Europe 1 with AFP 4:27 p.m., September 13, 2022

The French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on Tuesday asked airlines to give up one flight out of two on Friday, following a strike notice from a union of air traffic controllers.

The French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on Tuesday asked airlines to give up one flight out of two on Friday, following a strike notice from a union of air traffic controllers.

This notice was launched by the SNCTA (national union of air traffic controllers), majority union, said in a press release the administration, urging the companies to "reduce their flight program by 50% for this day of Friday, September 16 in metropolitan France and overseas".

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