View this article on NOS.nl … Saturday Sep 13 2014
In a strike at Air France-KLM, next week, the French branch of the airline, half will cancellation of flights.
The pilots of Air France have said to go on strike in protest against restructuring plans by parent company Air France-KLM. It’s 99 percent sure that the strike continues, according to the pilots.
Something plumper
Air France CEO Gagey says the strike will cost 10 to 15 million per day. “We will inform passengers (about flight changes) and ask them if possible to change their ticket,” said Gagey against the French radio station France Inter.
The strike will have little impact on KLM flights. “At most, the KLM aircraft will sit slightly fuller,” says the Dutch pilots union VNV.
It is expected that as of Monday about 75 percent of the pilots will resign the job. After two or three days, perhaps no unit will leave. The pilots are planning a week to stop unless there is a reason to blow off. Strike
Boot patch
Air France-KLM subsidiary Transavia wants to turn it into a bigger prize fighter that rivals Ryanair and easyJet. That’s in the plans mainly affect the flight of the French branch of the flight company.
Air France wants pilots who now fly with Air France fly. Before Transavia The terms of employment for the staff at Transavia are considerably worse than Air France.
The pilots claim the conditions they have now. Air France-KLM to search using the pilots no serious dialogue and agreements would be lapping at his boot.
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