Air France on Wednesday said it will only carry out three in four planned flights on Thursday and warned of travel delays and disruptions after worker unions called a strike over pay.
Only half of the long-haul flights leaving Paris on Thursday will be going ahead, according to the airline’s forecast, which said it will cover 75% of middle distance flights to and from the city’s Charles de Gaulle airport.
Disruptions to short flights will be less onerous, though the airline forecast it would cover only 85% of those. In all, the strikes would hit a quarter all Air France flights.
“Disruptions and delays cannot be excluded,” Air France added in a statement.
Worker unions representing Air France pilots, cabin crew and ground staff called the strike amid demands for a 6% pay rise, which the airline has refused to meet.