Ryanair cancelled flights

Updated 9 hours ago. RYANAIR HAVE CANCELLED 420 flights tomorrow due to a one day strike in France. In a statement, Ryanair said that the flights were ...

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Approximately 80,000 Ryanair passengers will have their travel plans ruined tomorrow as Air Traffic Control workers in France prepare to go on strike.

"Ryanair is once again calling for immediate EU action to prevent these ATC strikes disrupting the travel plans of thousands of European citizens/visitors. He said: "It is inexplicable that thousands of European citizens/visitors will have their travel plans unfairly disrupted tomorrow, (Fri 16 Sept) by yet another French ATC strike. Ryanair said in a statement: "Ryanair regrets that it is forced to cancel 420 flights (disrupting 80,000 passengers) mainly overflying France on Fri (16 Sept) as a result of this unjustified French ATC strike, which achieve nothing but disrupt thousands of European citizens/visitors’ weekend travel plans. "It is inexplicable that flights which overfly France are disrupted by French ATC strikes yet domestic French flights are protected by minimum service laws. [The airline ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/ryanairs-michael-o-leary-slams-25023687)has scrapped 420 flights tomorrow, September 16, due to the "all-out one-day strike" and is calling on the EU to intervene. [Ryanair ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/ryanairs-michael-o-leary-slams-25023687)passengers will have their travel plans ruined tomorrow as Air Traffic Control workers in France prepare to go on strike.

The airline has called on the EU to take immediate action to protect overflights over French airspace on Friday while French Air Traffic Control go on an ...

It is time that the EU step in and protect overflights so that European passengers are not repeatedly held to ransom by a tiny French ATC union.” [signing up to our newsletter](https://www.irishmirror.ie/newsletter-preference-centre/) Ryanair is once again calling for immediate EU action to prevent these ATC strikes disrupting the travel plans of thousands of European citizens/visitors. [Dublin Airport](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/dublin-airport?recirculation_test=true) for destinations in Europe and the UK. [an IT issue forced Aer Lingus to cancel a number of their flights](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/fallout-aer-lingus-cancellations-continues-27967769?recirculation_test=true). [Ireland](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/?recirculation_test=true), Germany and other countries that have a flight overflying France.

Ryanair said it will cancel 420 Friday flights, impacting 80000 passengers, due to an air traffic control strike in France that will limit overflights and ...

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Unfortunately, canceling is beyond Ryanair's control as an air traffic control strike in France will restrict overflights and affect numerous short and medium- ...

Unfortunately, the two-day strike will not be the last for French air traffic controllers, and [airlines](http://simpleflying.com/tag/airlines/) and passengers could expect even more disruptions toward the end of this month. [flights](https://simpleflying.com/tag/flights/) will also be disrupted as airlines deal with the knock-on effects. [Ryanair](https://simpleflying.com/tag/ryanair/) on September 16th will be in for quite the disappointment as the airline is canceling about 420 flights. What angered passengers even more, was that the union had cautioned about the incoming strike on Tuesday, yet Ryanair had only notified the affected passengers on Thursday. For the affected passengers, the notifications only came on Thursday, and allegedly, no mention of a rebooked flight, compensation, and customer service hotlines were not fruitful. Anticipating a severe disruption, the Direction Générale de L’Aviation Civile (DGAC) has asked airlines to cancel half of all their flights inbound and outbound of France on Friday and recommended that passengers postpone their travel plans.

Ryanair said it will cancel 420 Friday flights, affecting 80,000 passengers, due to an air traffic control strike in France that will limit overflights and ...

“We recognise the inconvenience this causes to our customers, however it is fully outside of Aer Lingus’ control. It flies up to 3,000 flights a day across Europe during its peak season. Aer Lingus has also cancelled the majority of its flights operating to and from France on Friday due to the industrial action.

Ryanair and Aer Lingus are among the airlines that have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights after French air traffic controllers said they will strike ...

Airlines flying to and from France will be affected, as will those using French airspace. Other air traffic control centres should be allowed to manage overflights of France during strikes, he added. Flights arriving in Dublin that have been cancelled this morning include the 14.05 from Paris Charles De Gaulle EI525; and the 14.45 Ryanair return from Lourdes. It has also urged passengers to defer non-essential travel. Flights not going ahead out of Dublin this morning include the 8.50am Air France to Paris Charles De Gaulle AF1617; the 9.45 Aer Lingus to Paris Charles De Gaulle EI524; the 10.10 Ryanair to Lourdes FR5079; and the 10.50 Ryanair to Reus FR1116. [Ryanair](https://www.independent.ie/topics/ryanair-40346997/) and [Aer Lingus](https://www.independent.ie/topics/aer-lingus-40381725/) are among the airlines that have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights after French air traffic controllers said they will strike on Friday.

Flights to Spain and France are amongst those canceled out of Cork this morning as Ryanair scrambles to deal with disruption caused by French strikers.

It is time that the EU step in and protect overflights so that European passengers are not repeatedly held to ransom by a tiny French ATC union.” He said: “It is inexplicable that thousands of European citizens/visitors will have their travel plans unfairly disrupted tomorrow, (Fri 16th Sept) by yet another French ATC strike. Aer Lingus has already cancelled flights to Europe from Dublin and there could be further cancellations affecting Cork today. Further disruption could be caused today to other airlines as well as Ryanair. The flight to Bermingham due to take off at 13.45 is already delayed. The 13.15 arrival from Faro is currently showing as delayed until 14.05.

France's DGAC aviation authority earlier this week asked airlines to halve their flight schedules on Friday due to the planned strike. Ryanair, Europe's largest ...

France's SNCTA air control union has cited inflation and its demand to hire more people as the reasons for the walkout. Meanwhile, Aer Lingus has cancelled four flights between Dublin and Paris on Friday due to the industrial action. Ryanair has cancelled 420 flights on Friday, impacting 80,000 passengers, due to an air traffic control strike in France that will limit overflights.

The airline said: “Ryanair sincerely apologises to its customers for these unnecessary disruptions that this French ATC strike will cause them.” Ryanair's ...

It is time that the EU step in and protect overflights so that European passengers are not repeatedly held to ransom by a tiny French ATC union.” He said: “It is inexplicable that thousands of European citizens/visitors will have their travel plans unfairly disrupted [on Friday September 16] by yet another French ATC strike. What flights are cancelled?