A week-long strike by Air France flight crews that starts on Wednesday will see the carrier scrap 30% of domestic and medium-haul flights at the height of the busy holiday period, the carrier has said. In late June, Jean-Marc Janaillac, the chief executive of the Air France-KLM group, warded off a pilots’ strike that would have been the second such stoppage during the Euro football tournament. The pilots’ last strike, which grounded about 20% of flights from 11-14 June, hit France as it was gripped by social unrest over a series of disputed labour reforms from the Socialist government. About 35% of flight attendants, who account for 13,600 of Air France’s workforce of 50,000, are expected to join a stoppage which the airline said would affect 10% of long-haul flights. Flights to destinations in Europe, North Africa and Israel will be affected, as well as some routes in Asia and Africa, the company said on Monday.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2016 00:56 UTC