Air France Says Strike Would Stop Few Flights
Airwise News, October 24, 2007
Air France said it expects to operate 90 percent of its short and medium-haul flights and all its long-haul flights if a five day strike by cabin crew goes ahead later this week.
The notice of a strike from Thursday, October 25 to Monday, October 29, was submitted last Friday, the airline said.
The airline said in a statement that discussions with unions to try to avoid the strike had "not yet succeeded" and that it was thus forced to predict disruptions in its service.
Unions representing cabin crew at Air France have called the five day strike in a dispute with management about salary reviews and working conditions, the unions said on Monday.
Disruption at Air France would follow a nationwide strike over pensions that crippled train, metro and bus transport in France last week.
(Reuters)