A strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers stranded at the start of Europe's peak travel season.Civil aviation agency DGAC told airlines to cancel 40% of flights at the three main Paris airports on Friday because of the strike,

Almost 300,000 travellers have faced delays and cancellations as a result of a two-day strike by French air traffic controllers. The strike, which began on Wednesday, led to the cancellation of nearly 1,500 flights across Europe. Airlines such as EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France were heavily impacted.