{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/68769b1c5d5bb088747d0570?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"July 16th - Ryanair: cheesed off about air-traffic control","description":"<p>Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled hundreds of flights earlier this month due to a strike by French air-traffic controllers. </p><p><br></p><p>Most of those were so-called \"overflights\" that weren't landing or taking off in France. As Ryanair's communications director, Jade Kirwan, has been telling me, the airline is demanding that flights using a country's airspace simply to reach the final destination should be protected in the event of a strike. </p><p><br></p><p>Also, what about increasing the free cabin baggage limit?</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to get it delivered to your inbox.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}