The Irish airline calls on its customers "to sign its petition +protect passengers - keep the skies of the EU open + and to join its call to the European Commission," according to a statement, which accuses the institution led by Ursula von der Leyen of "inaction".
The low-cost airline, Europe's largest in terms of passengers carried, says the strike by French air traffic controllers has delayed or cancelled flights for more than a million passengers since the beginning of the year.
"Most disrupted passengers do not fly to/from the France but fly over French airspace en route to their destination," says the company, which believes that French law better protects flights to or from airports in France.
The aviation authorities have been asking carriers to reduce traffic in France almost daily for several weeks because of the strike movement of air traffic controllers against the pension reform project.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on Monday urged airlines to cancel Tuesday and Wednesday 20% of their flights at Paris-Orly and Marseille-Provence (southeast), two airports particularly affected.
Ryanair says it wants to deliver its petition, launched on the internet, to the European Commission when it will have been signed by 1 million people - around 11:30 GMT Monday, it was approaching 1,000 signatories.
The company regularly targets French air traffic control (ATC).
Geography means that many Ryanair routes between the British Isles and Southern Europe must transit through French airspace.
In January, Ryanair had already suggested to the European Commission to use the minimum service, to impose on the unions an arbitration phase before the strike or to "allow other European ATCs to manage flights over the France" during the social movements.
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