Flights have been cancelled and delayed around Europe due to a strike by French air traffic controllers today (October 10).
Industrial action started at 06.00 local time on Thursday and is due to continue until 20.00 tonight causing hundreds of cancellations and delays - not just to flights to and from France but also services that "over-fly" French airspace.
Airlines have been asked by France’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) to reduce flights from most major French airports including Paris.
Easyjet said in a statement: "The French authorities have advised all airlines to expect disruption to flights.
"As a consequence, Easyjet has been asked by the DGAC to reduce its French flights by 30 per cent and as a result we have proactively cancelled 56 flights last night for today's operations to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Basel, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse.
"The strike will also impact all flights that over-fly French airspace. More than 60 per cent of easyJet’s flights operate through French airspace.
"There is a risk of delays and late notice cancellations depending on the scale of the strike during the afternoon and evening period. Currently we are seeing some delays mainly to destinations in Iberia (Spain and Portugal)."
Easyjet said it would be publishing details of cancellations on its website - click here for details.
Ryanair said it was cancelling more than 70 flights to and from France on Thursday.
"Regrettably, this ATC strike will also affect flights overflying France, and further flight delays and cancellations should be expected," added Ryanair in a statement.
Click here for a list of Ryanair's cancelled flights.
British Airways added in a statement: "We are monitoring the situation closely as there is potential for disruption on flights to/from France and flights crossing French airspace to Spain and Portugal."
French air traffic controllers went on strike despite a European-wide "day of action" originally planned for today being called off.
The ATCEUC union had planned to strike across Europe, including France, on October 10 in a dispute over changes to the way the EU’s airspace is managed.
But the union decided to call off the industrial action after the EU agreed to negotiations over the planned changes to the air traffic system.