Modified on 14/09 at 10:15
This Friday 16 SeptemberBusiness travellers will have to contend with a "very high" level of air traffic. severely disrupted "according to a press release from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). This would have asked the airlines tocancel half of their flight schedule. The cause: a movement of strike initiated by air traffic controllers. This national move is due to take effect from 6am Friday morningfor a 24 hours duration. " Significant cancellations and delays are to be expected "warns the DGCA, inviting travellers who are able to do so to postpone their trip.
Another strike at the end of September?
Denouncing the " no response "The DGAC and the public authorities would have to take this into account. a challenge to the profession "The Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien (SNCTA) called on all controllers to " to the strongest mobilisation ". What's more, the union is already planning to file another strike notice. For the time being, this will run from Wednesday 28 September to Friday 30 September 2022 included.
But in the meantime, Air France has announced its traffic forecasts for the strike on 16 September. While the airline is expected to operate 90% of its long-haul flights only 45% of its short and medium-haul flights are scheduled to take off. "Some delays and cancellations last-minute changes cannot be ruled out", says Air France in its press release, which also states that ". strongly recommends that customers postpone their trip" . Customers affected by these cancelled flights will be notified individually by SMS and e-mail, while the commercial measures concerning postponements and cancellations can be consulted on airfrance.fr.
