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Ryanair presses France for urgent overhaul of air-traffic control after damning Senate report
A French Senate report released on 3 July 2026 finds DSNA short-staffed and technologically outdated, prompting Ryanair to call for emergency reforms and legal safeguards for overflights during strikes. Persistent French ATC delays cost airlines and business travellers heavily, forcing corporates to add schedule buffers and consider rerouting. The transport ministry pledges an acceleration plan by September.
European Commission concedes problems with new Entry/Exit System as queues stretch at French airports
On 3 July 2026 the European Commission acknowledged “significant issues” with the new EES biometric border regime after hours-long queues were reported at French airports. Bottlenecks stem from first-time enrolment times outstripping booth capacity, hurting business-travel schedules and raising re-booking costs. France is adding kiosks and using emergency rules to skip fingerprints at peaks, while Brussels prepares technical fixes and extra funding.