France Flights Cancelled

The French civil aviation authority has ordered airlines to cancel 70 percent of flights at Paris Orly airport on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by air traffic controllers.

Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades.

Air France cancelled another flight from Paris to Moscow on Friday after Russia rejected a flight plan that would have skipped Belarusian airspace, the airline said.

Air India has decided to cancel flights to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, South Korea and Sri Lanka till April 30, an airline official said on Friday, amid mounting concerns over coronavirus epidemic.

Air India on Thursday decided to cancel all its flights to Kuwait till April 30 and curtail services to various other countries, including Spain, France and Sri Lanka.

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.

Air France has warned about potential last-minute flight cancellations and delays due to a seven-day strike by cabin crew.

Thousands of people faced flight cancellations in France today, the fifth day of a strike by Air France flight crew at the height of the holiday travel period, the airline said.

Air France today cancelled around 20 percent of its flights on the fourth day of a strike by flight attendants during the peak summer travel season, the airline said.

Angry French taxi drivers blocked key roads with burning tyres and hundreds of flights were cancelled as air traffic controllers joined civil servants, hospital staff and teachers for a "Black Tuesday" of strikes.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delays reported at airports around France today as a strike by air traffic controllers entered its second day.

Hundreds of flights to and from France were expected to be cancelled today as air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike over working conditions

At least half of Air France flights around the world were canceled on Monday as pilots kicked off a weeklong strike, angry that the airline is shifting jobs and operations to a low-cost carrier to better keep up with competition.

Major US, European and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from Israel Tuesday, after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv.

When US and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel Tuesday, they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in dealing with global trouble spots following last week's downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine.

The French civil aviation authority has ordered airlines to cancel 70 percent of flights at Paris Orly airport on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by air traffic controllers.

Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades.

Air France cancelled another flight from Paris to Moscow on Friday after Russia rejected a flight plan that would have skipped Belarusian airspace, the airline said.

Air India has decided to cancel flights to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, South Korea and Sri Lanka till April 30, an airline official said on Friday, amid mounting concerns over coronavirus epidemic.

Air India on Thursday decided to cancel all its flights to Kuwait till April 30 and curtail services to various other countries, including Spain, France and Sri Lanka.

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.

Air France has warned about potential last-minute flight cancellations and delays due to a seven-day strike by cabin crew.

Thousands of people faced flight cancellations in France today, the fifth day of a strike by Air France flight crew at the height of the holiday travel period, the airline said.

Air France today cancelled around 20 percent of its flights on the fourth day of a strike by flight attendants during the peak summer travel season, the airline said.

Angry French taxi drivers blocked key roads with burning tyres and hundreds of flights were cancelled as air traffic controllers joined civil servants, hospital staff and teachers for a "Black Tuesday" of strikes.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delays reported at airports around France today as a strike by air traffic controllers entered its second day.

Hundreds of flights to and from France were expected to be cancelled today as air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike over working conditions

At least half of Air France flights around the world were canceled on Monday as pilots kicked off a weeklong strike, angry that the airline is shifting jobs and operations to a low-cost carrier to better keep up with competition.

Major US, European and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from Israel Tuesday, after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv.

When US and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel Tuesday, they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in dealing with global trouble spots following last week's downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine.