Dhaka, July 5 -- A strike by French air traffic controllers triggered a second consecutive day on Friday (June 4) of disruption across European skies, as the busy summer travel season gained momentum.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected, with more than 1,100 flights to and from France cancelled, along with many others scheduled to fly over the country.

Paris airports experienced even more severe disruptions than on Thursday (June 3), the first day of the strike. The walkout was called by two unions protesting against chronic understaffing and what they described as "toxic management" within the aviation authority.

The timing of the strike is particularly acute as Friday the was the final day of school in France before the...