AIRPORT STRIKE 30 JUNE 1 JULY. A renewable strike movement begins Thursday, June 30 at Aéroports de Paris (ADP). If the worst is to be expected on Friday July 1, the first flights have already been canceled this Thursday. We take stock.
A strike movement begins Thursday within the staff of Aéroports de Paris (ADP), the managing company of the Parisian airports of Orly and Roissy Charles de Gaulle. If only the firefighters were to be on strike this Thursday, June 30 on the eve of a larger movement of employees on Friday, July 1, the press release published this Wednesday by ADP lets imagine the extent of the disruption and the troubles to come for the passengers. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the DGAC, one in six flights departing and arriving at the two Paris airports should be canceled on Thursday, the body having asked airlines to reduce the flight program by 17%. usual. On the ADP side, the press release invites travelers who were to board or land at Roissy and Orly this Thursday to consult the news of their flight on the website of the chosen company. “We therefore invite passengers to check the news of their flight with their company and to anticipate their arrival at the airport: three hours for an international flight, two hours for a domestic or European flight”.
Which flights canceled at Air France this Thursday, June 30?
At Air France, all long-haul flights will be insured, like “90% of other flights”. The company still expects 62 canceled flights on Thursday, June 30. The list of flights operated is “up to date”, specifies Air France. You can therefore check all the information about your flight on the Air France website via the search page: find my Air France flight.
What are the flight forecasts for the strike on Friday July 1?
Friday, July 1 is shaping up to be a dark day at the Parisian airports of Orly and Roissy Charles de Gaulle. The strike notice at Aéroports de Paris (ADP) this time covers all the trades at the call of several unions such as the CFDT, the CFTC, the CGT, FO, Sud, Unsa and Solidaires. “It’s going to be an absolute mess. Expect monstrous queues, flight delays and cancellations,” a CGT member told Le Parisien on Wednesday, June 29. More information will be given by the DGAC and ADP on Thursday at midday with the first detailed forecasts for Friday July 1st. Already on June 9, 25% of flights had been canceled following a strike.
How long will the strike at Paris airports last?
The strike movement is planned for the period from June 30 to July 3, 2022 according to the forecasts available on the Air France website. But the unions warn of a renewable strike. “As long as our demands are not satisfied, we will continue the strike”, specifies Fabrice Criquet, general secretary of FO ADP to Parisian. Among the demands are requests for salary increases.