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.