"On Thursday 22 February 2018, Air France plans to operate 75% of its flights in view of an estimated 28% of staff planning to strike on this day," the press release read.
The industrial action left half of the long-duration flights departing from Charles-de-Gaulle Paris airport canceled along with 25 percent of medium-haul flights and 15 percent of short-haul flights.
VIDÉO — Les manifestants Air France s’approchent d’un terminal de l’aéroport CDC sous l’escorte des CRS pic.twitter.com/s1T9EaF4p9
— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) 22 февраля 2018 г.
On Wednesday, many labor unions — including SNPL and Spaf for pilots, SNPNC and UNSA-PNC for stewards — called for a strike. Air France employees are demanding a 6-percent salary increase, justifying this request by citing the company's good financial revenues.
DIRECT — Manifestation du personnel d’Air France à Charles de Gaulle. Tentative d'envahissement du Terminal 2 par les manifestants. RemyBuisine en direct. https://t.co/T57JGpLyx2 pic.twitter.com/s0eI3VxNHn
— PetitBuzz 🐦 Geek, Buzz, Actu, Startup, Bons Plans (@petitbuzzblog) 22 февраля 2018 г.
The company's management has called the claims "unreasonable."
