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Ryanair Demands EU Air Traffic Control Overhaul or von der Leyen Resignation

Recreational walkouts by French controllers have grounded more than 400 flights, leaving over 70,000 passengers stranded; Ryanair has seized on the disruption to demand urgent reforms or von der Leyen’s resignation.

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Overview

  • French air traffic controllers are extending a two-day recreational strike through July 6, causing persistent delays across European airspace.
  • The walkouts have forced Ryanair to cancel over 400 flights and disrupted travel plans for more than 70,000 passengers.
  • Ryanair has sent a formal letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging immediate action to guarantee uninterrupted ATC services.
  • The airline has threatened to call for von der Leyen’s resignation if she does not introduce measures to secure operational continuity and safeguard overflight routes during national strikes.
  • Ryanair proposes two key reforms—ensuring full operation for the first wave of daily departures and protecting overflight traffic—which it says would eliminate 90% of ATC delays.