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Send in French army for air controller strike: Ryanair
Budget airline Ryanair on Wednesday called on the French government to send in the army to ensure airports stay open during any future strikes by air traffic controllers.
The call by the Irish carrier came as an air traffic control strike disrupted holiday departures across France with one in 10 flights cancelled from Paris' main international airport Charles de Gaulle.
Ryanair said in a statement that the government should "intervene in future strikes to ensure that France's airports remain open for business, if necessary by calling out the French military to operate air traffic control."
"This happens in many other European countries when strikes disrupt air transport and it should happen in France as well so that innocent air passengers are not ... held to ransom by transport workers," it said.
Spanish authorities said Tuesday they may deploy the military to replace Barcelona air traffic controllers on sick leave, in a bid to curb flight delays and undermine what they suspect is an undercover strike.
Unions representing French air traffic controllers called the strike to protest against plans to merge France's 4,000 controllers and 8,000 other aviation personnel into a European-wide system.
© 2010 AFP
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0722/1224275196422.html
Air traffic controllers' strike in France leaves 2,000 grounded
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PAMELA DUNCAN
SOME 2,000 passengers who were due to travel to and from France yesterday found themselves grounded due to strike action by air traffic controllers in France.
Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Air France flights to and from Dublin and Cork were cancelled by the strike but all passengers were to be accommodated on other flights either yesterday evening or today.
Eight Ryanair flights were cancelled yesterday on its Dublin/Biar-ritz, Dublin/Marseille and Dublin/ Carcasonne routes as well as its Cork/Carcasonne route with about 1,200 passengers affected.
Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said that, while many people were to be accommodated on the later flights, passengers could also choose to avail of a full refund or to be rerouted.
Although the strike was due to finish this morning at 4am Irish time, he advised passengers travelling today to check the Ryanair site to ensure that no further cancellations had taken place.
More than 600 Aer Lingus passengers had their flights cancelled on the airline’s Dublin/Paris and Dublin/Nice routes yesterday.
Affected passengers on the EI524 flight from Dublin to Paris and the return EI525 flight from Paris were accommodated on a larger aircraft which Aer Lingus put on yesterday evening. Passengers travelling on the Dublin/Nice route, with flight numbers EI544 and EI545 are to be accommodated on a larger aircraft today. A spokeswoman said they were not expecting further cancellations.
Air France, which operates flights from Dublin to Paris Charles de Gaulle cancelled yesterday’s AF5011 flight from Dublin to Paris and AF5000 flight from Paris to Dublin. A spokesman said passengers would be accommodated on later flights.
Send in French army for air controller strike: Ryanair
Budget airline Ryanair on Wednesday called on the French government to send in the army to ensure airports stay open during any future strikes by air traffic controllers.
The call by the Irish carrier came as an air traffic control strike disrupted holiday departures across France with one in 10 flights cancelled from Paris' main international airport Charles de Gaulle.
Ryanair said in a statement that the government should "intervene in future strikes to ensure that France's airports remain open for business, if necessary by calling out the French military to operate air traffic control."
"This happens in many other European countries when strikes disrupt air transport and it should happen in France as well so that innocent air passengers are not ... held to ransom by transport workers," it said.
Spanish authorities said Tuesday they may deploy the military to replace Barcelona air traffic controllers on sick leave, in a bid to curb flight delays and undermine what they suspect is an undercover strike.
Unions representing French air traffic controllers called the strike to protest against plans to merge France's 4,000 controllers and 8,000 other aviation personnel into a European-wide system.
© 2010 AFP
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0722/1224275196422.html
Air traffic controllers' strike in France leaves 2,000 grounded
Related
* Airport delays as air traffic controllers in Spain go sick | 22/07/2010
PAMELA DUNCAN
SOME 2,000 passengers who were due to travel to and from France yesterday found themselves grounded due to strike action by air traffic controllers in France.
Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Air France flights to and from Dublin and Cork were cancelled by the strike but all passengers were to be accommodated on other flights either yesterday evening or today.
Eight Ryanair flights were cancelled yesterday on its Dublin/Biar-ritz, Dublin/Marseille and Dublin/ Carcasonne routes as well as its Cork/Carcasonne route with about 1,200 passengers affected.
Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said that, while many people were to be accommodated on the later flights, passengers could also choose to avail of a full refund or to be rerouted.
Although the strike was due to finish this morning at 4am Irish time, he advised passengers travelling today to check the Ryanair site to ensure that no further cancellations had taken place.
More than 600 Aer Lingus passengers had their flights cancelled on the airline’s Dublin/Paris and Dublin/Nice routes yesterday.
Affected passengers on the EI524 flight from Dublin to Paris and the return EI525 flight from Paris were accommodated on a larger aircraft which Aer Lingus put on yesterday evening. Passengers travelling on the Dublin/Nice route, with flight numbers EI544 and EI545 are to be accommodated on a larger aircraft today. A spokeswoman said they were not expecting further cancellations.
Air France, which operates flights from Dublin to Paris Charles de Gaulle cancelled yesterday’s AF5011 flight from Dublin to Paris and AF5000 flight from Paris to Dublin. A spokesman said passengers would be accommodated on later flights.