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Europe's travel strikes in June and July: When, where and what disruption you can expect

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Europe is a hive of strike action right now, with many employees unhappy that sky-high inflation has not been matched by higher wages.Walkouts are planned all over Europe, showing that it always pays to check before you travel.Luckily, we have gathered all of the strike information together below.Read on to find out where and when are walkouts taking place.If your flight or train is cancelled or delayed, you will be entitled to a new ticket or compensation. Read our guide for the full details.Unions across France have been in an ongoing battle against an increase in the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.Protests broke out across the country after President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through the change without a parliamentary vote.

Strikes have been ongoing since January and have heavily impacted travel. The last day of mass action in France on 6 June saw SNCF services "very lightly" affected.

But air travel was heavily impacted with Ryanair cancelling 400 flights across Europe due to air traffic controller strikes.

There are no new strike dates at the moment. Unions involved in the protest were set to meet on 13 June to decide what they will do in the future but the outcome of the talks is yet to be announced.

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