Strikers make their point at Charles De Gaulle airport in France[Getty Images] Strikers make their point at Charles De Gaulle airport in France[Getty Images]

A strike by air traffic controllers in France is disrupting short and medium haul flights out of Europe.

Around a fifth of flights from Charles de Gaulle airport were cancelled on Wednesday, while half of flights from Orly remain grounded.

Air traffic controller unions are protesting plans to merge France's 4000 controllers and 8000 other DGAC personnel into a Europe-wide system.

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