article_snippet.sent: the unions strike against the government's austerity measures follows action by French air traffic controllers which involved a two-day walkout starting yesterday.
article_snippet.sent: Charles de Gaulle Airport, pictured, and other French hubs are being affected by strike action .
article_snippet.sent: The strike by air controllers has been called because the French air traffic union says the French air traffic union controllers are expected to retire later than the French air traffic union counterparts elsewhere in western Europe.
article_snippet.sent: Plans for the original strike on March 25 were suspended after the fatal Germanwings crash in the French Alps.
highlights_snippet.sent: Strike actions comes a day after French air traffic controllers walked out .
  