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Ryanair Holdings PLC on Thursday announced the cancellation of 170 flights amid a strike by air traffic controllers in France. The Dublin-based budget carrier said the disruption will impact 30,000 passengers due to the strikes which take place on Thursday and Friday. Ryanair said the cancellations will hit services to and from France, and also flights over the country to destinations such as the UK, Greece, Spain and Ireland. Chief Executive Michael O’Leary slammed the strikes and called for urgent reform. ‘Once again European families are held to ransom by French Air Traffic Controllers going on strike. It is not acceptable that overflights over French airspace en route to their destination are being cancelled/delayed as a result of yet another French ATC strike. It makes no sense and is abundantly unfair on EU passengers and families going on holidays,’ he said in a statement. O’Leary called upon European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to take urgent action to ensure that ATC services are fully staffed for the first wave of daily departures, and to protect overflights during national ATC strikes. ‘These 2 splendid reforms would eliminate 90% of all ATC delays and cancellations, and protect EU passengers from these repeated and avoidable ATC disruptions due to yet another French ATC strike,’ he claimed. Ryanair shares were down 1.5% to €23.73 on Thursday morning in Dublin. Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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