Dozens of flights are canceled this Saturday at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, the French airport most affected by a social conflict over wages and working conditions, which also risks affecting the start of the long holidays in France. One week.
Since Thursday, firefighters at the French first airport are on strike. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation has requested preventive flight cancellations. A portion of the runways must also be closed due to safety concerns. One flight in five will be affected by these cancellations between 7 a.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday. The flight must depart or arrive at the same time.
Friday’s negotiations did not go through because of the wage structure within Groupe ADP. This group is majority-controlled state.
The CGT states that the strike will continue all weekend in accordance to the current notice. New notices have been filed for next weekend which will mark the beginning of summer school holidays, which traditionally sees a peak. attendance at airports as well as stations and roads.
Olivia Gregoire, spokesperson for the government, stated that the government would “continue to trade with the unions in order to find a solution to the crisis.” She said that the idea that compatriots can’t go on vacation was not feasible. Associations of tour operators had stated the day before that disruptions at airports over the past week “raise fears about the worst for holidays and travel of French women and men”.
This summer will be difficult for the sector. It is currently struggling to regain operational efficiency following the pandemic, and is seeing many social unrest within both companies and at airport facilities.
