PARIS, September 16 (RIA Novosti) -Air France, whose pilots went on a weeklong strike, plans to operate more than 40 percent of its flights on Wednesday, the head of the Air France-KLM group, Alexandre de Juniac, said Tuesday, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
"As of this morning the number of protesters remains stable at 60 percent [of the company's pilots] and we are planning to operate 40 percent of flights. As for tomorrow, according to our morning estimates, we will operate a little more than 40 percent of the flights. This should help improve the situation," de Juniac said, AFP reported. He added that the positive prognosis for tomorrow depends on how the situation unfolds later on Tuesday.
The Air France strike began Monday as a protest against the company's plans to transfer jobs to its low-cost subsidiary Transavia, which according to the union, will negatively affect work and pay conditions. The protest is expected to last for a week.
Last week, the airline's chief executive Frederic Gagey said that the strike may cost Air France between $12.9 million and $19.4 million a day, depending on how many pilots decide to walk out.
