A passenger looks at a flight information board which indicates delayed and cancelled flights at Nice International airport during a strike by French air traffic controllers June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
PARIS (Reuters) - French air traffic controllers walked off the job on Tuesday, grounding one flight in four across the country in a protest against EU plans to liberalise civil airspace.
Walk-outs are expected to spread across Europe on Wednesday, but France's air controller union SNCTA cancelled a planned third day of strikes on Thursday, citing encouraging support from the French and German governments against the EU's project.
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