Enaire and Aena warned about this. Flights scheduled this Friday may be subject to delays or other impacts as a result of the air traffic control strike. France convened for 24 hours for 16 September.
In a message posted on Twitter, Enaire reported: The strike will begin at 6 p.m. this Friday. and advised passengers to check the status of flights with the airline.
For her part, Aena posted a message on the same social network where she stated:As of this Friday, there are about 6,000 planned operations, 280 of which are with France and 32 of which have been cancelled.
Likewise, he warned that other flights flying over French airspace could be affected, adding that French authorities estimate 50% of operations will remain on the ground.
The strike responds to complaints from French controllers represented by the Sncta union. “Delay” in new hires due to upcoming retirements and inflation about your purchasing power.
In addition to the 24-hour strike this Friday, they have issued another three-day strike from September 28-30.
Given the geographical location of France, a strike air control may affect all air traffic in this country Europe and especially to Spain because of its proximity.
Enaire took a series of measures to minimize the impact of the air traffic control strike in France on flights.
Among other measures, the North Central region has disabled the rule restricting routes for flights to the UK to give airlines more choice. With this, traffic is diverted via England to the north of France.
To avoid delays caused by Marseille regulations, traffic to/from Barcelona or Palma may choose to schedule over Algerian airspace, avoiding Marseille airspace in the south.
In the case of the eastern and Balearic regions of Enaire, a large number of technical actions have also been coordinated between both regions. Among other measures, Departures from Barcelona via Algeria must continue at a certain altitude.
Disabled the restriction that forces departures from Menorca to fly in Marseille space so they can formulate it in Barcelona and Bordeaux space.
The Spanish director of air navigation foresees “large volumes of non-standard routes that avoid French territory and affect air traffic across Europe” during the strike day.
Spanish national director of air navigation, Enaire, has reportedly taken a number of measures to minimize the impact on flights of the air control strike scheduled for tomorrow in France.