[Confirmed] New strike Oct 29-Nov 2
Oct 10, 2011, 10:45 pm
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[Confirmed] New strike Oct 29-Nov 2
Oct 14, 2011, 6:21 am
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Next possible wave of strikes at Air France: October 29-November 2
Some of the FA unions have announced that they want to go on strike October 29-November 2. Not confirmed yet though. As usual these dates correlate with vacation dates in France.
Claims by the unions:
- stop the reduction of staffing levels on longhaul
- keep staffing levels at 4 FA on shorthaul
- do not pursue with planned changes to the way work is "organized" (read: rosters, working hours, salary).
Maybe someone with some insight can inform this forum about the likelihood and impact of these strikes.
Claims by the unions:
- stop the reduction of staffing levels on longhaul
- keep staffing levels at 4 FA on shorthaul
- do not pursue with planned changes to the way work is "organized" (read: rosters, working hours, salary).
Maybe someone with some insight can inform this forum about the likelihood and impact of these strikes.
Oct 16, 2011, 8:30 am
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Nobody will know until the day before the beginning of the strike. It will all depends on how many FA will go on strike. For the potential disruptions, it can go from no disruption at all to total chaos.
Oct 16, 2011, 9:31 am
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I would bet that the management will yield as they did this summer, in part because of pressure from French politicians who were afraid that their family vacations would be disturbed. But bookings might suffer.
Oct 16, 2011, 2:57 pm
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Many thanks for the responses. I am working for a week in Stockholm, then flying ARN-CDG on Oct 29, and Delta CDG-MSP on Oct 31. I hope to not be stuck in Stockholm! I was really hoping to spend a day in Paris!
Oct 17, 2011, 4:08 am
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The risk that I would personally avoid is a same-day rather-short transfer in CDG as your incoming flight might be canceled/delayed if the strike is on. But with a couple of days you will be fine (although might be severely delayed in ARN)
Oct 25, 2011, 9:48 am
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The main cabin crew union at Air France (UNAC) has just lifted the threat of strike over next week-end.
See this article in Challenges (in French)
See this article in Challenges (in French)
Oct 25, 2011, 12:34 pm
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Oct 26, 2011, 5:21 am
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