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Minority Air Traffic Controllers Extend Strike, Trigger 40% Cut in Paris Flight Schedules

France insists on enforcing a contested time-tracking reform despite the strike grounding hundreds of flights.

«272 personnes impactent le bien-être de 500.000 personnes», s'agace le ministre des Transports
Des passagers font la queue devant les comptoirs d’enregistrement à l’aéroport, à Paris.

Overview

  • On July 4, Unsa-ICNA and Usac-CGT sustained their two-day walkout with 26.2% participation, leading the DGAC to demand a 40% reduction in schedules at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly.
  • The DGAC logged 933 cancellations on the strike’s first day and Airlines for Europe warns the action could cancel 1,500 flights across the continent, affecting nearly 300,000 passengers.
  • Ryanair scrapped 400 services impacting 70,000 travelers, while Air France adapted its short- and medium-haul programme without long-haul disruptions.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou called the timing “shocking” and Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot insisted the workforce oversight reform will go ahead without concession.
  • The dispute centers on a badge-in time-tracking system introduced after a December 2022 near-miss at Bordeaux Mérignac to bolster staffing oversight and flight safety.