When flying into the UK and flying into one of the major hubs (such as Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester), it's not unusual to be put into a stack or seemingly go around the houses until you reach your destination. NATS have released previous visualisations of the traffic that flies into and above the UK - and have provided a tour of the United Kingdom - and what goes on during … [Read more...]
French Air Traffic Control on strike
Well, it's not the trains, it's now French Air Traffic Control deciding they want to go out on strike too. One of the airports affected in the industrial action - Paris Orly - Image, GhettoIFE Originally, two unions were meant to go out on strike. This has been reduced to one - however, this is forcing a reduction of 20% of possible flights. Action will centre on Bordeaux, … [Read more...]
French ATC Strike – 10th October
Well, this has been bubbling along, and the French are going to have a strike tomorrow, with the strike expected to 0430-1800 UTC (06:30CET to 20:00CET) according to EuroControl. The strike is being called over the European Single Sky plans. The strike will impact most on the South of France/Spain/Portugal border, but will hit most of France with some action expected … [Read more...]
French Air Traffic Control strike being cut by a day
In what can only be described as good news, the French Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike on Tuesday 06:00 will be finishing their strike a day early - Thursday 13th 05:59. The strike was due to finish on Friday 14 June 05:59. Yesterday, over 1800 flights were canceled, with domestic, European and international services all hit, cutting the flying programmes of most … [Read more...]
French ATC Traffic Strike – Expect delays and Cancellations
It's closing in on the summertime, so it means someone has to go out on strike. This time, it's the French Air Traffic controllers. The strike is set to begin Tuesday 06:00CET and end on Friday 05:59CET - a 72 hour strike action. DGAG - the French Civil Aviation Authority has requested carriers cut their services by 50% at the following airports: - Bordeaux - Lyon - … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]