‌With a third of all European flights crossing French airspace daily, the strike will paralyse major UK-EU routes. Latest analysis by AirAdvisor shows the strike will impact over 129,600 UK passengers, with mass cancellations expected on routes to Spain, Italy, France, and beyond‌Key UK airports impacted will include London (all airports), Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, and Glasgow. The disruption isn’t limited to French airports, but will affect every hub from Barcelona, Madrid, and Palma to Amsterdam and Brussels. ‌Airlines cannot simply fly around France: alternate, oceanic or North African routes add time, cost, and complexity. What makes this strike particularly damaging is the geography: France sits at the crossroads of Europe, so UK flights to Spain, Italy, Portugal, and even North Africa are all caught in the crossfire.