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PARIS, France (Reuters) --French air traffic controllers voted on Thursday to end a strike that has hit Paris airports for three days, after authorities accepted to review a reorganization plan.
Unions and civil aviation authorities reached a deal late on Wednesday under which personnel would no longer be required to relocate from Orly airport south of Paris to Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) airport, northeast of the capital.
"They voted unanimously in favour of the accord,'' Christian Chardon of the CFDT union told Reuters of 120 striking traffic controllers at Orly.
"They will go back to work immediately. There will be some continued disruption to traffic today but things should be back to normal by tomorrow,'' he added.
About 60 percent of flights were cancelled on Wednesday at Orly, which serves mainly domestic travellers, while Charles de Gaulle, the main international hub, was less badly affected.
The reorganization would have involved handing Charles de Gaulle control of all flight approaches to Paris. The government had insisted it was needed to ensure air safety around Paris and had vowed to stand firm against the protest.
The industrial action is the latest in a series of strikes before regional elections next month which are seen as a mid-term test of the government's performance.
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