Air France cancels hundreds of flights due to strikes
(VOVworld) – Air France cancelled 150 flights in and out of Paris on Monday on the sixth day of a strike by flight crews.
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An Airbus A321 plane of the French airline Air France is seen on the tarmac at the Marseille-Provence airport in Marignane on the first day of a strike by Air France stewards. (Photo: Reuters)
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In an announcement, Air France said it had cancelled 10% of its domestic flights, but had maintained almost all long-haul flights and 85% of its medium-haul flights from Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris. The pilots’ strike has affected 280,000 passengers and cost the company as much as 111 million USD. The last pilots’ strike from June 11-14 led to the cancellation of 20% of Air France flights.