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The president of the Republicans assures in his message that he has contacted the prime minister about the issue.
The airline does not officially confirm the information but specifies that “a social and economic committee has been convened [mercredi] Tomorrow”.
Air France, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this month, should leave Orly airport, according to Le Monde and our information. It was Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM since 2018, who apparently made this decision to consolidate all the activities of the French company in Roissy – Charles-de-Gaulle, north of Paris, to save money.
Maintained flight capabilities
An Orly withdrawal movement that Air France started several years ago. Currently only shuttles to Nice, Marseille and Toulouse are offered, as well as flights to the Antilles. Flights to Corsica under a public service delegation regime will not be affected: the group will continue to be present at the historic Paris airport, but only with its low-cost subsidiary Transavia, but the Air France company will no longer take off there.
In addition to the possible inconvenience for Air France travelers who will have to travel to Roissy, 30 km north of Paris, it is the question of workforce reduction that worries the unions, who expect a drop in activity of 30 40% on the current Shuttle. Destinations. There are currently 500 Air France employees working at the Orly base who will be offered positions at Roissy or other bases.
However, according to sources close to the matter, this transfer should take place without “any disturbance due to the maintenance of capabilities relatively close” to the current situation.
Source: BFM TV
