French air unions threaten four-day strike

Monday, 02 Nov, 2010 0

French airline staff unions have called for a four-day strike starting November 5 in protest at new legislation that will reduce some discounts on plane tickets.

The legislation would mean airline personnel will have to pay tax on discounted plane tickets – and other perks such as cut-price hotel rooms – not provided by their direct employer, unions said.

Both the flight attendants’ union and the France pilots’ union have called for a strike from November 5 to November 8, opening day of World Travel Market at Excel in London.

The union represents 25% of flight attendants at Air France and also has an “important presence” at other French airlines, a union official said.

Separately, six unions at Air France have called for a strike on November 4 against president Nicolas Sarkozy’s recently approved pension reform.



 

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