French pension strikes forced Ryanair to cancel 650 flights in April
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Ryanair said strike action by French air traffic controllers forced the budget carrier to ground 650 flights last month affecting 118,000 passengers.
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The airline on Wednesday said passenger numbers in April rose by 13% year-on-year to 16 million with an improved load factor of 94%, up 3 percentage points, although the previous year’s numbers were affected by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Ryanair reported a rolling 12 month total of 170.3 million passengers, up 55% year on year.
French workers have mounted a series of strikes since January in protest at government plans to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com