a Thursday a little less dark than expected in the sky

The strike notice for the main air traffic controllers union was finally lifted on Wednesday morning after a night of negotiations. On the other hand, for this Thursday, the deadline was too short to allow air traffic to return to normal.

The sky less obstructed but still disturbed. A Thursday which will be less dark than expected but there will still be significant disruptions if you have to travel by plane. The strike notice for the main air traffic controllers union was finally lifted on Wednesday morning after a night of negotiations. Good news for those who have trips planned during the May holidays. On the other hand, this Thursday, the deadline was too short to allow a return to normal.

Tens of thousands of passengers will not be able to board their planes. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation was able to update its requests from the airlines and at Orly, nothing changes. Three out of four flights are canceled. On the other hand, at Roissy-CDG, Air France managed to “save” a few journeys, but 55% of journeys will be canceled. It will be a little better in the country’s other airports where 45% of traffic is provided on average. Taking a plane will be more complicated in Marseille-Provence where one flight in three is canceled.

A waiting point found

If the details have not been fully filtered, the Ministry of Transport appreciated a win-win agreement for both parties. More productivity, safety and fewer delays, this is the promise made by this agreement with the unions in the sector who won their case on part of their salary demands, recovery days and probably on the index points at the end of his career. Sufficient progress to lift the notice on the Ascension Bridge.