Half of all flights from French airports including Paris-Orly and Brest have been cancelled due to air traffic controller walkouts. Read on for our guide to who’s going on strike in Europe right now, where and when those strikes will happen – and whether you need to worry about them. Strikes can, obvs, have a serious impact on your holiday, so it’s best to be as informed about them as possible.
From Italy and Belgium to Greece and France, airports across Europe have seen thousands of flights delayed and cancelled by industrial action. Needless to say, it’s no wonder that so many staff at airports and airlines have been going on strike. And, thanks to the cost of living crisis and pandemic pay cuts, loads of them are doing it all for lower wages, too.
Faced with staff shortages and huge levels of disruption, many workers at airlines and airports are facing long, stressful hours and poor working conditions. It’s a tough time to be working in the aviation industry.