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(Toronto, February 24, 2010)… France’s air traffic has been disrupted by a traffic controller strike which began yesterday. Twenty-five percent of flights at Charles de Gaulle Airport, the main international airport serving Paris, and 50 percent of flights at Orly, were cancelled. Some smaller French airports were closed.
The French controllers are protesting European Union plans to integrate air traffic control systems under an initiative called the Single European Sky.
Labour problems are also plaguing Britain, Greece and Germany.
In Britain, the union representing more than 12,000 British Airways cabin crew members voted Monday to strike over changes introduced late last year to employees’ contracts and a proposed two-year pay freeze. The union, Unite, did not set a date for a walkout.
In Greece, a 24-hour strike by air traffic controllers is planned for today.
In Germany, the main pilots union of Lufthansa has agreed to suspend its strike action until March 9. However the airline said its flights would remain disrupted for the next several days.
We will continue to monitor this situation and advise accordingly. For more information, please call (905) 882-4880 David Lychek, Manager – Ocean & Air Services.
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