Flight cancellations all over France on Thursday… and after? While an air traffic controllers’ strike planned for Thursday is expected to lead to numerous delays and cancellations, the main air traffic controllers’ union is already threatening a new strike for the Ascension Bridge on May 9, 10 and 11.
The movement will be “very strongly followed” on Thursday, warned Tuesday the president of the main organization bringing together the main French airlines, Pascal de Izaguirre, who expects a “considerable” number of flight cancellations in the middle of the school holidays. spring in part of the country.
75% of flights canceled at Orly and 65% at Roissy?
“We were told about 75% [de vols supprimés] at Orly and 65% at Roissy Charles de Gaulle. It will have a huge impact,” announced the president of the National Federation of Aviation and its Trades (Fnam). The exact figures will be specified at the end of the afternoon by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
In addition to the cancellations, we must expect “very big delays,” a national secretary of the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers (SNCTA, majority) told AFP, on condition of anonymity.
All unions are calling for a strike after the failure of negotiations on support measures, particularly salary, for an overhaul of air traffic control in France. In a press release, the SNCTA deplored the failure of the discussions “in particular on the question of social support” and again gave the public authorities 15 days to “engage in the search for solutions” before putting its threat to rest. execution.