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Passengers have been warned that around half of today's flights may be delayed One of the largest air traffic control union withdrew their call to strike yesterday Spain is likely to bear the brunt of the strikes, The Association of Airlines said Has YOUR flight been affected? Email [email protected]

By Shannon Mcguigan

Published: 12:16 BST, 25 April 2024 | Updated: 17:03 BST, 25 April 2024

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Airline passengers were subjected to farcical travel chaos today as hundreds of flights were axed over fears of worker walkouts in France - even though the strike never actually went ahead.

Ryanair said it cancelled 300 journeys, affecting 50,000 of its customers, while fellow budget airline easyJet cancelled another 200.

While many flights impacted affected mainland Europe, British passengers heading to and from continental destinations like Italy and Spain also suffered disruption.

The chaos came despite France's biggest air traffic controller union SNCTA deciding to withdraw their call to strike at the eleventh hour on Wednesday.

But the deal with management came too late to alleviate the mayhem significantly as France's civil aviation authority, the DGAC, had already ordered airlines to cancel most of their flights.

Ryanair has cancelled more than 300 flights - 55,000 customers are set to be impacted (file image)

The last minute cancellations are a result of air traffic control strikes happening in France today (file image)

The DGAC previously had asked airlines to cancel 75 per cent of Thursday's flights at Paris Orly airport as well as over half of flights at both Paris Charles-De-Gaulle and Marseille airports

Dublin Airport confirmed some 36 flights have been axed today as a result of the disruption, with other airlines including Aer Lingus warning passengers there may be delays and cancellations, and to check their flight