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Ryanair customers are experiencing travel chaos across Europe after French air traffic controller strikes caused the airline to cancel 400 flights today.
Staff walkouts have forced hundreds of flights to be grounded, sparking complaints from passengers about four-hour delays and being stuck on planes with dwindling food supplies and 'just crisps and fizzy pop' for sustenance.
Around 25,000 ticketless West Ham fans are expected to be attending the Europa Conference League Final in Prague tomorrow, with some likely to be impacted by flight cancellations.
Passengers affected by the cancellations and delays voiced their frustrations on Twitter.
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Staff walkouts in France have forced hundreds of flights to be grounded, the budget airline said
It was not just Ryanair that faced issues, as EasyJet flights were cancelled and passengers were stranded in Nice last night
A passenger ended up stuck on a Ryanair plane, writing on Twitter they said: 'Flight FR7045 dep 7.55am from Malaga to Dublin delayed 1hr30mins due to #Frenchairtraffic strikes but glad to be on home soil @Ryanair, thanks for not cancelling my flight'
One user on Twitter said they are currently stranded in Nantes, France, until Wednesday and expressed their frustrations about missing time at work.
Another added that they were told their flight had been delayed for an hour an a half just after boarding and had been forced to remain in their seats until take-off.
One user wrote: 'Very confused, sat on flight FR455 FEU-NCL with delays due to French air strike. Already delayed by two hours but being told we're now going to be sat not moving for a further two hours?
'Why put us on the plane? Please communicate what the situation is. @Ryanair also doesn't help the situation when two thirds of the refreshments are out of stock. Not hot food etc? Just crisps and fizzy pop.'
Another delayed passenger wrote: 'Flight FR7045 dep 7.55am from Malaga to Dublin delayed 1hr30mins due to #Frenchairtraffic strikes but glad to be on home soil @Ryanair, thanks for not cancelling my flight.'
Haleh Paul, the mother of the 19-year-old disabled teenager, said: 'I and the other set of the family had to scramble around from the UK to change their flight and find alternative accommodation for them.
'I am sure I am not the only one in this boat. But when you plan for a long weekend as a young adult and it ends up being a week, with no extra medication, hearing aid batteries or change of clothes, it's very worrying.'
However not everyone saw it as bad, with David Wilson posting a selfie on social media writing: 'Just got a message from Ryanair... my flight home on Tuesday has been cancelled due to air traffic control strikes in France so we can't fly over France ... oh well [laughing emojis]'.
It was not just Ryanair that faced issues, as EasyJet flights were cancelled, with people stranded in Nice last night after Edinburgh flights were put on hold.
Last minute flight cancellations were also seen at Bristol, with one Twitter user posting a picture of queues on Saturday, asking EasyJet to pay for his missed trip. It was not known if this delay was due to strikes.
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