British tourists face further disruption to holidays, with hundreds of flights set to be cancelled because of strikes at Heathrow and in Europe
British tourists are braced for a "very difficult" time next month as planned strikes by French air traffic controllers and Heathrow staff mean hundreds of flights are set to be cancelled.Ryanair cancelled 60 flights on Wednesday and is set to ground another 60 on Thursday amid the French strikes, with 230 journeys already scrapped last month.
Mr O'Leary said: 'It is difficult to explain to passengers in the UK, Ireland and Spain that their flights are cancelled because of a few air traffic controllers in France walking out, even though their flight is not landing in France." Meanwhile Easyjet CEO Johan Lundgren labelled strikes "a huge challenge".
Elsewhere some 1,400 Heathrow workers who are members of the Unite union are set to walk out this week in a pay dispute, with no plans to come back until Easter Sunday , despite a 10% pay rise offer. Tourists face particular disruption if flying from Terminal 5, although the airport said delays would be well-managed.British Airways, which flies from Terminal 5, has cancelled 16 short-haul flights per day over the strike period - a total of over 300 flights - in an effort to cut passenger numbers and reduce delays.by voting to go on strike for five weeks over the Easter period, one of the most popular times for people to renew their documents.
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