Short and medium-haul flights cancelled due to strike at Paris CDG

Due to a strike by Paris Airport employees running until 3 July, 10 % of Air France short and medium-haul flights departing from or arriving at Paris CDG will be cancelled this Friday.
Air France Airbus at CDG 2 (Photo: LC)
Air France Airbus at CDG 2 (Photo: LC)

From 30 June until the end of the weekend, on 3 July, flights departing from Paris CDG will be disrupted as a result of a call for strike action launched by certain Paris Airport staff to demand pay rises. As a result, and as it had done for the same reasons early JuneThe French Civil Aviation Authority (Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile) has asked airlines to reduce their flight schedules to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle from 7am to 2pm. As a result, 17 % of flights departing from the Paris hub should be cancelled.

As part of this, and for the day of 1 July, Air France is maintaining its full schedule of long-haul flights to and from Paris CDG. However, almost 10 % of short and medium-haul flights are expected to be cancelledCustomers were notified of this situation by SMS and e-mail the day before their journey. However, the French airline also points out that other last-minute cancellations and delays were "...not a cause for concern". cannot be ruled out" . For the following days, Air France has announced that it will " adapt its programme if necessary "According to information from Paris Airport and requests from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC).