French air controllers file a strike notice for July 3 and 4, on the eve of the summer holidays

The second union representative of French air controllers announced Monday June 23 having filed a strike notice for July 3 and 4, just before the summer school holidays, to protest in particular against “Toxic management”. ICNA “Call on a change of course to strengthen the workforce, to achieve technical modernization projects, and to put operational priorities at the heart of decisions” From the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC), he announced in a statement sent to AFP.

The union “Denounces managerial drifts within the Directorate of Air Navigation Services, including the authoritarian, brutal management mode, denying its commitments and disconnected operational realities, maintains a climate of constant pressure and distrust incompatible with requirements in terms of serenity and safety of the air controller”he detailed.

The organization, which brought together 17% of the votes in the last professional elections, “Wants to recall that the primary cause of delays and the lack of performance attributable to French air navigation services is known: a structural sub-employment, the fruit of a faulty recruitment policy and a lack of anticipation, despite the alert signals transmitted for years”.

Consequently, it “Take up a strike notice for the days of July 3 and 4, 2025”. Summer school holidays, high season synonyms for frequentation of airports and planesstart on Saturday July 5.