A strike staged by French air traffic controllers is expanding across Europe with ten more countries bracing for similar industrial action.
Nearly three-quarters of flights from France’s busiest airports were cancelled due to the ongoing strike, which came in protest at a European Commission (EC) proposal to create a single airspace for the continent.
The French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) said in a statement that about 1,800 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. “Nearly 100 percent” of France's air traffic controllers were taking part in the strike, DGAC added .... http://www.presstv.ir
