Ryanair has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to intervene over repeated French air traffic control strikes. The budget airline said there have been 58 days of protests so far this year which is 11 times more than in 2022. It comes as the French controllers are on strike today and tomorrow. READ MORE: Gardai swarm popular Irish beach after enormous crowds gather and public order incident reported Ryanair said the repeated strikes have unfairly forced airlines to disproportionately cancel thousands of EU overflights from Germany, Spain, Italy, the UK, and Ireland. The airline said they've had to cancel more than 4,000 flights in 2023 - these include "overflights" which don't take off or land in France but were axed because they fly through their airspace. Last week, Ryanair launched a petition called "Protect Overflights: Keep EU Skies Open" and more than 1.1 million passengers have signed it.