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  • European Air Controllers Strike

    06/19/2002 11:30:13 AM PDT · by RicocheT · 4 replies · 188+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | June 19, 2002 | PAMELA SAMPSON, Associated Press Writer
    PARIS (AP) - Throughout Europe, airports were deserted and airplanes grounded after air traffic controllers in France and other nations went on strike Wednesday to protest a plan to dramatically reorganize the use of Europe's skies. The massive strike, which began in France at 6 a.m., was expected to interrupt 7,700 flights there before ending at 11 p.m., the Civil Aviation Authority said. That total includes flights that use French airspace but do not land or take off in France. A small number of French air traffic controllers remained on the job, allowing some flights to proceed. Apart from the...