul flights, canceled almost 60 flights today and tomorrow. He has not yet specified what he intends to do in the coming days.

Source: APE-MPE-AFP.