EasyJet is warning that a national strike in France is likely to cause some delays and disruption to its flights from Thursday evening until the weekend.

Air traffic controllers are joining the strike, which could affect flights to and from France as well as those flying through French air space.

Industrial action will take place from 18:00 local time on Thursday 12 October to 06:00 Saturday 14 October.

In a message on its website, easyJet said: “We expect that there will be delays and some disruption due to the industrial action, therefore we advise all customers to check the status of their flight on our flight tracker either on our mobile app or website: www.easyjet.com/en/flight-tracker

“Please also be aware that public transport services may be affected by the strike. We recommend all customers allow plenty of extra time to get to the airport and consider alternative transport options where possible.

“Although this situation is outside of our control, we would like to reassure customers that we are doing all we can to minimise any disruption to our flights that may occur as a result of the strike action.”