French ATC industrial action has been going on for the last 10 days or so. It seems some sectors are worse than others, but the big national strike on the 23rd will cause some headaches. The airlines are getting quite practised with creative routes to destinations.
I flew to Sardinia recently. From London we went out at Dover, then through Western Germany (round that sticky out bit of Eastern France). South over Zurich and Milan, over the island of Elba and then south to Sardinia. On the return we did fly directly over France with not much of an ATC delay.
Going west of French airspace there is a route that follows Longitude W009 up through Oceanic airspace that is run by that nice Celtic bunch at Shanwick (Shannon / Prestwick). This brings you out near Lands End. The French navy are not helping by running the occasional missile firing exercise in that part of the Atlantic and closing the T9 route
Good Luck
T'Bug
