A social movement of firefighters from Parisian airport has prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to ask “the airlines to cancel preventively part of the flight program” for security issues.
Le Monde with AFP
Some 10 % of flights at the start or at the arrival of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) will be canceled on Thursday, June 30, due to a social movement which affects firefighters from the first French airport against the backdrop of negotiations employees and which could extend to other categories of employees,
Consequence of this strike, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) “asked the airlines to preventively cancel part of the flight program. We will be able to ensure more than 90 % of flights During the day, “said the ADP (Airports de Paris) group at the France-Presse agency (AFP).
More specifically, the DGAC has enjoined carriers to cancel 17 % of their flights between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., AFP told administration spokesperson, all for security questions airport operations.
“We invite passengers to check the news of their flight with their company and anticipate their arrival at the airport: three hours for an international flight, two hours for a domestic or European flight,” said Adp .
of the same source, “the ADP group is constantly linked to the various operational actors of Paris-CDG, airlines and air navigation, to limit the impact of these strikes. We will mobilize all our information channels so that Passengers can best prepare their trip “.
larger strike movement from Friday
For its part, Air France, one of the main user companies in Paris-Charles de Gaulle, stressed that it was forced to cancel more than 10 % of its short and medium-haul flights taking off or landing from CDG, Or 62 aircraft movements. Long-haul will not be affected.
“Our flight program is up to date” and affected travelers have been informed, said a company spokesperson, even if “last minute delays and cancellations are not (…) to exclude” .
This strike by fire soldiers intervenes before a multisectoral movement at Groupe ADP scheduled from Friday to Sunday to claim wage increases. “We are still awaiting confirmation of the number of strikers and its potential impact on air traffic”, according to the manager.
“For the following days, Air France will adapt its program if necessary,” added the company, which “regrets this social movement which occurs when air transport as a whole is barely recovered from a unprecedented crisis “, due to the pandemic of COVID-19.