Paris:
The strike has been called by the main air traffic union SNCTA, which wants to negotiate over the working conditions of its members.
A particular bone of contention is the pushing back of the retirement age for air traffic controllers from 57 to 59.
Flag carrier Air France said it was operating one in four flights to and from the Paris airport of Orly, around 40 per cent to and from cities in the rest of the country and one in two medium-haul flights to and from the main capital airport of Charles-de-Gaulle.
Low-cost operator easyJet, meanwhile, said it had cancelled more than 220 flights, a little more than the previous day.
"We again call on the EU and French authorities to act now and prevent thousands of travellers being held to ransom by these French ATC (air traffic control) workers," the Irish airline said in a statement.
"Since 2013, we've been taken for a ride meeting after meeting," he said earlier this week.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delays reported at airports around France today as a strike by air traffic controllers entered its second day.
The civil aviation authority asked airlines to scrap around half of their flights to avoid chaos.
That was a little more than today when the advance move proved successful as airports were not mobbed by angry passengers, who had been warned and made other plans.
The strike has been called by the main air traffic union SNCTA, which wants to negotiate over the working conditions of its members.
A particular bone of contention is the pushing back of the retirement age for air traffic controllers from 57 to 59.
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Flag carrier Air France said it was operating one in four flights to and from the Paris airport of Orly, around 40 per cent to and from cities in the rest of the country and one in two medium-haul flights to and from the main capital airport of Charles-de-Gaulle.
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Low-cost operator easyJet, meanwhile, said it had cancelled more than 220 flights, a little more than the previous day.
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"We again call on the EU and French authorities to act now and prevent thousands of travellers being held to ransom by these French ATC (air traffic control) workers," the Irish airline said in a statement.
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"Since 2013, we've been taken for a ride meeting after meeting," he said earlier this week.
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