Up to a fifth of flights are cancelled on Saturday, Air France said, both domestic and international. About a quarter of Air France pilots are striking to demand better working conditions the latest challenge to travellers and France’s image as it hosts Europe’s biggest sporting event. French train drivers have also been on strike for days, and garbage collectors, too. Unions plan to keep up the strike through Tuesday, demanding better pay and more flight hours. They’re striking for different reasons, but it’s all part of a nationwide discontent as the government tries to change laws regulating working hours and layoffs.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2016 07:41 UTC