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Poll: Are you taking a foreign holiday this year?

Strikes by French air traffic controllers are grounding planes across Europe this morning.

THINGS ARE LOOKING anything but certain for holidaymakers looking to jet off this summer.

Strikes by French air traffic controllers are grounding planes across Europe today, and with more industrial action planned for next month – the disruption looks likely to continue.

This morning we want to know: Are you taking a foreign holiday this year?

Poll Results:

Yes (12274)

No (4921)

Not sure (1179)

Yes
No
Not sure

Read: Going away soon? There’s going to be a “summer of discontent”

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