Investing.com -- French airlines face significant flight reductions on July 4 as the country’s civil aviation agency DGAC has requested schedule cuts due to a planned national strike by air traffic controllers.

The DGAC announced Wednesday that airlines must reduce flights at Paris airports by 40% during the strike. The agency has also asked carriers to cut flights by 50% at Nice airport and by 30% at several other regional airports including Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari.

The measures come in response to the planned nationwide air traffic controller strike scheduled for July 4, which will affect air travel throughout France.

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