Strike sees Air France axe dozens of long-haul flights
French flag-carrier Air France expects to have to cancel around 40 percent of its long-haul flights and 30 percent of shorter journeys on Wednesday, it said, half-way through a four-day strike.
Passengers wait by departure boards at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport. French flag-carrier Air France expects to have to cancel around 40 percent of its long-haul flights and 30 percent of shorter journeys on Wednesday, it said, half-way through a four-day strike.
The company said it had been able to operate around 70 percent of its scheduled services on Tuesday, as aviation workers pursued a strike against plans to require them to give 48 hours notice of a walk-out.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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