The traffic had disrupted 30% of controllers on strike
July 22, 2010
Holidaymakers need to take their troubles patiently since Tuesday night and until Thursday early morning. Air traffic was disrupted in the main airports of Paris and the provinces, because of a strike call launched by six unions of air traffic. The disturbances began Tuesday and should be completed Thursday afternoon, the time that the rotations had resumed their normal course.
On Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said identification of 30% of strikers among its air traffic controllers, and 10% on all staff. Consider a motion "moderately followed" by the DGAC. Today, 90% of flights were operated to Roissy, and 50% of flights at Orly departures. However, Metz-Nancy airport, Dinard, Pau, Biarritz and La Rochelle have been closed, at least for the morning. 22% of flights were canceled at Marseilles, Bordeaux 20%, 16% in Nantes, 11% in Lyon, and 9% in Nice.
100% of flights operated by Air France
At Orly, the first cancellations of flights, were posted Tuesday night. Deleting a dozen flights of low-cost airline EasyJet, provided between 19 and 23 hours, was announced on the boards of the terminal at Orly South, where there was a great atmosphere going on holiday, with important queues at the counters. The flights canceled by the company concerned international destinations such as Rome, Rabat, Budapest and Venice, and France (Toulouse).
For its part, Air France announced that 100% of long haul flights are provided, as well as 80% of its flights short and medium haul routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 50% from Paris-Orly. "We can not exclude some flight cancellations during the day cash advance loans.Delays are possible, "the company said, calling his passengers to see the information updated in real time on its site, under" schedule "and" timeliness of flights, or by phone at 3654 and SMS sending their flight number to 63654 (eg by typing: AF2062).
CorsairFly for its part ensures that the strike 'cause no change on the flight program, also expected some delays due to disruptions related. All rotations of the company will be assured. The company also urges customers to check their flights on its website.
The DGAC said that a strike slogan added "stormy weather that could disrupt traffic".
"A passage in force"
The CGT, CGC, FOR, UNSA UNSA-IESS and ICNA-call for mobilization to denounce the European program for creating Single Sky FABEC, and the dismantling of the DGAC. They denounce as in January and February, the establishment by the end of 2010, a single air control operator for France, Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries. "The creation of such a body fusion will inevitably lead to the dismantling of the DGAC, the structure was considered to be efficient in terms of cost, security and service to users," say the unions. Moreover, "this merger will mean the de facto release of all or part of his personal services and the scope of the State Civil Service.
Joffrin Olivier, secretary of the National Air Traffic Controllers CGT:
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