Air France staff announce further strike action on Tuesday
Unions representing Air France staff, who have held seven days of strike action in support of a demand for a 6% pay increase have announced further stoppages this month, recommencing on Tuesday when the airline predicts 30 percent of flights will be cancelled overall.
AirAir France staff are to strike again on Tuesday April 17th with the company promising that 70 percent of its flights will take off, reports Radio France Internationale.
The latest in a series of strikes over pay, Tuesday stoppage should see 45 percent of long-haul flights cancelled, 35 percent of medium-haul to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle and 20 percent of short-haul flights to and from Paris Orly and provincial airports.
Further strikes are planned on April 18th, 23rd and 24th.
Workers have already staged strike action in support of unions' call for a six percent pay rise.
