Macron's concessions | French air traffic controllers afforded right to be three-hours late to work after Olympic disruption threat

As those who were left attempting to navigate London on the early May bank holiday are only too aware, transport strikes can have a crippling effect on travel arrangements.

And whilst weekday delays and train cancellations cause frustration for commuters, a lack of major transport around large-scale events such as championship football games, festivals or, say, the Olympics, don’t only cause disruption, but actively threaten to cripple the event altogether.

This is the position that Emmanuel Macron’s French Government has found itself in following the threat of strikes around the 2024 summer Olympic Games, set to be held in Paris later this year.

Among the demands that the Government has yielded to, is the right of French air traffic controllers to arrive at work up to three hours late and leave three hours early.