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Travellers face a difficult day after the largest union of air traffic controllers called for a 24-hour strike in France. About half of scheduled connections in and out of the country have been grounded. Low-cost airline Ryanair called for EU action as it had to cancel hundreds of flights, which it said were affecting 80,000 passengers, mainly those flying over France. Plus, Britain's antitrust authority is looking into whether Microsoft's planned takeover of gamemaker Activision Blizzard may stifle competition in the industry.
The trade union ver.di called on aviation security staff to strike until midnight as they call for higher bonuses for night, weekend and holiday work shifts.
The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
Images of cancelled flights and long queues at Frankfurt airport where German national carrier Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights because of a planned strike by ground crew. More than 1,000 flights will be scrapped, affecting around 134,000 passengers. The strike is scheduled to last from 0145 GMT on Wednesday until 0400 GMT on Thursday and comes as ground workers seek a higher pay rise than the one offered by Lufthansa so far. IMAGES
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