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| Air France cancels a quarter of its flights on first day of Easter over pay strikes | Air France cancels a quarter of its flights on first day of Easter over pay strikes |
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| Air France has cancelled a quarter of its flights due to a day-long strike over pay. | Air France has cancelled a quarter of its flights due to a day-long strike over pay. |
| The company said in a statement that 20 per cent of its long-haul flights were cancelled on Friday as well as 30 per cent of its medium-haul flights arriving and departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. | The company said in a statement that 20 per cent of its long-haul flights were cancelled on Friday as well as 30 per cent of its medium-haul flights arriving and departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. |
| Air France recommended that passengers check their flights before going to the airport and has offered to change tickets for free. | Air France recommended that passengers check their flights before going to the airport and has offered to change tickets for free. |
| The strike aims to put pressure on management to increase salaries by 6 per cent. | The strike aims to put pressure on management to increase salaries by 6 per cent. |
| It comes amid protests against French president Emmanuel Macron‘s economic changes. Trains, planes, schools and other public services have been disrupted due to protests against labour reforms, particularly on the railways. | It comes amid protests against French president Emmanuel Macron‘s economic changes. Trains, planes, schools and other public services have been disrupted due to protests against labour reforms, particularly on the railways. |
| The company said only flights on Air France or Joon aircraft would be affected, not others which it operates like KLM and Delta. | The company said only flights on Air France or Joon aircraft would be affected, not others which it operates like KLM and Delta. |
| “We now offer rebooking options at no extra cost, no matter the fare,” the company said. | “We now offer rebooking options at no extra cost, no matter the fare,” the company said. |
| It was too early to say how or whether more industrial action planned for 3 April would affect services, it added. | It was too early to say how or whether more industrial action planned for 3 April would affect services, it added. |
| Air France said it would operate 76 per cent of its flight schedule on Friday – 80 per cent of long- and short-haul trips, and 70 per cent of medium-haul ones. | Air France said it would operate 76 per cent of its flight schedule on Friday – 80 per cent of long- and short-haul trips, and 70 per cent of medium-haul ones. |
| On 3 and 4 April, rail workers will stop work in the first of a string of two-day strikes against Mr Macron's reforms, hitting Eurostar and other services. | |
| Last year Mr Macron introduced a plan for sweeping economic changes, including making it easier to hire and fire employees while giving companies a greater say over working conditions. |