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French air traffic strike problems continue for UK French air traffic strike comes to an end
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UK passengers have continued to have their flights disrupted because of a strike by French air traffic controllers. A strike by French air traffic controllers that caused widespread disruption to UK flights has ended.
But the industrial action against budget cuts, which began on Tuesday, is expected to come to an end at midnight. Unions confirmed the industrial action against budget cuts, which began on Tuesday, had been called off, AFP news agency reported.
An agreement to call off the strike was made after talks were held between unions and the French government, AFP news agency reported.
The strike had been expected to continue until the weekend.The strike had been expected to continue until the weekend.
Easyjet cancelled about 20% of Wednesday's flights in and out of France. The disruption worsened on Wednesday afternoon when Belgian air traffic controllers announced they would join the strike.
Disruption had been set to worsen on Wednesday afternoon when Belgian air traffic controllers announced they would shut down Belgian airspace and join the strike.
This was significant as many flights which could not fly over France were being re-routed over Belgium.
UK flights affected
'Heavily disrupted''Heavily disrupted'
Passengers due to fly between Britain and France have been urged to check the status of their flight with their airlines. That action caused a two-hour closure in Belgium's air space.
Ryanair said it had cancelled 15% of its flights on Wednesday, mainly affecting travel to and from France and Spain, but it said all Ryanair scheduled flights on Thursday would operate as normal. Ryanair, which said it had cancelled 15% of its flights on Wednesday, said all its scheduled flights on Thursday would operate as normal.
It said all its affected customers had been contacted by email and SMS.It said all its affected customers had been contacted by email and SMS.
"We expect these disruptions to flights to/from France, Belgium and Spain will worsen... as all airlines schedules are heavily disrupted by this unnecessary and regrettable French [air traffic control] strike," it said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Easyjet cancelled about 20% of Wednesday's flights in and out of France.
Easyjet said 65% of its flights went over French airspace and were subject to French air traffic regulations "and as such we are expecting significant delays to many of our flights". The Unsa-ICNA union, which launched the protest, said the strike had been called off after the government recognised the "importance of investment in the sector".
Passengers due to fly between Britain and France had been urged to check the status of their flight with their airlines.
Monarch Airlines said it had not cancelled any flights during the strike period and continued to "try to minimise disruption for our customers as much as possible".Monarch Airlines said it had not cancelled any flights during the strike period and continued to "try to minimise disruption for our customers as much as possible".
Flybe also said it had not cancelled any flights on Wednesday.Flybe also said it had not cancelled any flights on Wednesday.