French air traffic strike impacts Dublin flights
Thirty-six flights have been cancelled at Dublin Airport on Thursday due to planned strike action by air traffic controllers in France.
A pay row between air traffic controllers’ unions and their employer, France's civil aviation authority DGAC, will see flights cancelled and delayed across Europe.
This is despite the SNCTA, the biggest union involved, calling off the strike after reaching a deal with management over working conditions.
The agreement came too late to avoid travel disruption because discussions had still not been finalised with other unions, the DGAC said.
Dublin Airport said 23 planned departures and 13 arrivals are not going ahead there on Thursday.
Passengers should check directly with their airline for updates.
At Belfast International Airport one flight to Paris has been cancelled.
Irish airline Ryan Air said more than 300 of its flights across Europe, impacting 50,000 passengers, have been impacted.
Aer Lingus said there will be some delays and cancellations to its flight schedule on Thursday and advised passengers to check their flight status before departing for the airport.
-bbc
