Air France will cancel this Tuesday one in ten short and medium-haul flights amid a social movement against the pension reform, and long-haul routes will not be affected, the airline announced Monday.
Responding to “the request of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) made to all airlines to reduce their flight schedule by 20% to and from Paris Orly, Air France plans to ensure all its flights for this day long-haul (and) 90% of its short- and medium-haul flights,” the company told AFP.
These figures are the same as on January 19, during the first day of the interprofessional strike against the pension reform.
Roissy doesn’t care
The strike notice “was broadcast by various unions representing air traffic controllers,” the DGAC explained this Sunday, which, “in order to limit traffic disruption,” asked the companies to “reduce their flight schedule by a 20% for Tuesday, January 31″. 2023 at Paris-Orly airport”.
The other major airport in the Paris region, Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, is not affected, as the DGAC estimated that the staff available there was sufficient to guarantee the entire flight schedule.
However, both Air France and the DGAC have warned that disruptions and delays are still possible.
The administration invited “passengers who can to postpone their trip and check with their airline to find out the status of their flight.” Air France has promised that its customers “affected by canceled flights will be notified individually.”
“Commercial measures that can be consulted on airfrance.fr allow anticipation or postponement without charge and, for customers whose flight is cancelled, a credit note or a full refund in case they no longer travel,” the airline concluded. .
Source: BFM TV
