“Air France Cancels More Flights As Strike Stretches On”
By: Alexander C. Kaufman
Source: Huffington
Post
One of
the famous and popular airline services, Air France, is experiencing strikes by
the pilots that is causing many flights to get delayed or cancelled. They are
facing “turbulence”. This ongoing strike is considered one of the longest
strikes in the French national carrier’s history. It interrupted around fifty
five percent of the flights scheduled for Sunday. One day before, Saturday, the
pilots sent out a mediator to the airline, but they rejected it. No
negotiations have been done since. “Air France regrets this situation and is
making every effort to minimize the inconvenience this strike action may cause
to its customers” (1). This strike is not only affecting the airline agency,
but also the agency’s customers. Hundreds of thousands of people had their
flights cancelled and rescheduled, having no say to when their flight would be
rescheduled. The pilots stated that they will stop striking once all the
salaried cockpit crews get the same pay and benefits as other agencies. At the
moment, Air France pilots receive about a hundred thousand dollars. Their pay
increases as their career goes. Demanding more would hurt the airline, but the
pilots do not seem to care about it. The company has sent out about three
million texts and emails about their flight cancellations, and their newly
scheduled flights.
Travelers
and vacationers should take this into consideration and avoid using Air France
to travel for the time being, since no one wants their flight rescheduled or
delayed. This article also shows that pilots believe they are being paid
unfairly. A solution or compromise is needed to not cause any more consequences
to the people.
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