Originally Posted by
mmxbreaks
So the French air traffic control strike caused a 4 1/2 hour landing delay to my flight.
Personally I wouldn't waste even an email on this. Though the thought of French ATC strikes being "extraordinary" wouldn't pass many tests of plausibility, nevertheless to the best of my knowledge neither BA nor any airline I know of has voluntarily or involuntarily paid Article 7 compensation for that or any similar ATC strike.