For those travelling to Europe this week......
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PARIS (AFP) – European travellers faced more misery on Tuesday as French air traffic controllers launched a five-day strike and British and German airlines sought to head off threats of industrial action.
A quarter of flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle, a major international hub, were cancelled, along with around half out of Paris Orly, which mainly serves domestic routes and the French overseas territories.
Queues were building up at Orly, but most passengers were resigned to their fate as 17 flights flashed up "cancelled" on information screens. Air France has vowed to maintain most long-haul services during the strike.
The operators' association said some provincial airports, such as Pau, Biarritz, Grenoble, La Rochelle and Chambery, would close during the strike.
Four French unions have called the strike in order to protest against the planned merger of the Belgian, Dutch, French, German, Luxembourg and Swiss air traffic control networks.
Beyond France, more widespread chaos was prevented, or at least postponed, late Monday, when German flag-carrier Lufthansa persuaded pilots to return to negotiations after only one day of a planned four-day stoppage.