4 Airlines Submit Complaint Against France Over Strikes

4 Airlines Submit Complaint Against France Over Strikes
An EasyJet airplane is seen on the tarmac at the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, France, Apr.10, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo
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DUBLIN—Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizz Air, and IAG  submitted complaints to the European Commission against France on Tuesday, arguing that its air traffic controllers’ strikes were restricting freedom of movement within the EU.

European airlines have faced an increasing threat to profits this year from the cost of flight cancellations associated with air traffic control (ATC) strikes. France has been a particular problem area with public sector workers staging a series of protests over the government’s economic reforms.