French air traffic controllers strike grounds hundreds of flights

Hundreds of flights to and from France were expected to be cancelled Wednesday as air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike over working conditions. -

Paris (AFP) - Hundreds of flights to and from France were expected to be cancelled Wednesday as air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike over working conditions.

The civil aviation authority has asked airlines to scrap around 40 percent of flights, warning of "disruption across the whole country."