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Added on the 02/07/2022 09:51:08 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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
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.
Passengers have been stranded at Germany's busiest airports as strikes add to the ongoing travel chaos in Europe.
Terminal 2F at Paris' Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is showing little disruption as dozens of flights have been cancelled due to a labour dispute over wages. IMAGES
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