Air France has confirmed it will scrap almost a third of its domestic and medium-haul flights for a week following strike action from cabin crew.
The seven day strike, starting today (July 27), will see 37 per cent of cabin crew walkout hitting 20 per cent of medium-haul services from Paris CDG and 10 per cent of domestic flights.
Around 8 per cent of its long-haul services to destinations including Asia and North Africa will also be hit.
The strike action is over the renewing of a collective labour accord on rules, pay and promotion which expires in October.
Air France wants to limit the extension of the current deal to 17 months, whereas unions want between three and five years.
The airline said it will do everything it can to minimise disruption but warned there might be last-minute cancellations and delays. “Difficulties with crew compositions may also limit the number of passengers per flight”, it added.
Air France said it will update flight schedules the day before and passengers will be contacted if their service is affected.
The airline is offering passengers the opportunity to postpone their flight at no extra cost and cancel with a full refund.
‘Uncertain’ economic environment
Air France has warned its profits could be hit as people have been put off travelling after the country’s recent terror attacks.
Publishing its half-year results, the airline said the attacks had reduced the attractiveness of France as a travel destination - meaning there could be challenging times ahead for its business.
"The global context in 2016 remains highly uncertain regarding the geopolitical and economic environment in which we operate," the airline group said in a statement.
It reported a 5.2 per cent drop in second-quarter sales to €6.22bn (£5.23bn) compared with last year, and about €40m euros in losses connected to staff strikes.
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