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Urgent warning to check your travel insurance for this one clause

As easyJet, Ryanair and BA cancel flights due to strikes, consumer group Which? has some top tips to prevent yourself from being left out of pocket this summer.

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Scandinavia’s biggest airline files for bankruptcy after pilot strikes

SAS acknowledges that the strikes by Scandinavian pilot unions will continue to impact operations.

Norway

Norway's oil and gas output to be cut as offshore workers begin strike

The stoppage over a pay claim will cut Norway's daily gas exports by 13%, the leading union said. It comes as gas supplies to Europe are already tight after Russian cutbacks.

France

Dozens of flights cancelled in French airport strike

The country's busiest airport Charles de Gaulle is the worst hit, with 1-in-5 flights on Saturday expected to be cancelled.

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What are your rights when it comes to flight cancellations?

Passengers have been left out of pocket after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the past few weeks.

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Urgent warning to Lufthansa passengers with booked flights

Lufthansa’s own low-cost carrier, Eurowings, is also announcing "several hundred fewer flights" in July.

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Urgent warning for easyJet and Ryanair passengers with flights in July

Check if your flight could be impacted by industrial action in the coming days and weeks.

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Summer travel at risk as Europe's airports face mass staff shortages

Labour shortages and strikes have already caused disruption in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Frankfurt this spring.

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Thousands of trains cancelled as UK's biggest strike in decades begins

People are being urged not to travel as more than 200,000 people prepare to head to Glastonbury Festival in Somerset this weekend.

Europe News

National strike sees Brussels airport cancel all outgoing flights

Around 80,000 people are said to have taken part in the protests in Belgium on Monday.

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BA faces possible strike after 97% of staff vote to walk out

Just weeks after BA announced thousands of flight cancellations, airline staff have voted in favour of a summer strike.

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Paris airport cancels 100 flights as workers strike

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport has cancelled more than 100 Thursday flights after workers announced industrial action.

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Italy airline strike: Easyjet, Ryanair and ITA cancellations multiply

Airlines have cancelled flights today as Italian airline workers stage a nationwide strike.

Europe News

French diplomats strike over Macron's foreign service overhaul

French diplomats have gone on strike Thursday, angered by a planned reform of the country's foreign service by President Macron.

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Huge queues at Schiphol airport continue but no worker strike for now

Schiphol airport workers have called off a planned summer strike, saving travellers from more queues and cancellations.

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Why could Poland 'drastically reduce' flights to Warsaw in May?

Air traffic controllers in Poland are threatening to quit their jobs over poor working hours and pay.

Spain

Truckers' strike in Spain as soaring energy costs begin to bite

The protest has channelled the growing social discontent in Spain as it suffers the consequences of inflation that is linked to soaring energy prices.

Spain

Spain deploys more police after lorry drivers' strike over fuel prices

Some drivers have been accused of attacking others who have not joined their strike.

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Air traffic across Germany disrupted due to mass walkouts

Security workers are staging a full-day walkout at airports across Germany over pay disputes.

France

COVID-19: French teachers' unions call for renewed strike action

The new strike on Thursday is a prelude to a "massive" nationwide walkout on January 27.