Updated: Air France has confirmed that it will still operate its long-haul flights, all flights from and to Paris - Charles de Gaulle and 80% of its domestic flights to and from Paris - Orly and 65% to and from Paris - Marseille.
The airline advises passengers to ensure that they have enough time to get to the airport as public transportation could be disrupted. Air France says that passengers may postpone their trips until April 2 at no extra cost by visiting the airline's website. Passengers who wish to postpone beyond April 2 can do so by applying for a non-refundable voucher valid one year on Air France or KLM or Hop.
Air traffic controllers across France are holding industrial action starting the evening of Wednesday March 30 to Thursday March 31, the strike action is set to cause delays and cancellations of certain flights.
According to British Airways, the French Civil Aviation Authority has mandated the cancellation of a number of flights for all airlines using French airspace.
“Unfortunately, in addition to cancelling some flights to and from France, other European flights which use French airspace will also be affected and are likely to experience delays and cancellations,” the airline said in a statement.
Air France was not available to confirm whether there would be any flight cancellations at the time of going to publish.
