Air Controllers’ Strike Cancels 7,700 Flights
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Air traffic controllers went on strike over a plan to unify Europe’s disjointed skies, canceling 7,700 flights over France and stranding passengers across the continent just as the busy summer travel season was getting underway.
Apart from a full-day walkout in France, controllers observed less crippling work stoppages in Greece, Portugal, Italy and Hungary to protest the 15-nation European Union’s “single sky” plan.
The plan aims to reduce congestion and delays by bringing all controllers under centralized supervision. Unions say that centralized control will result in job losses.
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