Strikes In France Could Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport

Strikes In France Could Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport. Air traffic controllers in France will strike on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th October. Delays and cancellations are expected at Malaga Airport.

Strikes In France Could Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport

Flights at Malaga airport are expected to be delayed or even cancelled between the 7th and 10th October 2025 due to a strike by French Air Traffic Controllers. Ryanair are warning that the strikes will affect hundreds of thousands of passengers throughout Europe, with flights from the UK being the worst affected.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says that as many as 600 flights a day from the UK to Europe, including flights to Malaga, could be cancelled. Speaking to Sky news, he said “That’s about 100,000 passengers who will have their flights cancelled needlessly. On any given day at the moment, we (Ryanair) operate about 3,500 flights and about 900 of those flights cross over French airspace – and about two thirds of those, around 600 flights, are cancelled every day there’s an air traffic control strike.”

Airlines including Ryanair, Easyjet, and British Airways will all be affected by the French strike. Air traffic controllers are protesting about pay and working conditions.

The free 93.6 Global Radio flight tracker is updated with the latest live flight information.

93.6 Global Radio have prepared some answers to frequently asked questions which we hope you will find useful.

Will you get a refund if your flight is cancelled?

Yes. European Union regulations require airlines to offer you either a full refund of the unused parts of your tickets, or to re-route you to your destination, as soon as possible. Some airlines may also allow you to rebook your flights for a later date at no extra cost.

Will you get compensation if your flight is delayed?

Airlines are not liable to pay the additional cash compensation set out by EU regulations because they are not directly responsible for the disruption.

What happens if you are stranded away from home?

EU regulations make it clear that, when a flight with an EU airline or from an EU airport is cancelled, an airline is liable to pay for the cost of a hotel and subsistence for all those stranded as a result, until a replacement flight is provided. Should your airline advise you to buy your own food and accommodation, keep all receipts, and keep such costs to a reasonable minimum, before making a claim when you get back to Britain.

What about package holidays?

Those passengers on package holidays who are stranded in a destination should be looked after by their tour operator, and the operator is legally obliged to get them home. Customers will usually be allowed to stay in their original hotel, or will be moved to one of a similar standard on a half-board or all-inclusive basis. The exact situation will depend on the operator’s booking terms and conditions.

Published: 02.10.2025

Written by Dave James