Overview

• The strike notice will run from the start of duty on September 18 to the end of night service on September 19, according to the union.
• SNCTA represents about 60% of votes among French air traffic controllers, making it the leading union in the profession.
• The union is demanding full 2024 inflation catch-up in salaries as well as changes to governance and a profound shift in operations management.
• Recent controller walkouts have heavily disrupted traffic, including a December 17, 2024 action and a July 3–4 mobilization led by other unions that canceled nearly 3,000 flights.
• SNCTA says it prioritized talks and made repeated concrete proposals but now considers the dialogue unproductive.