Ryanair Cancels 400 Flights Due To Strike

Air traffic controllers in France have gone on strike, which is causing problems for British holidaymakers. Ryanair has cancelled 400 flights in Europe as a result.

Walkouts by staff have caused many flights to be cancelled, leading to passengers facing long delays of up to four hours. They were also left stranded on planes with limited food supplies, only having crisps and fizzy drinks to rely on. This has resulted in complaints from the passengers.

A mom talked to MailOnline about her son with disabilities. His flight got canceled, and now he's stuck in Paris. He has to wait until Thursday to get back home. The boy only had enough medicine and hearing aids for the weekend. His mom's name is Haleh Paul.

Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, is unhappy that Europe's overflights are being cancelled instead of French domestic flights.

He said that it is not fair to cancel flights from Ireland to Italy, Poland to Portugal, or Spain to Germany just because France wants to prioritize their domestic flights and cancel all overflights.

To ensure safe flight, air traffic controllers communicate with planes during overflights. EasyJet faced delays and cancellations as well.

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Someone who was on a Ryanair flight got stuck on the plane. They tweeted about it saying that the flight was delayed for an hour and a half due to French air traffic strikes. However, they were happy to be back in their home country and thanked Ryanair for not canceling the flight.

There are many French staff walkouts. Budget airlines said this. Many flights cannot fly because of this.

EasyJet also had problems, with cancellations of flights in Nice, leaving passengers stranded overnight. It wasn't just Ryanair.

People who had to deal with cancelled or delayed flights expressed their anger on Twitter.

A person on flight FR455 FEU-NCL is confused. There are delays due to French air strike. They are already two hours late. They have been told they will sit without moving for another two hours.

Why did they make us get on the plane? They need to tell us what's going on. Ryanair isn't making things better by having no hot food or most refreshments. All we have is crisps and soda.

One more late passenger said: "My flight FR7045 from Malaga to Dublin scheduled for 7.55am, delayed by an hour and thirty minutes because of the French air traffic strikes. However, I am happy to be back in my country thanks to Ryanair. Thank you for not cancelling my flight."

The disabled teenager's mother, Haleh Paul, said they had to change their flight and find new accommodation. The family had to rush from the UK to do this.

I bet I'm not alone in this. Sometimes you prepare for a long weekend but end up staying a week. You don't have extra medicine, batteries for your hearing aid, or extra clothes. This is pretty concerning.

David Wilson took a selfie and shared it on social media. Ryanair told him that his flight was cancelled. He was supposed to go home on Tuesday. The reason for the cancellation was an air traffic control strike in France. David found the situation funny.

EasyJet's flights were also affected, with people left stranded in Nice last night due to cancelled Edinburgh flights.

At Bristol, flights got canceled at the last minute – someone even tweeted a pic of long queues on Saturday and asked EasyJet to reimburse them. Nobody knew if the strikes were to blame.

Mr. O'Leary said in a statement that 400 out of 3200 flights had to be cancelled. He made the statement from Dublin.

The recent French ATC strike caused the cancellation of all flights.

He said French people have other ways to travel within the country, like using the fast train or driving on highways.

Ryanair asked the European Commission and Ursula von der Leyen to protect overflights during French ATC strikes. They submitted a petition last week.

Over 1.1 million people who are unhappy with Ryanair have signed the petition.

The boss said, "Spain, Italy, and Greece safeguard overflights during ATC union strikes to avoid disruption."

Today, we are asking the commission to take action.

Ryanair said that over 4,000 flights were cancelled due to air traffic control strikes. These strikes mainly occurred when flying over France. Ryanair has urged the European Commission to take action. They want the Commission to protect European consumers from future strikes. Ryanair believes that the strikes show no signs of stopping. The airline also wants to reduce delays for their customers.

He said to the commission, "Europe is one market." He wants protection for flights over Europe. He urged them to take action.

. Someone posted on social media that the terminal where stranded people were waiting for flights last night had no lights. The lights were turned off in the terminal where people were waiting due to flight cancellations. Last night, a person took to social media to report that the terminal where people were stranded due to canceled flights had no lights. A social media post claims that the terminal where stranded people were waiting last night had no lights due to flight cancellations.

David Wilson didn't view it as a bad thing when his Ryanair flight was cancelled. The flight was supposed to be on Tuesday but got cancelled due to air traffic control strikes in France. Ryanair couldn't fly over France. David Wilson uploaded a selfie on social media and wrote about the cancellation. In the post, he laughed about it and used laughing emojis.

. Flights at Bristol cancelled at the last minute. Twitter user posted photo of long queues on Saturday.

A flight got cancelled and someone expressed their anger on Twitter. They said it was a joke and now they have to go to a different airport with a nine-hour delay.

Jan Dent spoke to MailOnline and said that her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild were supposed to fly from Manchester to Malaga in the afternoon.

We're in Spain. We don't see them often. We want to see them more. We'll be together for ten days.

She said they have to fly again on Thursday, but it will involve changes in airport, parking, and car hire.

Another traveler tweeted saying their flight is cancelled and it's a joke. They've been transferred to East Midlands from Manchester with a delay of 9 hours. They don't know how to handle the transfers and can't contact the holiday company due to the number of calls, and there's apparently no compensation. They're really angry about it.

Air traffic controllers and SNCF workers in France are protesting against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms.

The retirement age in France could go up from 62 to 64 years old because of his reforms.

Workers would have to pay into the pension system for a longer time. This is because state pensions in the country depend on a payroll tax.

People are upset with Macron. They don't like that he's making them retire later. But they're also angry about how he's doing it. He used a rule called Article 49.3 to pass his ideas without getting permission first.

Some people think it's not fair. They say that if he can use Article 49.3 to change the retirement age now, he could use it again later. Citizens and workers think this.

Protests started in January 2023 and are still happening.