OVER 600 RYANAIR FLIGHTS CANCELLED DUE TO FRENCH ATC DELIBERATELY TARGETING EUROPE’S HOLIDAYMAKERS

Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline (ULCC), today (12 June) confirmed it was forced to cancel a further 400 flights on Wednesday (to/from France and flights that travelled through French airspace), in addition to over 200 flights on Tuesday, as a result of on-going strikes by French air traffic controllers, while hundreds of other flights were delayed.

Ryanair sincerely apologises to affected passengers, who have been contacted, and again advised them to log on to www.ryanair.com for the latest flight information and rebooking options.

A French air traffic control strike planned for Thursday (13th June) has been postponed and while Ryanair plans to operate as normal from Thursday morning, passengers should be prepared for delays and possible further cancellations.

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“Ryanair was forced to cancel over 600 flights between Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to these unwarranted strikes by French air traffic controllers, who deliberately initiated industrial action at the busiest time of the year in order to cause maximum chaos, targeting Europe’s holidaymakers, who have had their travel plans disrupted through no fault of theirs, or of Ryanair’s.

It is high time the EU Commission stopped sitting on its hands and removed these air traffic controllers’ right to strike, in the same way as ATC in the US, and many of Europe’s armies and police forces, are prohibited from striking by law, to stop Europe being held to ransom by tiny numbers of air traffic controllers every summer, given it is Europe’s citizens who have suffered in their thousands as a result of the selfish actions of so few.

We sincerely apologise to affected passengers and while Ryanair intends to operate our schedule as normal from Thursday, passengers should be aware that delays and further cancellations are likely, and we would urge them to log on to www.ryanair.com for the latest flight information.”