Strike Against Air France

Transfer America was recently informed about Air France cancelling forty percent of their long-distance flights. The reason behind this madness was because pilots and personnel went on strike. They were fighting the airline for the right to hold unannounced walkouts. This strike has affected travelers as well as the company’s revenue.

In response to this strike, the airline has informed as well as recommended travelers to postpone flights until Friday, which is the date that the strike is expected to end. This company is one of the leading airlines in the world and the strike has cost them about $10.5 to $13.1 million dollars per day. Regularly, the airline operates around 1,800 flights per day and is expected “to run 60% of long-haul flights and 70% of medium and short-range flights world-wide”.

The strike was unannounced and passengers who were uninformed were angered and frustrated by the cancelled flights. Many travelers’ vacations were ruined and there are no listed flights scheduled before February 12^th.

Those on strike “are protesting a draft law that would require air transport workers to give 48 hours notice before going on strike”. The reason behind this law is to protect travelers from cancelled flights and ruined travel plans. The representatives are due to discuss this bill on Friday and agree on a decision to satisfy both parties.