Air France ground staff on strike on October 5th
Oct 4, 2015, 6:58 am
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Air France ground staff on strike on October 5th
Oct 5, 2015, 10:33 am
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So does anyone know the exact impact this action will cause? Specifically, if this is an AF labor issue, will ground operations at CDG be minimally impacted, or do AF employees have a significant footprint?
I have an AF long-haul flight arriving at CDG on Oct. 10 with a 90 min layover before continuing on via another AF flight to Bordeaux. Are the people that service the incoming/outgoing AF aircraft on the ground (fuel, food and push-back from the gate) AF employees or CDG employees?
Just wondering if it's better to rebook to KLM and avoid CDG all together
Insights deeply appreciated.
Thanks.
I have an AF long-haul flight arriving at CDG on Oct. 10 with a 90 min layover before continuing on via another AF flight to Bordeaux. Are the people that service the incoming/outgoing AF aircraft on the ground (fuel, food and push-back from the gate) AF employees or CDG employees?
Just wondering if it's better to rebook to KLM and avoid CDG all together
Insights deeply appreciated.
Thanks.
Oct 5, 2015, 1:18 pm
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The strike was only today by AF ground staff, as far as I know it isn't prolonged after today, and there were no cancellations, just a few delays.
My guess is that Fuel and pushback are CDG staff, and food is done by Servair, an AF subsidiary who weren't on strike.
My guess is that Fuel and pushback are CDG staff, and food is done by Servair, an AF subsidiary who weren't on strike.
Last edited by Zembla; Oct 5, 2015 at 1:27 pm
Oct 5, 2015, 2:11 pm
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Thank you!