Call for pan-European air traffic control system as hundreds grounded by strikes

Dublin Airport as air traffic control strikes in France cause flights to be cancelled. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

There have been fresh calls for a pan-European air traffic control system after French strikes caused flight cancellations for hundreds of passengers flying into and out of Cork, Dublin, and Shannon airports yesterday.

Hundreds of flights across Europe were cancelled due to long-running industrial action by French air traffic controllers.