Eurocontrol Warns of Air-Traffic Control Strike Over Summer

  • Eurocontrol says it’s in dialog with union to avert strike
  • Times said a strike could cancel or delay a third of flights
A strike could delay or cancel as many as 12,600 of flights this summer across Europe each day.Photographer: Eric Piermont/Getty Images
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Europe’s airspace coordinator said a trade union representing workers at its operations center had warned of possible strikes over a period of six months, potentially creating more disruption as the busy summer travel season reaches its peak.

Eurocontrol described the protests as a “pre-warning” in a statement and said it was engaging in dialog with the Union Syndicale Bruxelles to end the possible industrial action.