Strike by Paris airport staff to press pay demands

PARIS: Striking Paris airport workers said on Saturday that they would hold a walkout at the French capital's main international hub from Jul 8 -- 10 to press their pay demands, signalling further disruption for early summer travellers.

Ground staff at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport have staged a series of strikes to demand a wage hike to help cushion the pain of inflation, emboldened by the booming demand for air travel and staff shortages caused by the COVID 19 epidemic.

The current walkout, which began on Thursday, will continue until Sunday, although France's civil aviation authority said less disruption is expected.

ADP had offered staff a 4 per cent pay rise if they agreed to end the strike on Friday, but workers rejected the offer, a union representative told Reuters.

Daniel Bertone, who represents the CGT union, said a majority of workers think the offer is not good enough. They don't trust management and they don't accept the it's this or nothing'' blackmail. Bertone said that the management of the strike plan was from the 8th to the 10th of July.

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On Saturday, one in five flights were cancelled between 0500 GMT and 1200 GMT.

Air France said that it maintained all of its long-distance flights and 90 per cent of its mid-distance services.