The Air France management proposed on Wednesday the immediate withdrawal of the proposed low cost Transavia Europe, in the heart of the conflict with drivers, hoping to “immediate recovery” of the work, after 10 days of strike. The government has hailed the “gesture” of management, saying, “now”, “responsible pilot (was) to stop the movement.” Management has also “called strikers to return to work immediately.” Asked by AFP, the first pilots union (SNPL, 71%) and SPAF (12%), which were received by management in the evening, did not respond immediately to this proposal, that they had known their wishes.
Since Wednesday morning, confusion reigned around Transavia Europe, citing the government’s abandonment, while management continued to speak of suspension, before announcing in a statement in the evening his “immediate withdrawal.”
Cities in the release, the CEO of Air France-KLM, Alexander Juniac, and that of Air France, Frédéric GAGEY, argued that “there (had) now no reason to strike, since they no fear of relocation can not stand. ” “Our project is a Transavia 100% for France,” they insisted. “It’s about developing the Transavia for growth in France and quickly create over 1,000 jobs” in France, including 250 pilots.
“Death in the soul”
In the morning, the Prime Minister called for a speedy resolution, “If the abandonment or postponement of Transavia project in Europe allows you to find a solution to crisis is the right solution, “he said. Tuesday, Alexander Juniac’s statement that he had to renounce Transavia Europe, it would be “death in the soul.”
With losses estimated between 15 and 20 million euros per day continuing the longest driver conflict with Air France, tied with the 1998, put the company “in danger,” according to Manuel Valls.
At airports, the strike resulted from September 15 by the cancellation of nearly half of the flights. Air France had to provide 47% of traffic Wednesday and expects an identical percentage Thursday. In Nice, the number of canceled flights Wednesday reached 60%, 70% in Toulouse.
Mobilisation up
At the national level, the rate of pilot strike is expected for Thursday 62%. This marks an increase of mobilization on the part of the strikers, who were 57% Saturday and 52% on Wednesday, according to estimates by management. The company recommends that customers who booked a flight from here to September 30, to postpone their trip or change their tickets free of charge. The SNPL, herald of the dispute, has extended its strike notice until then. The notice of SPAF second union, and Alter (unrepresentative) run until Friday.
In response to the rally pilots, held the day before in Paris, between 500 and 600 employees of Air France demonstrated Wednesday at noon at the airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to support management against these professionals sky strike. “The pilots at work! Not to strike,” chanted the participants, ground staff and ground handling, maintenance workers, technicians, pilots and some commercial enterprise.
few months of professional elections in March 2015, the divisions between the various categories of Air France staff do not undermine the determination of pilot unions, determined to bury the low cost subsidiary Transavia Europe. Concerns unions crystallize around a pan-European company with low cost that would require its drivers contracts local status, raising a risk of “social dumping”, they said.
Their movement equal the record for the longest conflict led by Air France pilots. In June 1998, they were protesting against the project’s CEO, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, reduce CHF 500 million annual payroll pilot through exchange salary against shares.
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