Join Ryanair petition

In just this year alone French ATC has held 39 days of strikes leading to the cancellation of over 3,500 Ryanair flights mainly overflying France.

Overflights are when aircraft need to fly over a country’s airspace, even though it is not the take­off location or landing destination. This has led to cancelled flights for Ryanair, but French ATC have kept a minimum service in operation which has meant French flights have been protected.

In a statement on Ryanair’s website, they said, “The EU must act now. Ryanair calls on all passengers to sign our petition.”

So far the petition has 565,354 signatures.

Betty Henderson

GERMAN political sources accused the UK of delaying other European countries’ rescue efforts during the current crisis in Sudan on Thursday, April 27. German sources said that British attempts to evacuate embassy staff caused the Sudanese army to refuse access to the airfield, which was supposed to be used for the rescue of other European nationals.

According to the sources, the unannounced presence of British military personnel in Sudan without permission angered the Sudanese army, who then refused access to the airfield.

Negotiations to use the airfield meant that German rescuers ‘lost at least half a day’ during a crucial window of opportunity during the country’s ceasefire.

The UK Ministry of Defence denies these allegations, calling them “complete nonsense”. The MoD has stated that the UK had permission to land in Sudan and that their efforts did not delay any other country’s rescue mission.

However, German military leaders are still said to be “not