Ryanair has cancelled 130 flights to and from France today due to a strike by air traffic controllers.
France's civil air authority said it had ordered airlines to cancel flights to and from three airports because of the strike.
The airports include Beauvais, the main French hub for Ryanair and other budget airlines, as well as Brest, in the far west of the country, and Carcassonne, in the south.
In a statement, Ryanair said it had been forced to cancel the flights due to the strike and that all affected passengers had been notified via email and SMS.
The airline apologised for "any inconvenience caused to customers by these cancellations/delays" but said the matter was "entirely outside of Ryanair's control".
The French air authority had asked yesterday for half the Beauvais flights to be cancelled, but today called for a complete grounding of planes "given the widespread support for the strike seen at air traffic controller unions in Beauvais, Brest and Carcassonne".
The strike, over working conditions, follows sporadic stoppages by air traffic controllers seen between March and May in protest against the government's reform of the French pensions system.
The strike did not affect the main French airports or carriers flying over France.
Beauvais, some 80 kilometres north of Paris, is France's 10th busiest airport with 4.6 million passengers in 2022.
Ryanair advised all passengers travelling to and from France to monitor the Ryanair app or website for the most up-to-date information.
