Europe 1 with AFP 3:39 p.m., September 15, 2022

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation said Thursday that airlines will cancel a thousand flights in France on Friday due to a strike notice from air traffic controllers. 

Airlines will cancel a thousand flights in France on Friday due to a strike notice from air traffic controllers, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) told AFP on Thursday.

The administration had called on Tuesday the companies to reduce their flight program in mainland France and overseas by 50% following this social movement, at the call of the main union of air traffic controllers which is demanding wage increases and hirings.

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