Air France cancels flights amid strike

Air |france will cancel a number of medium- and long-haul flights arriving and departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle on Saturday as staff go on strike.

Air France says a quarter of its long-haul flights from and to Paris will be cancelled on Saturday during a day-long strike over pay.

The company said in a statement on Friday that 35 per cent of its medium-haul flights arriving and departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle will be cancelled.

Air France recommends that passengers check their flights before going to the airport and delay their trips. The company has offered to change tickets for free.

Strikers hope to pile pressure on management to increase salaries by 6 per cent.

The strike will further disrupt transport in France. Over Sunday and Monday, rail workers will walk off the job in their latest protest against changes to a benefits system that effectively gives train drivers and others jobs for life.


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