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Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Protest

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Published on Tuesday, 07 February, 2012

Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Protest Proposed Rules for Strikes

February 6, 2012

Air France (AF) scrapped some flights today because of a strike by pilots, cabin crew and ground workers over proposed changes to rules governing labor protests.

The French unit of Air France-KLM Group operated 449 flights as of 12:30 p.m. in Paris, Cedric Leurquin, an airline spokesman, said by phone, without specifying how many were scheduled to operate by that point today. The full day’s timetable called for 1,332 flights.

Unions are protesting a bill to be considered by the French Senate that would oblige each employee planning to strike to give 48 hours’ notice. The measure would give the airline a better idea of how travelers would be affected.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-06/air-france-cancels-two-thirds-of-flights-because-of-strike-by-pilots-crew.html