On this first day of strike action following the resignation of the CEO of Air France-KLMJean-Marc Janaillac, the company is expected to record the lowest cancellation rate since the beginning of the strike in February. Air France expects to operate almost 85% of its flight schedule on Monday 7 May. Almost all long-haul flights - 99 % - should take off, as should 80 % of medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. For short-haul flights departing from Paris-Orly and the provinces, 87 %.
For Tuesday 8 MayAir France plans to operate 80 % of its flight schedule. This means, in detail, 95 % of its long-haul flights, 75 % of its medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 82 % of its short-haul flights, Paris-Orly and the provinces.
While Air France's joint unions are meeting on Monday to decide on the next steps in the strike, the company itself deplores the continuation of the strike, " even though the current period does not allow for any negotiations to put an end to it ". Air France-KLM has also announced that its Board of Directors will meet on 15 May, at which time it will announce a transitional governance solution.
Interviewed on Sunday by BFM, the French Minister for the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, said he regretted the union demands that could threaten " the survival of Air France "but warned that the State was not there to ". mopping up debts and coming to the rescue of a company that is not making the necessary efforts to become more competitive ". " I hope that social dialogue will be re-established, that reason will prevail and that Air France will be able to get back on the right foot. "he concluded.
