"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.
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.
The company's management has called the claims "unreasonable."