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Controllers’ Strike Forces 40% Flight Cuts in Paris Travel Hubs

Unions pressing for more staff have yet to secure concessions, prompting the DGAC to impose a 40% flight cut in Paris on July 4.

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Le ministre des Transports français Philippe Tabarot s'exprime à l'Assemblée nationale à Paris le 17 juin 2025
«Je fais partie de ceux qui voient leurs congés anéantis par cette grève», s’énerve Guillaume.
Le taux de grévistes s’est établi à 26,2%, 272 aiguilleurs du ciel ayant pris part au mouvement sur le millier de personnels de service.

Overview

  • On the second day of the walkout, the DGAC ordered a 40% reduction in flight programmes at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais, leading to hundreds more cancellations.
  • UNSA-ICNA and USAC-CGT have maintained their two-day strike to protest chronic understaffing and “toxic” management practices within the air traffic authority.
  • Thursday’s action resulted in 933 cancelled flights in France, and Airlines for Europe reported nearly 500,000 minutes of delays across European routes.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou condemned the timing as “choquante” and Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot warned that airlines are losing millions of euros due to the disruption.
  • The DGAC is pursuing a multi-year recruitment drive and a BEA-backed time-stamping reform for controllers, which the unions are contesting as part of their grievances.