Air traffic controller strike in France also affects Switzerland
Air traffic controllers in France are on strike on Friday and many flights have been cancelled. Those from Zurich and Geneva to Paris are also affected.
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the essentials in brief
- France’s air traffic controllers reduce their work by 50 percent for one day.
- Many airlines have to cancel flights, delays are to be expected.
- Flights from Zurich and Geneva to Paris have also been cancelled.
Air travelers in and to France have to be prepared for cancellations and delays on Friday. From the early hours of the morning, air traffic controllers in the country want to lay down their work for 24 hours.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation has called on airlines to cut their offerings in mainland France and overseas territories by half. Air France announced that it would cancel around 55 percent of short- and medium-haul flights on Friday.
A few flights from Zurich and Geneva with destination airports in France, namely to Paris, are also affected by cancellations. This shows a look at the list of departures that both airports publish on the Internet.
France is threatened with a shortage of air traffic controllers due to the lack of young people
The SNCTA union had called for the strike. After six months of negotiations, concrete answers from the employer side are missing, it said.
Points of contention are securing the offspring and the demand for payment to compensate for inflation. According to the union, a third of air traffic controllers will retire between 2029 and 2035.
Because of the long training, a plan for the next generation must be in place for the coming year. The union has already published a second strike notice for September 28-30.
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