China News Service, Paris, July 1 (Li Yang and Li Yue) On July 1, local time, a new round of strikes at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport continued, many flights were cancelled, and people's travel was affected again.
The strike will continue for several days.
According to French media reports, the strike started on June 30 and is expected to last until July 3. Charles de Gaulle Airport was affected by the strike and many flights were delayed or cancelled.
About 10% of all flights departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport were cancelled on July 1, and this time, it was still mainly short-haul routes.
The most affected by the strike is Air France. On July 1, Air France cancelled more than 10% of its short- and medium-haul flights at Charles de Gaulle Airport, and long-haul flights were operated as usual.
French television BFM reported that airlines will have to cancel 20 percent of their flights at Charles de Gaulle on the morning of July 2 as the strike continues.
The French "Parisian" reported that the core appeal of the airport staff's strike was still to demand a salary increase.
The airport staff hoped that the salary increase would be in line with the inflation rate, and asked for a 6% salary increase, but the management of the Paris airport group only agreed to pay a salary increase of 3% to 4%, which caused dissatisfaction among the staff.
Paris airport authorities have warned that during the days of the strike, the progress of passenger check-in, security screening, sorting luggage and other procedures could be significantly slowed down.
The management of the Paris airport group did not want to respond to the matter during the negotiation stage, and a new round of meetings will be held on the 2nd to negotiate the salary increase, the sources said.
The French Federation of Trade Unions said that considering the "general dissatisfaction" among airport staff, the Federation will continue to launch two strike applications, from July 9 to 10, and from July 14 to 16.
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