Luxembourg: Flights canceled at Findel due to strike
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LuxemburgFlights canceled at Findel due to strike
The air traffic controllers’ strike in France led to the cancellation of around fifteen flights departing from and arriving in Luxembourg.
The day promises to be complicated at Luxembourg airport on Friday.
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The air traffic controllers’ strike in France will slightly impact traffic at Findel. Lux-Airport has been informed of the cancellation of around fifteen flights this Friday. On the departures and arrivals side, Luxair, Ryanair and Volotea flights are concerned. Especially to (or from) Nice, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon and Alicante. A “non-exhaustive” list specifies Luxembourg airport, inviting passengers to check if they have messages from their airline and to follow the procedure indicated.
Despite the establishment of a minimum service, “flight cancellations and significant delays are to be expected throughout the territory”, had already warned the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on Tuesday, inviting also “passengers who can postpone their trip and inquire with their airline to find out the status of their flight”.
The DGAC had called on companies to reduce their flight program by 50% in mainland France and overseas following this social movement, at the call of the main union of air traffic controllers which is demanding wage increases and hiring. . According to the first information communicated by the companies, “about 1,000 flights (will) be canceled”, declared a spokeswoman for the DGAC, specifying that these were movements of aircraft departing or arriving. of French territory.
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