French air traffic strike prompts hundreds of cancellations

The SNCTA union has called the strike for today and Thursday in a dispute over working conditions and raising of the retirement age for air traffic controllers by two years to 59.

The DGAC civil aviation authority has asked airlines to cut their schedules for flights to and from France on Wednesday by 40%.  Short-haul flights are expected to be worst affected.  "Disruption is expected over the whole country," the DGAC said in a statement.  Travellers have been advised to contact their airline.

TBR Global controllers will be made aware of any flight changes or cancellations through our platform "MY TBR" so all TBR bookings will still run smoothly. 

Further action is planned between 16-18 April and 29 April-2 May.