Fearing competition, employees of the chamber of commerce blocked the island’s ports and airports.
« Hostage taking », « scandalous », « incomprehension »… Hundreds of angry passengers have been stranded since Thursday evening in Corsica’s six ports and four airports. With the exception of medical flights, all other air and sea rotations were canceled due to a strike by the unions of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), infrastructure manager.
The island’s six ports were still blocked at midday on Friday. According to the Mediterranean maritime prefecture, five passenger ships were waiting at sea near the ports of Ajaccio and Bastia, unable to dock, with around 2,100 people on board in total. But ultimately, the discussions held throughout this day between Gilles Simeoni, president of the Corsican community (CDC), Catherine Vautrin, for whom it was the baptism of fire as new minister of Partnership with the territories, the representatives …
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