The strikes led to 50% of flight from Orly airport being cancelled with many others suffering delays of up to five hours. Marseille, Nice, Lyon and Toulouse airports were forced to cancel flights to Orly knowing that they would not be able to land. The Airport at Roissy was largely unaffected.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) strike observance on Wednesday was at roughly the same level as the previous day with 38% at Athis-Mons, 45% at Orly and 5% at Roissy joining the strikes. It is being estimated that 2000 passengers are being left stranded a day at a cost of one million euros.
