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Mass flight disruption at French airports today April 25
Around 3,000 flights are set to be affected despite strike action being called off. A three-day strike notice for May remains in place
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BREAKING: Thursday's air strike in France called off, disruption still expected
Disruption is still expected at a number of airports. The union has also not rescinded its strike notice for three days in May
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Many French flights set to be cancelled due to air traffic strike
Thursday’s 24-hour protest is expected to be one of the largest walkouts in the profession
State to buy houses on Nantes Atlantique airport flightpath
Up to 48 houses are to be bought by the state because they are under flightpaths to Nantes Atlantique airport
The airport is close to built-up areas of the city. It was due to be closed and a new larger airport built on farmland at Notre-Dame-des-Landes.
The government abandoned those plans in 2018 after the site became a battleground between protestors and police.
Compensation was promised for Nantes residents who had bought homes, or lived, near the existing airport.
Local authorities said they expected the number of flights, and the amount of noise disturbance, to increase.
As a result, 48 houses where aircraft noise reaches 62 decibels can be sold to the state, at a price they would reach if they were not affected by noise.
Owners must have bought, built or enlarged them between the 2011 and 2018.
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