A national rail strike will begin tomorrow (June 1) with a walkout by Paris Metro staff following on Thursday in a dispute over labour reforms.
The action precedes strikes at the country’s fuel depots and refineries, forcing the facilities to halt production or run at a reduced capacity.
EasyJet has said the situation surrounding fuel levels had “improved” at some French airports over the weekend but added that there “might however still be some impact” on flights. “…passengers on flights to and from France please continue to check flight tracker before travelling to the airport,” the airline added.
On top of disruption to rail services, Air France pilots have voted to strike for at least six days in June in a separate dispute.
The action could cause major disruption to foreign fans trying to attend matches at Euro 2016, which kicks off next week.
The current unrest, which has seen protestors battling police, has prompted tourism officials in Paris to suggest that the scenes are putting off visitors to the city.
"The scenes of guerrilla-type action in the middle of Paris, beamed around the world, reinforce the feeling of fear and misunderstanding," the tourist board said.
Meanwhile, Eurostar has had to alter its services due to thousands of public sector workers in Belgium taking part in a 24-hour national strike today (May 31) to protest changes to working hours and a rise in the retirement age.
The rail operator has announced that all services between London and Brussels will be running, but the intra-Schengen terminal in the Belgian capital will be out of action, in a statement Eurostar said: “Due to the strike in Belgium and therefore lack of resources, we won’t be able to operate the intra-Schengen terminal in Brussels, as a results we won’t be able to carry any Brussels to Lille Passengers (we will be able to carry Lille to Brussels passengers)
“We advise customers that have a connecting journey in Brussels, that there will be very limited services beyond Brussels.
“Connecting customers wishing to exchange their tickets should contact their original point of sale.”
