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| Air France executives chased from jobs talks | Air France executives chased from jobs talks |
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| Two Air France managers were forced to flee a meeting about job cuts after angry workers broke into the room. | Two Air France managers were forced to flee a meeting about job cuts after angry workers broke into the room. |
| The managers, one of whom had his shirt ripped from his body, were involved in talks about plans for 2,900 job losses at the airline. | |
| Parent firm Air France-KLM has said it will seek to take legal action over the protestors' "aggregated violence". | Parent firm Air France-KLM has said it will seek to take legal action over the protestors' "aggregated violence". |
| The airline later confirmed the job losses as part of a big restructuring that also involves route cuts. | The airline later confirmed the job losses as part of a big restructuring that also involves route cuts. |
| The measures include cutting back the long-haul network by 10% and early retirement of aircraft leading to a smaller fleet by 2017. | The measures include cutting back the long-haul network by 10% and early retirement of aircraft leading to a smaller fleet by 2017. |
| Human resources manager, Xavier Broseta, and director of Air France at Orly Airport, Pierre Plissonnier, were caught up in the protests, and had clothing torn. | Human resources manager, Xavier Broseta, and director of Air France at Orly Airport, Pierre Plissonnier, were caught up in the protests, and had clothing torn. |
| Mr Broseta climbed over barriers to escape from angry protestors. | Mr Broseta climbed over barriers to escape from angry protestors. |
| Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey had already left the room before the works council meeting near Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, was interrupted about an hour after it had begun. | Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey had already left the room before the works council meeting near Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, was interrupted about an hour after it had begun. |