French air traffic controllers have called off a three-day strike that threatened to disrupt European skies next week, a top union said on Saturday.

The main union in the sector, the SNCTA, announced the suspension of its "strike notice for October 7, 8 and 9" following consultations with the Civil Aviation Authority and "agreements reached" with the management.

The union has pushed for better pay and conditions.

The statement also referred to a promise by new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu not to ram his austerity budget through parliament without a vote, seen as a key concession to the opposition.

No other details were provided.

French air traffic controllers had initially planned to stage a strike in September and had later pushed it back to October.

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