The Paris-Orly air traffic controllers’ strike does not affect, for the moment, the airports of the Basque Country

The controllers strike air traffic convened in France for this Saturday has caused the cancellation of 70% of flights at the Paris-Orly airport, as reported by the French General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and local media such as ‘Le Monde’ or ‘Le Parisien’.

However, none of the airports in the Basque Country are registering problems as a result of this strike.

On its social media account, the airport itself anticipates “numerous delays and cancellations upon departure/arrival” and urges passengers to check the status of their flight with their airline before going to the airfield. Orly, located south of Paris, is the second largest airport in the French capital after Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle.

The reason for the stoppage is the failed negotiations to reach an agreement for measures to accompany a review of the air traffic control sector.

The majority union of air traffic controllers in France, SNCTA, does not participate in this protest, but more minority union organizations such as UNSA-ICNA and USAC-CGT do.

This strike comes just a month after a massive strike by air traffic controllers that affected several French airports and forced the cancellation of thousands of flights in the French country.

This new protest makes it inevitable to think about the celebration of the next Olympic Games in Paris, which will take place between July 26 and August 14, and the way in which this conflict can affect, if not resolved before, the proper functioning of the air service for the Olympic event.