France air traffic strike disrupts European flights, over 500,000 affected

France air traffic strike disrupts European flights, over 500,000 affected

The timing of the strike is especially acute, with Friday being the last day of school in France before the summer vacation and many families contemplating an early departure

A departures information board is seen at Orly airport, near Paris, as French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to demand better working conditions. AP