A strike by air traffic controllers in France is set to result in the cancellation of 50 per cent of scheduled flights to and from the country this week.
The disruption is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 0600 local time and will continue for 72 hours until 0559 on Friday.
During this period, the French civil aviation authority DGAC has requested carriers reduce their schedules by 50 per cent at Paris, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Air traffic unions are protesting against European Union plans to change civil aviation rules.
Easyjet said it would have to cancel around 128 flights for each of the three affected days and has already axed services for Tuesday. Details of these cancelled flights can be found here.
British Airways said it would cancel at least 90 flights between the UK and France on out of a normal schedule of 120 services between the two countries.
In a statement, the airline said: "British Airways flights to and from France will be affected at Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh.
"British Airways apologises to all customers for any inconvenience caused by the industrial action which is beyond its control."
Air France warned that there would be disruption to its services and said it would update its plans based on the latest information from the DGAC.
Graham Smith
