AFP / Thomas Samson | Anti-riots policemen arrive as striking taxi drivers block the traffic at Porte Maillot in Paris on January 26, 2016.

Dozens of flights were cancelled and access to airports and major cities blocked across France Tuesday as taxi drivers, air-traffic controllers and civil servants went on strike.

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Approximately one in five flights cancelled due to air traffic controllers' strike.

Due to the taxi strike, access to Paris's Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, as well as those of Toulouse, Marseille and Bordeaux, wazs greatly disrupted.

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, French police made 22 arrests relating to the industrial action by taxi drivers, amid reports of burning tyres and scuffles.

Taxi strike “go slow” also caused severe traffic jams across France.

Taxi drivers are protesting at what they see as unfair competition from private hire cabs such as Uber.

The aviation strike is due to salary and job loss concerns.

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