A strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions is disrupting travel to, from and over France.

A strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers stranded at the start of Europe's peak travel season.Civil aviation agency DGAC told airlines to cancel 40% of flights at the three main Paris airports on Friday because of the strike,

An air traffic controllers' strike in France is affecting more than 500,000 travellers at the start of the summer holidays, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Friday. Of the 1,000 air traffic controllers scheduled to be on duty,