Other air lines run by Air France including Hop! Some estimates say 130,000 Air France passengers are threatened by the seven-day walk-out, with internal and medium haul flights within Europe will be the worst affected. The agreement expires in October and Air France only want it to last 17 months, before it is then up for negotiation again. Air France CEO Frédéric Gagey is urging workers to scrap plans for the strike. “We don’t go on strike at such a time that risks comprising the recovery of Air France", he said in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper.

Source: The Local July 25, 2016 10:41 UTC