Secretary of State for Transport Alain Vida Lies calls airmen Sunday at the radio station France Info for a compromise.
The pilots have serious objections against new austerity plans of Air France-KLM. The Franco-Dutch airline group wants to expand cost airline Transavia the years ahead strongly, while loss-making activities, such as domestic and European flights by Air France, continue to be remediated.
According to Vida Lies is high time for a ‘positive step’ of the staff, which is afraid stripped of employment. ‘Cheaper flying is not a choice but a must. That is the reality, ‘says the minister. “” I think the pilots are fully aware of it. “”
Earlier, the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called for an end to the strike. The action of the pilots would, according to the prime minister “did not understand” are and provide a lot of pressure on Air France. Moreover, the image of France would suffer the action.
Extend
Saturday decided the unions actions, which
It is already the longest work stoppage since 1998, when a large part of the pilots of Air France for ten days did not fly.
Monday Air France expects about 41 percent of the operation, compared to 38 percent on Sunday. flights normally In addition, the company assumes that again about not appear at work. Two in three pilots
Rebooking
Passengers boarding a flight in the strike period have made, their journey still free rebook or cancel. The strike cost Air France estimated that between 15 and 20 million per day.
The French sister company of KLM tries over 2014 for the first time in years operational turning breaking even. But CEO Frédéric Gagey warned last week that that opportunity is getting smaller by the ongoing actions
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